This year, 100 destinations were indexed globally: the addition of 42 new and returning cities in 2023 brings fresh perspectives from 11 diverse countries worldwide, contributing to a truly global representation. With a wide variety of destinations from various countries and geographies the GDS-Index data is giving valuable insights into the sustainability performance of cities of varied sizes. 37% of the Index is comprised of large cities who consistently score the highest across all four categories. 29% are small cities, 21% are medium, 12 are metropolis and there is 1 megacity. Gothenburg continues to improve and takes the leadership spot for the 7th time. Oslo makes a big jump from 10th to second place as an impact on their improved strategy and implementation work. Copenhagen steadily stays at number three, and Helsinki comes in as yet another surprise at number four, up from 12th. Bergen is in 5th position, followed by two Jutlandic destinations: Aarhus (6th) and Aalborg (7th). Stockholm closes the Top 10 in tenth position.
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