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Rankings of Latin American cities
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2005 |
2004 |
City |
Country |
Population (MM) |
GDP |
GDP per capita |
GDP adjusted (USD) |
Cost of living (100=New York City |
Telecommunications |
Quality of life (100=NYC) |
Brand power |
Security Index |
1 |
1 |
Santiago |
Chile |
6,1 |
45.144 |
7.448 |
9.71 |
62,9 |
High |
85 |
Excellent |
Very good |
– |
– |
Miami |
United States |
2,4 |
67.941 |
28.753 |
27.315 |
82,0 |
Medium |
95 |
Excellent |
Good |
2 |
2 |
São Paulo |
Brazil |
8,6 |
92.128 |
4.946 |
5.381 |
60,3 |
Medium |
76 |
Good |
Very Bad |
3 |
3 |
Monterrey |
Mexico |
3,5 |
41.242 |
11.654 |
13.93 |
68,6 |
Medium |
86 |
Good |
Very good |
4 |
4 |
Curitiba |
Brazil |
2,9 |
15.969 |
5.447 |
7.156 |
59,3 |
Medium |
- |
Regular |
Regular to bad |
5 |
5 |
Mexico City |
Mexico |
19,1 |
203.257 |
10.656 |
9.537 |
73,3 |
Medium |
75,5 |
Good |
Regular to Bad |
6 |
6 |
Guadalajara |
Mexico |
3,9 |
30.503 |
7.826 |
8.755 |
75,3 |
Medium |
83 |
Good |
Good |
7 |
8 |
Porto Alegre |
Brazil |
3,6 |
18.393 |
5.069 |
5.958 |
59,3 |
- |
- |
- |
Regular |
8 |
9 |
Belo Horizonte |
Brazil |
4,6 |
19.115 |
4.122 |
5.7 |
59,3 |
- |
- |
- |
Regular |
9 |
10 |
Buenos Aires |
Argentina |
11,6 |
80.583 |
6.718 |
9.239 |
47,7 |
Medium |
86 |
Good |
Regular to bad |
10 |
7 |
Brasília |
Brazil |
2,2 |
15.178 |
6.931 |
9.105 |
59,3 |
- |
77,5 |
- |
Regular |
11 |
11 |
Montevideo |
Uruguay |
1,4 |
6.683 |
4.833 |
8.396 |
47,2 |
Low |
87 |
Regular |
Regular to good |
12 |
13 |
Bogotá |
Colombia |
6,9 |
22.204 |
2.234 |
3.581 |
48,6 |
Low |
63 |
Regular |
Regular to bad |
13 |
12 |
Rio de Janeiro |
Brazil |
11,1 |
52.555 |
4.755 |
4.603 |
59,3 |
Medium |
73,5 |
Regular |
Very bad |
14 |
14 |
Panama City |
Panama |
1,3 |
6.36 |
4.969 |
5.433 |
67,5 |
Low |
82 |
Regular |
Regular |
15 |
15 |
San José |
Costa Rica |
1,5 |
6.462 |
4.39 |
5.7 |
60 |
Low |
77 |
Regular |
Good |
– |
– |
San Juan |
Puerto Rico |
2,0 |
43.363 |
21.529 |
22.662 |
77,9 |
- |
72 |
Weak |
Good |
16 |
20 |
Rosario |
Argentina |
1,3 |
6.531 |
4.764 |
7.371 |
47,7 |
- |
- |
- |
Regular |
17 |
17 |
Puebla |
Mexico |
2,0 |
12.834 |
6.43 |
7.193 |
73,3 |
- |
- |
- |
Good |
18 |
18 |
Córdoba |
Argentina |
1,4 |
5.927 |
4.027 |
6.923 |
47,7 |
- |
- |
- |
Regular |
19 |
21 |
Cancún |
Mexico |
0,5 |
4.772 |
10.122 |
11.323 |
73,3 |
- |
- |
Good |
Regular to good |
20 |
22 |
Florianópolis |
Brazil |
0,8 |
2.985 |
3.905 |
5.4 |
59,3 |
- |
- |
- |
Regular to good |
21 |
16 |
Ciudad Juárez |
Mexico |
1,3 |
12.05 |
9.11 |
7.134 |
73,3 |
- |
- |
- |
Very bad |
22 |
19 |
Tijuana |
Mexico |
1,4 |
12.276 |
8.599 |
7.215 |
73,3 |
- |
- |
- |
Bad to Very bad |
23 |
24 |
Santo Domingo |
Dominican Republic |
2,8 |
6.529 |
2.329 |
3.432 |
47,3 |
- |
70,5 |
Weak |
Regular |
24 |
25 |
León |
Mexico |
1,2 |
5.943 |
4.897 |
5.478 |
73,3 |
- |
- |
- |
Good to Regular |
25 |
23 |
Lima |
Peru |
7,9 |
23.947 |
3.027 |
3.317 |
63,6 |
Medium |
71,5 |
Weak |
Bad |
26 |
27 |
Salvador |
Brazil |
3,2 |
12.245 |
3.847 |
4.256 |
59,3 |
- |
55 |
- |
Bad to bad |
27 |
26 |
San Salvador |
El Salvador |
2,2 |
6.903 |
3.083 |
4.654 |
53 |
Low |
- |
Weak |
Bad |
28 |
28 |
Guayaquil |
Ecuador |
2,1 |
5.132 |
2.414 |
3.374 |
52,8 |
- |
72 |
Weak |
Regular |
29 |
31 |
Santa Cruz |
Bolivia |
1,3 |
1.535 |
1.218 |
2.697 |
42,9 |
- |
62,5 |
Weak |
Regular |
30 |
29 |
Quito |
Ecuador |
1,5 |
4.179 |
2.871 |
4.013 |
52,8 |
- |
74 |
Weak |
Regular |
31 |
32 |
Fortaleza |
Brazil |
3,2 |
7.438 |
2.351 |
2.926 |
59,3 |
- |
- |
- |
Regular |
32 |
30 |
Recife |
Brazil |
3,4 |
10.746 |
3.117 |
3.233 |
59,3 |
- |
- |
- |
Very bad |
33 |
34 |
Medellín |
Colombia |
2,0 |
5.499 |
2.811 |
3.794 |
48,6 |
- |
62,5 |
Weak |
Bad |
34 |
33 |
Caracas |
Venezuela |
3,6 |
17.177 |
4.719 |
5.016 |
54 |
Medium |
63,5 |
Weak |
Very bad |
35 |
35 |
Cali |
Colombia |
2,3 |
5.064 |
2.214 |
2.802 |
48,6 |
- |
- |
- |
Very bad |
36 |
36 |
Asunción |
Paraguay |
1,7 |
2.064 |
1.243 |
1.79 |
42,7 |
- |
75 |
Weak |
Regular to bad |
37 |
37 |
Guatemala City |
Guatemala |
2,8 |
6.693 |
2.385 |
2.042 |
66,9 |
- |
63,5 |
Weak |
Very to bad |
38 |
38 |
La Paz |
Bolivia |
1,5 |
1.378 |
928 |
1.731 |
42,9 |
- |
65,5 |
Weak |
Regular |
[edit] Security index
Ranking |
City |
Country |
Security Index |
1 |
Monterrey |
Mexico |
Very good |
1 |
Santiago |
Chile |
Very good |
– |
Miami |
United States |
Good |
3 |
San José |
Costa Rica |
Good |
– |
San Juan |
Puerto Rico |
Good |
4 |
Guadalajara |
Mexico |
Regular to good |
4 |
Cancún |
Mexico |
Regular to good |
4 |
Florianópolis |
Brazil |
Regular to good |
4 |
Montevideo |
Uruguay |
Regular to good |
4 |
Puebla |
Mexico |
Regular to good |
4 |
León |
Mexico |
Regular to good |
10 |
Porto Alegre |
Brazil |
Regular |
10 |
Belo Horizonte |
Brazil |
Regular |
10 |
Fortaleza |
Brazil |
Regular |
10 |
Rosario |
Argentina |
Regular |
10 |
Córdoba |
Argentina |
Regular |
10 |
Brasília |
Brazil |
Regular |
10 |
Panama City |
Panama |
Regular |
10 |
Quito |
Ecuador |
Regular |
10 |
Guayaquil |
Ecuador |
Regular |
10 |
Santo Domingo |
Dominican Republic |
Regular |
10 |
La Paz |
Bolivia |
Regular |
10 |
Santa Cruz |
Bolivia |
Regular |
22 |
Mexico City |
Mexico |
Regular to bad |
22 |
Buenos Aires |
Argentina |
Regular to bad |
22 |
Curitiba |
Brazil |
Regular to bad |
22 |
Bogotá |
Colombia |
Regular to bad |
22 |
Asunción |
Paraguay |
Regular to bad |
27 |
São Paulo |
Brazil |
Bad |
27 |
Lima |
Peru |
Bad |
27 |
San Salvador |
El Salvador |
Bad |
27 |
Medellín |
Colombia |
Bad |
27 |
Salvador |
Brazil |
Bad |
32 |
Rio De Janeiro |
Brazil |
Very bad |
32 |
Tijuana |
Mexico |
Very bad |
32 |
Ciudad Juárez |
Mexico |
Very bad |
32 |
Recife |
Brazil |
Very bad |
32 |
Cali |
Colombia |
Very bad |
32 |
Guatemala City |
Guatemala |
Very bad |
32 |
Caracas |
Venezuela |
Very bad |
[edit] Quality of life
Ranking |
City |
Country |
Quality of life (100=NYC) |
– |
Miami |
United States |
95 |
– |
San Juan |
Puerto Rico |
92 |
1 |
Montevideo |
Uruguay |
87 |
2 |
Buenos Aires |
Argentina |
86 |
2 |
Monterrey |
Mexico |
86 |
4 |
Santiago |
Chile |
85 |
5 |
Guadalajara |
Mexico |
83 |
6 |
Panama City |
Panama |
82 |
7 |
Brasília |
Brazil |
77.5 |
8 |
San José |
Costa Rica |
77 |
9 |
São Paulo |
Brazil |
76 |
10 |
Mexico City |
Mexico |
75.5 |
11 |
Asunción |
Paraguay |
75 |
12 |
Quito |
Ecuador |
74 |
13 |
Rio de Janeiro |
Brazil |
73.5 |
14 |
Guayaquil |
Ecuador |
72 |
15 |
Lima |
Peru |
71.5 |
16 |
Santo Domingo |
Dominican Republic |
70.5 |
17 |
La Paz |
Bolivia |
65.5 |
18 |
Guatemala City |
Guatemala |
63.5 |
19 |
Caracas |
Venezuela |
63.5 |
20 |
Bogotá |
Colombia |
63 |
21 |
Santa Cruz |
Bolivia |
62.5 |
22 |
Medellín |
Colombia |
62.5 |
23 |
Salvador |
Brazil |
55 |
– |
Tijuana |
Mexico |
– |
– |
Ciudad Juárez |
Mexico |
– |
– |
Recife |
Brazil |
– |
– |
Cali |
Colombia |
– |
– |
Cancún |
Mexico |
– |
– |
Florianópolis |
Brazil |
– |
– |
Puebla |
Mexico |
– |
– |
León |
Mexico |
– |
– |
Porto Alegre |
Brazil |
– |
– |
Belo Horizonte |
Brazil |
– |
– |
Fortaleza |
Brazil |
– |
– |
Rosario |
Argentina |
– |
– |
Córdoba |
Argentina |
– |
– |
Curitiba |
Brazil |
– |
– |
San Salvador |
El Salvador |
– |
[edit] Cost of living
Ranking |
City |
Country |
Cost of living (100=NYC) |
– |
Miami |
United States |
82 |
– |
San Juan |
Puerto Rico |
77.9 |
1 |
Cancún |
Mexico |
73.3 |
1 |
Ciudad Juárez |
Mexico |
73.3 |
1 |
Guadalajara |
Mexico |
73.3 |
1 |
León |
Mexico |
73.3 |
1 |
Mexico City |
Mexico |
73.3 |
1 |
Puebla |
Mexico |
73.3 |
1 |
Tijuana |
Mexico |
73.3 |
8 |
Monterrey |
Mexico |
68.6 |
9 |
Panama City |
Panama |
67.5 |
10 |
Guatemala City |
Guatemala |
66.9 |
11 |
Lima |
Peru |
63.6 |
12 |
Santiago |
Chile |
62.9 |
13 |
São Paulo |
Brazil |
60.3 |
14 |
San José |
Costa Rica |
60 |
15 |
Recife |
Brazil |
59.3 |
15 |
Florianópolis |
Brazil |
59.3 |
15 |
Porto Alegre |
Brazil |
59.3 |
15 |
Belo Horizonte |
Brazil |
59.3 |
15 |
Fortaleza |
Brazil |
59.3 |
15 |
Brasília |
Brazil |
59.3 |
15 |
Salvador |
Brazil |
59.3 |
15 |
Rio de Janeiro |
Brazil |
59.3 |
15 |
Curitiba |
Brazil |
59.3 |
24 |
Caracas |
Venezuela |
54 |
25 |
San Salvador |
El Salvador |
53 |
26 |
Quito |
Ecuador |
52.8 |
26 |
Guayaquil |
Ecuador |
52.8 |
28 |
Cali |
Colombia |
48.6 |
28 |
Bogotá |
Colombia |
48.6 |
28 |
Medellín |
Colombia |
48.6 |
31 |
Rosario |
Argentina |
47.7 |
31 |
Córdoba |
Argentina |
47.7 |
31 |
Buenos Aires |
Argentina |
47.7 |
34 |
Santo Domingo |
Dominican Republic |
47.3 |
35 |
Montevideo |
Uruguay |
47.2 |
36 |
La Paz |
Bolivia |
42.9 |
37 |
Santa Cruz |
Bolivia |
42.9 |
38 |
Asunción |
Paraguay |
42.7 |
[edit] GDP adjusted to cost of living
Ranking |
City |
Country |
Adjusted GDP (in thousands of USD) |
– |
Miami |
United States |
27.315 |
– |
San Juan |
Puerto Rico |
22.662 |
1 |
Monterrey |
Mexico |
13.93 |
2 |
Cancún |
Mexico |
11.323 |
3 |
Santiago |
Chile |
9.71 |
4 |
Mexico City |
Mexico |
9.537 |
5 |
Buenos Aires |
Argentina |
9.239 |
6 |
Brasília |
Brazil |
9.105 |
7 |
Guadalajara |
Mexico |
8.755 |
8 |
Montevideo |
Uruguay |
8.396 |
9 |
Rosario |
Argentina |
7.371 |
10 |
Tijuana |
Mexico |
7.215 |
11 |
Puebla |
Mexico |
7.193 |
12 |
Curitiba |
Brazil |
7.156 |
13 |
Ciudad Juárez |
Mexico |
7.134 |
14 |
Córdoba |
Argentina |
6.923 |
15 |
Porto Alegre |
Brazil |
5.958 |
16 |
Belo Horizonte |
Brazil |
5.7 |
16 |
San José |
Costa Rica |
5.7 |
18 |
León |
Mexico |
5.478 |
19 |
Panama City |
Panama |
5.433 |
20 |
Florianópolis |
Brazil |
5.4 |
21 |
São Paulo |
Brazil |
5.381 |
22 |
Caracas |
Venezuela |
5.016 |
23 |
San Salvador |
El Salvador |
4.654 |
24 |
Rio de Janeiro |
Brazil |
4.603 |
25 |
Salvador |
Brazil |
4.256 |
26 |
Quito |
Ecuador |
4.013 |
27 |
Medellín |
Colombia |
3.794 |
28 |
Bogotá |
Colombia |
3.581 |
29 |
Santo Domingo |
Dominican Republic |
3.432 |
30 |
Guayaquil |
Ecuador |
3.374 |
31 |
Lima |
Peru |
3.317 |
32 |
Recife |
Brazil |
3.233 |
33 |
Fortaleza |
Brazil |
2.926 |
34 |
Cali |
Colombia |
2.802 |
35 |
Santa Cruz |
Bolivia |
2.697 |
36 |
Guatemala City |
Guatemala |
2.042 |
37 |
Asunción |
Paraguay |
1.79 |
38 |
La Paz |
Bolivia |
1.731 |
[edit] GDP per capita (nominal)
Ranking |
City |
Country |
GDP per capita (in thousands of USD) |
– |
Miami |
United States |
28.753 |
– |
San Juan |
Puerto Rico |
21.529 |
1 |
Monterrey |
Mexico |
11.654 |
2 |
Mexico City |
Mexico |
10.656 |
3 |
Cancún |
Mexico |
10.122 |
4 |
Ciudad Juárez |
Mexico |
9.11 |
5 |
Tijuana |
Mexico |
8.599 |
6 |
Guadalajara |
Mexico |
7.826 |
7 |
Santiago |
Chile |
7.448 |
8 |
Brasília |
Brazil |
6.931 |
9 |
Buenos Aires |
Argentina |
6.718 |
10 |
Puebla |
Mexico |
6.43 |
11 |
Curitiba |
Brazil |
5.447 |
12 |
Porto Alegre |
Brazil |
5.069 |
13 |
Panama City |
Panama |
4.969 |
14 |
São Paulo |
Brazil |
4.946 |
15 |
León |
Mexico |
4.897 |
16 |
Montevideo |
Uruguay |
4.833 |
17 |
Rosario |
Argentina |
4.764 |
18 |
Rio de Janeiro |
Brazil |
4.755 |
19 |
Caracas |
Venezuela |
4.719 |
20 |
San José |
Costa Rica |
4.39 |
21 |
Belo Horizonte |
Brazil |
4.122 |
22 |
Córdoba |
Argentina |
4.027 |
23 |
Florianópolis |
Brazil |
3.905 |
24 |
Salvador |
Brazil |
3.847 |
25 |
Recife |
Brazil |
3.117 |
26 |
San Salvador |
El Salvador |
3.083 |
27 |
Lima |
Peru |
3.027 |
28 |
Quito |
Ecuador |
2.871 |
29 |
Medellín |
Colombia |
2.811 |
30 |
Guayaquil |
Ecuador |
2.414 |
31 |
Guatemala City |
Guatemala |
2.38 |
32 |
Fortaleza |
Brazil |
2.351 |
33 |
Santo Domingo |
Dominican Republic |
2.329 |
34 |
Bogotá |
Colombia |
2.234 |
35 |
Cali |
Colombia |
2.214 |
36 |
Asunción |
Paraguay |
1.243 |
37 |
Santa Cruz |
Bolivia |
1.218 |
38 |
La Paz |
Bolivia |
0.928 |
[edit] Gross Domestic Product
Ranking |
City |
Country |
GDP (in millions of USD) |
1 |
Mexico City |
Mexico |
203.257 |
2 |
São Paulo |
Brazil |
92.128 |
3 |
Buenos Aires |
Argentina |
80.583 |
– |
Miami |
United States |
67.941 |
4 |
Rio de Janeiro |
Brazil |
52.555 |
5 |
Santiago |
Chile |
45.144 |
– |
San Juan |
Puerto Rico |
43.363 |
6 |
Monterrey |
Mexico |
41.242 |
7 |
Guadalajara |
Mexico |
30.503 |
8 |
Lima |
Peru |
23.947 |
9 |
Bogotá |
Colombia |
22.204 |
10 |
Belo Horizonte |
Brazil |
19.115 |
11 |
Porto Alegre |
Brazil |
18.393 |
12 |
Caracas |
Venezuela |
17.177 |
13 |
Curitiba |
Brazil |
15.969 |
14 |
Brasília |
Brazil |
15.178 |
15 |
Puebla |
Mexico |
12.834 |
16 |
Tijuana |
Mexico |
12.276 |
17 |
Salvador |
Brazil |
12.245 |
18 |
Ciudad Juárez |
Mexico |
12.05 |
19 |
Recife |
Brazil |
10.746 |
20 |
Fortaleza |
Brazil |
7.438 |
21 |
San Salvador |
El Salvador |
6.903 |
22 |
Guatemala City |
Guatemala |
6.693 |
23 |
Montevideo |
Uruguay |
6.683 |
24 |
Rosario |
Argentina |
6.531 |
25 |
Santo Domingo |
Dominican Republic |
6.529 |
26 |
San José |
Costa Rica |
6.462 |
27 |
Panama City |
Panama |
6.36 |
28 |
León |
Mexico |
5.943 |
29 |
Córdoba |
Argentina |
5.927 |
30 |
Medellín |
Colombia |
5.499 |
31 |
Guayaquil |
Ecuador |
5.132 |
32 |
Cali |
Colombia |
5.064 |
33 |
Cancún |
Mexico |
4.772 |
34 |
Quito |
Ecuador |
4.179 |
35 |
Florianópolis |
Brazil |
2.985 |
36 |
Asunción |
Paraguay |
2.064 |
37 |
Santa Cruz |
Bolivia |
1.535 |
38 |
La Paz |
Bolivia |
1.378 |
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