Dubai Has Been Ranked On The List Of Most Traffic Congested Cities In The World

Annual index lists focused on world politics, economics, history, military affairs, sports, science and technology have been published by The Spectator Index.

For the Global Traffic Scorecard, The Spectator Index used data to evaluate urban travel, traffic health and vibrancy for over 1,360 cities around the world and came up with the following findings.

And Sharjah residents be like ‘Whhhhaaaattttttttt?!’ when they read this.

The most traffic congested cities in 2017

Most traffic congested cities, 2017.

1. Los Angeles
2. Moscow
3. New York

7. London
12. Paris
16. Bangkok
17. Jakarta
20. Istanbul
21. Mexico City
22. Chicago
35. Munich
38. Montreal
67. Berlin
76. Madrid
104. Rome
165. Riyadh
175. Dublin
208. Dubai
906. Singapore

(INRIX)

— The Spectator Index (@spectatorindex) August 25, 2018

Dubai ranks number 208

1. Los Angeles

2. Moscow

3. New York

7. London

12. Paris

16. Bangkok

17. Jakarta

20. Istanbul

21. Mexico City

22. Chicago

35. Munich

38. Montreal

67. Berlin

76. Madrid

104. Rome

165. Riyadh

175. Dublin

208. Dubai

906. Singapore

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The UAE was in the top 20 for maths and science education quality in 2018

Maths and science education quality, 2018.

1. Singapore
2. Finland
3. Switzerland
4. Lebanon
5. Netherlands
6. Qatar
7. Belgium
8. Estonia
9. Hong Kong
10. US
11. Slovenia
12. Denmark
13. UAE
14. Canada
15. Germany

(World Economic Forum)

Longer list: https://t.co/ZbIQBrJ1NX

— The Spectator Index (@spectatorindex) August 26, 2018

Top 10 for average GDP growth in the past ten years

Average annual GDP growth, past ten years.

Qatar: 9.1%
Turkey: 4.8%
Egypt: 4.2%
Israel: 3.7%
Saudi Arabia: 3.5%
UAE: 2.8%
Iran: 2.4%

— The Spectator Index (@spectatorindex) August 26, 2018

And one Dubai didn’t feature on: the cities with the most World Heritage Sites

However recent reports state a part of Old Dubai has applied for the honour, we may not be far off.

World Heritage Sites

Italy: 53
China: 52
Spain: 46
France: 43
Germany: 42
India: 36
Mexico: 34
UK: 31
Russia: 28
US: 23
Iran: 22
Brazil: 21
Japan: 21
Australia: 19
Canada: 18
Greece: 18
Turkey: 16
Poland: 15
Portugal: 15

(UNESCO) pic.twitter.com/VpIPTXBbdH

— The Spectator Index (@spectatorindex) August 26, 2018