Evaluation of Inefficiency in Traffic Conditions - Jan. 31, 2023

Our analysis focuses on evaluating the inefficiency in traffic conditions to help you understand the effectiveness of transportation systems and their impact on your daily life. By examining factors such as traffic flow, congestion levels, and infrastructure, we provide insights into the challenges associated with traffic management and the implications for your quality of life.

According to the Traffic Index in January 2021, cities like Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Lagos exhibited high levels of traffic inefficiency. Los Angeles ranked first with an index value of 793, followed by San Francisco with 578.3 and Lagos with 494.2. These cities experienced significant traffic congestion and inefficiencies in their transportation systems, resulting in delays and reduced overall efficiency.

In the same period, Vienna, Basel, and Brasov had relatively lower levels of traffic inefficiency. Vienna recorded an index value of 55.6, Basel had 45.8, and Brasov scored 35.5. These cities demonstrated better traffic flow and more efficient transportation systems compared to the top-ranking cities.

In January 2022 and January 2023, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Lagos maintained their positions among the cities with high traffic inefficiency. However, there were slight variations in the index values over time, indicating potential improvements or worsening of traffic conditions.

Our analysis enables you to assess the effectiveness of transportation systems and their impact on your daily life. By considering the index values related to traffic inefficiency, you can gain insights into the challenges associated with traffic flow, congestion, and infrastructure in different areas. This information can help you plan your daily commute and make informed decisions to mitigate the impact of traffic inefficiencies on your quality of life.

Jan 31, 2023 Index
1st
  Los Angeles
786.2
2nd
  San Francisco
570.6
3rd
  Lagos
476.6
4th
  Colombo
418
5th
  San Jose
361.9
6th
  Mexico City
348.8
7th
  Detroit
347.8
8th
  Dhaka
347
9th
  Sharjah
324.1
10th
  Delhi
314.3
11th
  Pretoria
314.2
12th
  Anchorage
311.9
13th
  Cairo
295.3
14th
  Sydney
293.7
15th
  Kolkata
291
16th
  Guatemala City
286
16th
  Nairobi
286
17th
  Jakarta
280.2
18th
  Manila
278.6
19th
  Bangalore
277.8
20th
  Sao Paulo
274.7
21st
  Mumbai
273.9
22nd
  Lima
269.8
23rd
  Philadelphia
269.3
24th
  Tehran
265.4
25th
  Bangkok
264.7
26th
  Dubai
256.1
27th
  Toronto
255.2
28th
  Istanbul
253.7
29th
  Cape Town
251.9
30th
  Houston
248.8
31st
  Johannesburg
247.1
32nd
  Jacksonville
246
33rd
  Boston
243.6
34th
  Rio de Janeiro
238.9
35th
  Bogota
238.7
36th
  Miami
235.6
37th
  Atlanta
235.1
38th
  Washington
234.8
39th
  Seattle
234.7
40th
  Chennai
234.3
41st
  Charlotte
230.1
42nd
  Oakland
226.8
43rd
  Karachi
226.1
44th
  Denver
223.1
45th
  Moscow
222.1
46th
  Austin
221.8
47th
  Beirut
222
48th
  Amman
220.4
48th
  Brisbane
220.4
49th
  Melbourne
218.7
50th
  Recife
218.6
51st
  Honolulu
218.1
52nd
  Shanghai
216.4
53rd
  Coimbatore
216.3
54th
  Gurgaon
215.1
54th
  Muscat
215.1
55th
  Buenos Aires
214.4
56th
  Perth
213.8
56th
  Hamilton
213.8
57th
  Belo Horizonte
212.6
58th
  Orlando
212
59th
  San Jose
211.2
60th
  Caracas
210.7
61st
  Chicago
210.3
62nd
  Nashville
210.2
63rd
  Antwerp
210
64th
  San Diego
209.4
65th
  Minneapolis
207.9
66th
  Pittsburgh
207.8
67th
  Tampa
206.8
68th
  Kuala Lumpur
206.6
69th
  Dallas
206
70th
  Guadalajara
204.8
70th
  Islamabad
204.8
71st
  Hyderabad
203.6
72nd
  Riyadh
203.3
73rd
  Quito
203.2
74th
  Pune
202.7
75th
  Izmir
195.7
76th
  Lyon
195.6
77th
  Mississauga
193
78th
  Beijing
192.6
79th
  Baku
192.3
80th
  New York
192.1
81st
  Saint Petersburg
191.3
82nd
  Colorado Springs
191.2
83rd
  Jeddah (Jiddah)
190.6
84th
  London
189.2
85th
  Salt Lake City
186.7
86th
  Dublin
186.6
87th
  Indianapolis
185.7
88th
  Montreal
184.2
89th
  Rome
184.1
90th
  Brussels
183.3
91st
  San Antonio
181.9
92nd
  Auckland
181.3
93rd
  Raleigh
178.9
94th
  Cleveland
177.9
95th
  Manchester
176.2
96th
  Abu Dhabi
175.7
97th
  Almaty
175.6
98th
  Belfast
175.4
99th
  Lodz
174.1
100th
  Victoria
173.1
101st
  Novosibirsk
171.6
102nd
  Milwaukee
169.8
103rd
  Lahore
168
104th
  Phoenix
168
105th
  Tel Aviv-Yafo
166.2
106th
  Glasgow
164.1
107th
  Cologne
162.1
108th
  Medellin
161.3
108th
  Seoul
161.3
109th
  Ahmedabad
160.6
110th
  Portland
159.9
111th
  Saint Louis
160
112th
  Panama City
156.4
113th
  Vancouver
156.3
114th
  Athens
155.4
115th
  Kuwait City
155.3
116th
  Rotterdam
155.2
117th
  Adelaide
154.8
118th
  Stuttgart
154.7
119th
  Kiev (Kyiv)
155
120th
  Kelowna
154.3
121st
  Amsterdam
153.8
122nd
  Doha
152.7
123rd
  Paris
151.6
124th
  Montevideo
150.9
125th
  Bucharest
150.7
125th
  Columbus
150.7
125th
  Kansas City
150.7
126th
  Hong Kong
150.4
127th
  Oklahoma City
149.9
128th
  Ankara
149.8
129th
  The Hague (Den Haag)
149.7
130th
  Tbilisi
147.8
131st
  Singapore
146.6
132nd
  Las Vegas
145.9
133rd
  Dusseldorf
144.7
134th
  Madison
144
135th
  Wroclaw
143.3
136th
  Hamburg
142.6
137th
  Madrid
142.4
138th
  Lisbon
142.2
139th
  Cork
141.9
140th
  Yekaterinburg
141.8
141st
  Budapest
140.3
141st
  Calgary
140.3
142nd
  Tokyo
140
143rd
  Brasilia
139.8
144th
  Curitiba
138
144th
  Ljubljana
138
145th
  Belgrade
136.3
146th
  Oslo
136
147th
  Bratislava
135.4
148th
  Edmonton
134.2
148th
  Quebec City
134.2
149th
  Wellington
133.4
150th
  Odessa (Odesa)
131.8
151st
  Milan
131.2
152nd
  Halifax
130.8
153rd
  Birmingham
130.1
154th
  Monterrey
129.4
155th
  Baltimore
129
155th
  Tucson
129
156th
  Riga
127.7
157th
  Albuquerque
128
157th
  Ho Chi Minh City
128
158th
  Zurich
127.4
159th
  Sacramento
125.6
160th
  Durban
126
161st
  Winnipeg
124.1
162nd
  Porto
123.8
163rd
  Canberra
123
164th
  Taipei
122.2
165th
  Nicosia
121.9
166th
  Luxembourg
121
167th
  Santiago
120.2
168th
  Edinburgh
119.4
169th
  Munich
118.2
170th
  Porto Alegre
116.7
171st
  Stockholm
116.6
172nd
  Zagreb
117
173rd
  Gothenburg
115.7
174th
  Thessaloniki
115.3
175th
  Ottawa
114.6
176th
  Bristol
113.1
176th
  Kharkiv
113.1
177th
  Berlin
112.9
178th
  Skopje
112.8
179th
  Nizhny Novgorod
112.4
180th
  Memphis
111.8
181st
  Kaunas
111.3
182nd
  Hanoi
111.1
183rd
  Tallinn
111
184th
  Warsaw
110
185th
  Barcelona
108.6
186th
  Kathmandu
108.3
187th
  Gdansk
107
188th
  Copenhagen
106.4
189th
  Cluj-Napoca
105.7
190th
  Spokane
105.3
191st
  Turin
103.8
192nd
  Cincinnati
103.3
193rd
  Bursa
103
194th
  Valencia
102.7
195th
  Timisoara
101
196th
  Dnipro
100.6
197th
  Novi Sad
99.9
198th
  Limassol
99.5
199th
  Bologna
99
200th
  Lviv
98.9
201st
  Geneva
97.8
202nd
  Minsk
97.7
203rd
  Varna
96
204th
  Shenzhen
95.8
205th
  Tirana
95.6
206th
  Sofia
95.5
207th
  Boise
94.5
208th
  Yerevan
90.1
209th
  Krakow (Cracow)
84.5
210th
  Sarajevo
83.7
211th
  Chisinau
80.3
212th
  Reykjavik
79.2
213th
  Prague
78.3
214th
  Split
77.3
215th
  Eindhoven
76.4
216th
  Christchurch
74
217th
  Helsinki
70.9
218th
  Vilnius
69.8
219th
  Poznan
68.2
220th
  Vienna
64.6
221st
  Brno
63.9
222nd
  Frankfurt
56.7
223rd
  Regina
55.7
224th
  Basel
45.3
225th
  Best
12.5