SDG Country Profiles Sustainable Development Goals, country by country
Sustainable Development Goal 11

Goal 11 of 17

Sustainable Cities and Communities

Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable

66.4 world score, 2022
76.9 median country score, 2023
72.2 average across the countries assessed
166 countries assessed on this goal

World score since 2000

The world aggregate for this goal only.

Regional averages

Unweighted mean across the countries of each region assessed on this goal, 2023.

How the 166 scores are spread

  • 0 0
  • 1 10
  • 4 20
  • 7 30
  • 11 40
  • 19 50
  • 16 60
  • 34 70
  • 51 80
  • 23 90

Biggest gains on this goal

Change in goal score, 2015–2022.

  1. 1 Vietnam 75.4 → 87.8 +12.4
  2. 2 Kuwait 65.6 → 77.5 +11.9
  3. 3 Mali 48.3 → 60.0 +11.7
  4. 4 China 68.0 → 79.5 +11.5
  5. 5 Yemen, Rep. 42.0 → 53.0 +11.0

Largest falls on this goal

Where the score is lower than it was in 2015.

  1. 1 Lebanon 75.3 → 60.9 -14.4
  2. 2 Zimbabwe 75.8 → 65.7 -10.1
  3. 3 Algeria 72.2 → 62.6 -9.6
  4. 4 Bulgaria 82.7 → 73.4 -9.3
  5. 5 North Macedonia 73.2 → 65.6 -7.6

Every country on Goal 11

2023 scores, highest first. Ties share a rank.

RankCountryRegionScore
1 Brunei Darussalam East & South Asia 99.9
2 Switzerland OECD 99.1
3 Luxembourg OECD 99.0
4 Singapore East & South Asia 96.1
5 Czechia OECD 94.5
6 Fiji Oceania 94.0
7 Bahamas, The Latin America & the Caribbean 93.8
8 Denmark OECD 93.0
9 Netherlands OECD 92.9
10 Uruguay Latin America & the Caribbean 92.5
11 Austria OECD 92.5
12 Spain OECD 91.9
13 United Kingdom OECD 91.3
14 Finland OECD 91.2
15 Norway OECD 91.2
16 Costa Rica OECD 90.9
17 Ireland OECD 90.8
18 Canada OECD 90.6
19 France OECD 90.5
20 Barbados Latin America & the Caribbean 90.5
21 Estonia OECD 90.5
22 Sweden OECD 90.4
23 Germany OECD 90.1
24 Panama Latin America & the Caribbean 90.0
25 United States OECD 89.3
26 Hungary OECD 89.3
27 Kyrgyz Republic Eastern Europe & Central Asia 89.2
28 Malta Eastern Europe & Central Asia 88.3
29 Australia OECD 88.2
30 Belgium OECD 88.1
31 Portugal OECD 88.0
32 Vietnam East & South Asia 87.8
33 Poland OECD 87.8
34 Mauritius Sub-Saharan Africa 87.7
35 New Zealand OECD 87.6
36 Moldova Eastern Europe & Central Asia 87.5
37 Uzbekistan Eastern Europe & Central Asia 87.3
38 Korea, Rep. OECD 87.0
39 Eswatini Sub-Saharan Africa 86.8
40 Iceland OECD 86.8
41 Latvia OECD 86.7
42 Thailand East & South Asia 86.6
43 El Salvador Latin America & the Caribbean 86.3
44 Kazakhstan Eastern Europe & Central Asia 85.9
45 Slovenia OECD 85.6
46 Greece OECD 85.6
47 Chile OECD 85.5
48 United Arab Emirates Middle East & North Africa 85.4
49 Romania Eastern Europe & Central Asia 85.3
50 Belarus Eastern Europe & Central Asia 85.0
51 Israel OECD 84.6
52 Bhutan East & South Asia 84.6
53 Dominican Republic Latin America & the Caribbean 84.3
54 Japan OECD 84.2
55 Guyana Latin America & the Caribbean 84.1
56 Slovak Republic OECD 84.0
57 Georgia Eastern Europe & Central Asia 83.9
58 Jamaica Latin America & the Caribbean 83.6
59 Mexico OECD 83.4
60 Suriname Latin America & the Caribbean 83.4
61 Russian Federation Eastern Europe & Central Asia 83.4
62 Argentina Latin America & the Caribbean 83.3
63 Oman Middle East & North Africa 83.3
64 Colombia OECD 83.3
65 Lithuania OECD 82.8
66 Turkmenistan Eastern Europe & Central Asia 82.7
67 Azerbaijan Eastern Europe & Central Asia 82.2
68 Malaysia East & South Asia 81.8
69 Brazil Latin America & the Caribbean 80.9
70 Croatia Eastern Europe & Central Asia 80.7
71 South Africa Sub-Saharan Africa 80.5
72 Maldives East & South Asia 80.3
73 Ukraine Eastern Europe & Central Asia 80.2
74 Paraguay Latin America & the Caribbean 80.0
75 Tajikistan Eastern Europe & Central Asia 79.7
76 Cabo Verde Sub-Saharan Africa 79.5
77 China East & South Asia 79.5
78 Trinidad and Tobago Latin America & the Caribbean 78.7
79 Cyprus Eastern Europe & Central Asia 77.8
80 Kuwait Middle East & North Africa 77.5
81 Albania Eastern Europe & Central Asia 77.4
82 Lao PDR East & South Asia 77.2
83 Honduras Latin America & the Caribbean 76.9
84 Cambodia East & South Asia 76.8
85 Belize Latin America & the Caribbean 76.4
86 Botswana Sub-Saharan Africa 76.2
87 Morocco Middle East & North Africa 76.2
88 Sri Lanka East & South Asia 76.2
89 Ecuador Latin America & the Caribbean 76.1
90 Armenia Eastern Europe & Central Asia 75.6
91 Indonesia East & South Asia 75.3
92 Montenegro Eastern Europe & Central Asia 74.7
93 Italy OECD 74.6
94 Bosnia and Herzegovina Eastern Europe & Central Asia 74.6
95 Jordan Middle East & North Africa 74.3
96 Guatemala Latin America & the Caribbean 74.1
97 Iran, Islamic Rep. Middle East & North Africa 74.0
98 Philippines East & South Asia 73.5
99 Bulgaria Eastern Europe & Central Asia 73.4
100 Serbia Eastern Europe & Central Asia 73.2
101 Nicaragua Latin America & the Caribbean 73.2
102 Papua New Guinea Oceania 71.8
103 Bolivia Latin America & the Caribbean 71.8
104 Türkiye OECD 71.5
105 Venezuela, RB Latin America & the Caribbean 71.2
106 Sao Tome and Principe Sub-Saharan Africa 71.1
107 Djibouti Sub-Saharan Africa 71.0
108 Peru Latin America & the Caribbean 70.5
109 Somalia Sub-Saharan Africa 69.4
110 Egypt, Arab Rep. Middle East & North Africa 68.5
111 Lesotho Sub-Saharan Africa 66.2
112 Bahrain Middle East & North Africa 65.7
113 Zimbabwe Sub-Saharan Africa 65.7
114 North Macedonia Eastern Europe & Central Asia 65.6
115 Tunisia Middle East & North Africa 65.4
116 Namibia Sub-Saharan Africa 65.2
117 Cuba Latin America & the Caribbean 64.7
118 Saudi Arabia Middle East & North Africa 63.6
119 Senegal Sub-Saharan Africa 63.6
120 Mozambique Sub-Saharan Africa 62.8
121 Algeria Middle East & North Africa 62.6
122 Lebanon Middle East & North Africa 60.9
123 Burkina Faso Sub-Saharan Africa 60.5
124 Burundi Sub-Saharan Africa 60.0
125 Mali Sub-Saharan Africa 60.0
126 Tanzania Sub-Saharan Africa 59.8
127 Malawi Sub-Saharan Africa 58.2
128 Zambia Sub-Saharan Africa 58.1
129 Iraq Middle East & North Africa 58.0
130 Rwanda Sub-Saharan Africa 57.3
131 Qatar Middle East & North Africa 57.1
132 Kenya Sub-Saharan Africa 55.6
133 Myanmar East & South Asia 55.4
134 Gambia, The Sub-Saharan Africa 54.9
135 Gabon Sub-Saharan Africa 54.7
136 Madagascar Sub-Saharan Africa 53.0
137 Yemen, Rep. Middle East & North Africa 53.0
138 Guinea Sub-Saharan Africa 52.7
139 Comoros Sub-Saharan Africa 52.1
140 Congo, Rep. Sub-Saharan Africa 51.2
141 Cote d'Ivoire Sub-Saharan Africa 50.4
142 Mongolia East & South Asia 50.4
143 India East & South Asia 50.0
144 Bangladesh East & South Asia 49.3
145 Ghana Sub-Saharan Africa 48.9
146 Ethiopia Sub-Saharan Africa 48.0
147 Nepal East & South Asia 46.6
148 Niger Sub-Saharan Africa 46.2
149 Mauritania Sub-Saharan Africa 45.1
150 Togo Sub-Saharan Africa 44.5
151 Pakistan East & South Asia 43.9
152 Uganda Sub-Saharan Africa 43.3
153 Angola Sub-Saharan Africa 43.2
154 Cameroon Sub-Saharan Africa 42.4
155 Haiti Latin America & the Caribbean 39.7
156 Syrian Arab Republic Middle East & North Africa 39.7
157 Benin Sub-Saharan Africa 39.1
158 Sierra Leone Sub-Saharan Africa 38.0
159 Congo, Dem. Rep. Sub-Saharan Africa 35.7
160 Sudan Sub-Saharan Africa 34.8
161 Chad Sub-Saharan Africa 32.8
162 Liberia Sub-Saharan Africa 29.8
163 Nigeria Sub-Saharan Africa 29.4
164 Afghanistan Eastern Europe & Central Asia 24.5
165 Central African Republic Sub-Saharan Africa 21.9
166 South Sudan Sub-Saharan Africa 13.8