Compassion Benchmark

As of 2026, Copenhagen is the most compassionate global city (100.0/100, Exemplary) and Pyongyang the least (0.0/100, Critical) on the Compassion Benchmark Global Cities Index, which scores 250 cities across 8 dimensions.

Global Cities Compassion Benchmark · 2026

Most & Least Compassionate Cities in the World 2026

Comparative benchmark of 250 cities worldwide across governance, equity, healthcare access, social protection, and structural care capacity.

250Cities ranked
35Mean score
31.3Median score
8Dimensions
2026Publication year

Band distribution

6928%10542%3514%2711%Critical 0–20Developing 20–40Functional 40–60Established 60–80Exemplary 80–100
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Most and least compassionate

Top 5 and bottom 5 entities in the Global Cities by composite score, with position relative to the field median.

Most and least compassionate — Global Cities

Most compassionate

Copenhagen
Copenhagen score: 100.0 — in the Exemplary band (80–100). Field median: 31.3 (Developing). Already in the top band.median 31.3100.0
100.0
Helsinki
Helsinki score: 100.0 — in the Exemplary band (80–100). Field median: 31.3 (Developing). Already in the top band.median 31.3100.0
100.0
Oslo
Oslo score: 100.0 — in the Exemplary band (80–100). Field median: 31.3 (Developing). Already in the top band.median 31.3100.0
100.0
Stockholm
Stockholm score: 100.0 — in the Exemplary band (80–100). Field median: 31.3 (Developing). Already in the top band.median 31.3100.0
100.0
Vienna
Vienna score: 100.0 — in the Exemplary band (80–100). Field median: 31.3 (Developing). Already in the top band.median 31.3100.0
100.0

Least compassionate

Pyongyang
Pyongyang score: 0.0 — in the Critical band (0–20). Field median: 31.3 (Developing). 20 points to the Developing band.median 31.30.020 pts to Developing
0.0
Port-au-Prince
Port-au-Prince score: 0.0 — in the Critical band (0–20). Field median: 31.3 (Developing). 20 points to the Developing band.median 31.30.020 pts to Developing
0.0
Naypyidaw
Naypyidaw score: 0.0 — in the Critical band (0–20). Field median: 31.3 (Developing). 20 points to the Developing band.median 31.30.020 pts to Developing
0.0
Kabul
Kabul score: 0.0 — in the Critical band (0–20). Field median: 31.3 (Developing). 20 points to the Developing band.median 31.30.020 pts to Developing
0.0
Bangui
Bangui score: 0.0 — in the Critical band (0–20). Field median: 31.3 (Developing). 20 points to the Developing band.median 31.30.020 pts to Developing
0.0

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By Region: mean composite breakdown

Mean composite by Region — Global Cities

Ranked highest to lowest. Reference line at index mean (35.0).

NEur97.2n=10WEur70.8n=12Ocean70.4n=4SEur50.3n=6EEur49.9n=15NAm48.3n=18SAm32.1n=44Carib32.0n=8EAsia30.1n=29SAsia25.8n=16MEast24.9n=17CAm24.5n=6SEAsia22.9n=15Afric17.6n=47CAsia14.1n=3mean 35.0

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AWR Awareness ·EMP Empathy ·ACT Action ·EQU Equity ·BND Boundaries ·ACC Accountability ·SYS Systems ·INT Integrity

How to read the scores

The 0–100 scale — five bands

Every entity — state, corporation, AI lab, robotics lab, or city — is scored 0–100 across 8 dimensions and 40 subdimensions. The composite score places the entity in one of five bands:

Critical0–20Foundational compassion practices are absent or documented active harm is present.
Developing20–40Some practices are emerging but remain inconsistent, reactive, or unevenly applied.
Functional40–60Core practices exist and meet a basic bar, with significant gaps remaining.
Established60–80Practices are systematic, documented, and supported by consistent evidence.
Exemplary80–100Practices are independently verified, consistent, and sustained under pressure.

The 8 dimensions

Each dimension is scored 1–5 across 5 subdimensions (40 subdimensions total), then converted to a 0–100 composite. A score of 1.0 on a subdimension represents the minimum anchor; 5.0 is exemplary conduct.

AWRAwarenessDoes this entity reliably detect when others are in pain or need — before they name it?
EMPEmpathyDoes this entity genuinely connect with the inner experience of those it serves?
ACTActionDoes compassionate understanding translate into real, proportional, effective help?
EQUEquityIs care distributed fairly — especially toward those with greatest need and least power?
BNDBoundariesIs helping sustainable, ethical, and autonomy-preserving — not dependency-creating?
ACCAccountabilityDoes this entity own its failures, correct course, and make genuine repair?
SYSSystemic ThinkingDoes compassion extend to root causes and structural change — not only symptom relief?
INTIntegrityIs compassion genuine, consistent, and non-performative — especially when it costs something?

Scores are based on public evidence — government reports, regulatory filings, independent audits, judicial findings, and verifiable third-party records. Entities never pay for inclusion, score changes, or suppression of findings. Full methodology

RankCityCountryRegionAWREMPACTEQUBNDACCSYSINTScoreBand
1CopenhagenDenmarkNEur5554.54.5555100exemplary
2HelsinkiFinlandNEur54.554.54.5555100exemplary
3OsloNorwayNEur4.54.554.54.5554.5100exemplary
4StockholmSwedenNEur4.54.554.54.5554.5100exemplary
5ViennaAustriaNEur4.54.554.54.54.554.5100exemplary
6ZurichSwitzerlandNEur4.54.5544.554.54.599.1exemplary
7AarhusDenmarkNEur4.54.54.544.54.54.54.595.9exemplary
8AmsterdamNetherlandsNEur4.54.54.544.54.54.5494.4exemplary
9BernSwitzerlandWEur444.544.554.54.594.4exemplary
10GothenburgSwedenNEur4.54.54.5444.54.5492.8exemplary
11MunichGermanyNEur444.5444.54.5489.7exemplary
12HamburgGermanyWEur444.53.544.54.5486.1exemplary
13LjubljanaSloveniaEEur4443.5444481.4exemplary
14MontevideoUruguaySAm4443.5444481.4exemplary
15TallinnEstoniaEEur43.543.544.54479.4established
16MelbourneAustraliaOcean444.53.53.544.53.577.4established
17BarcelonaSpainWEur4443.53.544.53.575.9established
18BerlinGermanyWEur4443.53.544.53.575.9established
19RotterdamNetherlandsWEur4443.53.544.53.575.9established
20MontrealCanadaNAm4443.53.5443.574.3established
21TaipeiTaiwanEAsia443.83.443.83.8473.3established
22WellingtonNew ZealandOcean3.843.83.444.23.83.871.3established
23LyonFranceWEur43.543.53.5443.570.8established
24AucklandNew ZealandOcean3.53.543.53.5443.567.2established
25BrusselsBelgiumWEur3.53.543.53.53.543.565.6established
26MadridSpainWEur3.53.543.53.53.543.565.6established
27SydneyAustraliaOcean3.53.5433.5443.565.6established
28TokyoJapanEAsia3.53.5433.53.543.564.1established
29OsakaJapanEAsia3.53.5433.53.53.53.562.5established
30ParisFranceWEur3.53.5433.53.54362.5established
31BratislavaSlovakiaEEur3.53.53.533.53.53.53.560.9established
32BridgetownBarbadosCarib3.53.53.533.53.53.53.560.9established
33LisbonPortugalWEur3.53.53.533.53.53.53.560.9established
34PortoPortugalWEur3.53.53.533.53.53.53.560.9established
35PragueCzech RepublicEEur3.53.53.533.53.53.53.560.9established
36RigaLatviaEEur3.53.53.533.53.53.53.560.9established
37SeoulSouth KoreaEAsia3.53.54333.54360.9established
38TorontoCanadaNAm3.53.54333.54360.9established
39ValenciaSpainSEur3.53.53.533.53.54360.9established
40VancouverCanadaNAm3.53.54333.54360.9established
41VilniusLithuaniaEEur3.53.53.533.53.53.53.560.9established
42WarsawPolandEEur3.53.54333.53.5359.4functional
43BostonUSANAm3.53.53.52.533.54357.8functional
44MilanItalySEur3.53.53.5333.53.5357.8functional
45SevilleSpainSEur3.53.53.5333.53.5357.8functional
46SingaporeSingaporeEAsia3.534.532.5342.556.2functional
47BogotáColombiaSAm3.53.53.532.533.5354.7functional
48DublinIrelandWEur333.5333.53.5354.7functional
49MedellínColombiaSAm3.53.53.532.533.5354.7functional
50PortlandUSANAm3.53.53.53333.52.554.7functional
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51SeattleUSANAm3.53.53.532.533.52.553.1functional
52MinneapolisUSANAm3.53.53.52.52.533.52.551.6functional
53KyivUkraineEEur3332.533.53350functional
54CastriesSaint LuciaCarib3332.5333348.4functional
55MendozaArgentinaSAm3332.5333348.4functional
56New York CityUSANAm333.52.52.533.52.548.4functional
57Porto AlegreBrazilSAm3332.52.533.5348.4functional
58San JoséCosta RicaCAm3332.5333348.4functional
59SantiagoChileSAm333.52.53332.548.4functional
60Tel AvivIsraelMEast333.52.52.533.52.548.4functional
61Washington DCUSANAm333.52.52.533.52.548.4functional
62ZagrebCroatiaEEur3332.5333348.4functional
63AthensGreeceSEur333.52.52.5332.546.9functional
64BudapestHungaryEEur333.52.52.5332.546.9functional
65Buenos AiresArgentinaSAm333.52.52.5332.546.9functional
66CuritibaBrazilSAm3332.52.533.52.546.9functional
67La PazBoliviaSAm3332.52.533346.9functional
68San FranciscoUSANAm333.52.52.533.5246.9functional
69CórdobaArgentinaSAm3332.52.5332.545.3functional
70FlorianópolisBrazilSAm3332.52.5332.545.3functional
71RomeItalySEur3332.52.5332.545.3functional
72Belo HorizonteBrazilSAm3332.52.52.532.543.8functional
73Cape TownSouth AfricaAfric33322.5332.543.8functional
74HoustonUSANAm3332.52.52.532.543.8functional
75Mexico CityMexicoNAm3332.52.52.532.543.8functional
76PhiladelphiaUSANAm3332.52.52.532.543.8functional
77Kuala LumpurMalaysiaSEAsia2.52.532.52.52.532.540.6developing
78AtlantaUSANAm2.52.5322.52.532.539.1developing
79BucharestRomaniaEEur2.52.532.52.52.52.52.539.1developing
80DetroitUSANAm2.52.52.522.52.532.537.5developing
81SarajevoBosniaEEur2.52.52.52.52.52.52.52.537.5developing
82SucreBoliviaSAm2.52.52.522.532.52.537.5developing
83AmmanJordanMEast2.52.53222.52.52.535.9developing
84BucaramangaColombiaSAm2.52.52.522.52.52.52.535.9developing
85ChicagoUSANAm2.52.53222.53235.9developing
86GaboroneBotswanaAfric2.52.52.522.52.52.52.535.9developing
87KigaliRwandaAfric2.52.532.5223235.9developing
88Los AngelesUSANAm2.52.53222.53235.9developing
89MuscatOmanMEast2.52.53222.52.52.535.9developing
90NassauBahamasCarib2.52.52.522.52.52.52.535.9developing
91SofiaBulgariaEEur2.52.52.522.52.52.52.535.9developing
92YerevanArmeniaMEast2.52.52.522.52.52.52.535.9developing
93AccraGhanaAfric2.52.52.5222.52.52.534.4developing
94BarranquillaColombiaSAm2.52.52.5222.52.52.534.4developing
95ColomboSri LankaSAsia2.52.52.5222.52.52.534.4developing
96DakarSenegalAfric2.52.52.5222.52.52.534.4developing
97GeorgetownGuyanaSAm2.52.52.5222.52.52.534.4developing
98ParamariboSurinameSAm2.52.52.5222.52.52.534.4developing
99Port of SpainTrinidad & T.Carib2.52.52.5222.52.52.534.4developing
100WindhoekNamibiaAfric2.52.52.5222.52.52.534.4developing
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101BangaloreIndiaSAsia2.52.52.52223232.8developing
102BangkokThailandSEAsia2.52.532222.5232.8developing
103Campo GrandeBrazilSAm2.52.52.5222.52.5232.8developing
104DelhiIndiaSAsia2.52.532222.5232.8developing
105IstanbulTurkeyMEast2.52.532222.5232.8developing
106JakartaIndonesiaSEAsia2.52.532222.5232.8developing
107JohannesburgSouth AfricaAfric2.52.532222.5232.8developing
108KumasiGhanaAfric2.52.52.5222.52.5232.8developing
109MumbaiIndiaSAsia2.52.532222.5232.8developing
110NaplesItalySEur2.52.52.5222.52.5232.8developing
111PalmasBrazilSAm2.52.52.5222.52.5232.8developing
112Panama CityPanamaCAm2.52.52.5222.52.5232.8developing
113PhoenixUSANAm2.52.52.5222.52.5232.8developing
114RecifeBrazilSAm2.52.532222.5232.8developing
115RosarioArgentinaSAm2.52.52.5222.52.5232.8developing
116São PauloBrazilSAm2.52.532222.5232.8developing
117SurabayaIndonesiaSEAsia2.52.52.52222.52.532.8developing
118TbilisiGeorgiaMEast2.52.52.5222.52.5232.8developing
119AnkaraTurkeyMEast2.52.52.52222.5231.3developing
120BandungIndonesiaSEAsia2.52.52.52222.5231.3developing
121BelémBrazilSAm2.52.52.52222.5231.3developing
122CaliColombiaSAm2.52.52.52222.5231.3developing
123CasablancaMoroccoAfric2.52.52.52222.5231.3developing
124ChennaiIndiaSAsia2.52.52.52222.5231.3developing
125GoiâniaBrazilSAm2.52.52.52222.5231.3developing
126HyderabadIndiaSAsia2.52.52.52222.5231.3developing
127KolkataIndiaSAsia2.52.52.52222.5231.3developing
128LimaPeruSAm2.52.52.52222.5231.3developing
129NairobiKenyaAfric2.52.52.52222.5231.3developing
130PuneIndiaSAsia2.52.52.52222.5231.3developing
131QuitoEcuadorSAm2.52.52.52222.5231.3developing
132Santo DomingoDom. RepublicCarib2.52.52.52222.5231.3developing
133ChengduChinaEAsia2.52.5321.51.531.529.7developing
134Ho Chi Minh CityVietnamSEAsia2.52.532.51.51.52.51.529.7developing
135ShanghaiChinaEAsia2.52.5321.51.531.529.7developing
136SuratIndiaSAsia2.522.52222.5229.7developing
137JaipurIndiaSAsia2.522.52222228.1developing
138Kuwait CityKuwaitMEast2.522.521.522.5228.1developing
139ShenzhenChinaEAsia2.52321.51.531.528.1developing
140UlaanbaatarMongoliaEAsia222.5222.52228.1developing
141Hong KongChinaEAsia2.22.23.42.41.21.22.81.226.9developing
142ChangshaChinaEAsia2.522.521.51.52.51.525developing
143HangzhouChinaEAsia2.522.521.51.52.51.525developing
144NanjingChinaEAsia2.522.521.51.52.51.525developing
145SuzhouChinaEAsia2.522.521.51.52.51.525developing
146AlmatyKazakhstanCAsia2.522.521.51.521.523.4developing
147BeijingChinaEAsia222.521.51.52.51.523.4developing
148ChongqingChinaEAsia222.521.51.52.51.523.4developing
149DhakaBangladeshSEAsia222.521.51.52.51.523.4developing
150GuangzhouChinaEAsia222.521.51.52.51.523.4developing
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151HavanaCubaCarib22.532112.51.523.4developing
152LusakaZambiaAfric2221.5222223.4developing
153ManilaPhilippinesSEAsia222.521.51.52.51.523.4developing
154NanningChinaEAsia222.521.51.52.51.523.4developing
155TianjinChinaEAsia222.521.51.52.51.523.4developing
156WuhanChinaEAsia222.521.51.52.51.523.4developing
157Xi'anChinaEAsia222.521.51.52.51.523.4developing
158ZhengzhouChinaEAsia222.521.51.52.51.523.4developing
159TunisTunisiaAfric21.82.21.62.21.42.21.822.5developing
160Abu DhabiUAEMEast2.5231.511.52.5121.9developing
161AlgiersAlgeriaAfric222.521.51.521.521.9developing
162CotonouBeninAfric2221.51.522221.9developing
163Dar es SalaamTanzaniaAfric2221.51.522221.9developing
164DubaiUAEMEast2.5231.511.52.5121.9developing
165FuzhouChinaEAsia222.521.51.521.521.9developing
166HarbinChinaEAsia222.521.51.521.521.9developing
167JinanChinaEAsia222.521.51.521.521.9developing
168KingstonJamaicaCarib222.51.51.5221.521.9developing
169KunmingChinaEAsia222.521.51.521.521.9developing
170LilongweMalawiAfric2221.51.522221.9developing
171Rio de JaneiroBrazilSAm222.51.51.51.52.51.521.9developing
172ShenyangChinaEAsia222.521.51.521.521.9developing
173CairoEgyptMEast222.51.51.51.521.520.3developing
174FortalezaBrazilSAm222.51.51.51.521.520.3developing
175GuayaquilEcuadorSAm222.51.51.51.521.520.3developing
176João PessoaBrazilSAm222.51.51.51.521.520.3developing
177ManausBrazilSAm222.51.51.51.521.520.3developing
178NatalBrazilSAm222.51.51.51.521.520.3developing
179Quezon CityPhilippinesSEAsia222.51.51.51.521.520.3developing
180SalvadorBrazilSAm222.51.51.51.521.520.3developing
181San SalvadorEl SalvadorCAm222.51.51.51.521.520.3developing
182AbidjanCôte d'IvoireAfric2221.51.51.521.518.8critical
183AbujaNigeriaAfric2221.51.51.521.518.8critical
184Addis AbabaEthiopiaAfric2221.51.51.521.518.8critical
185AhmedabadIndiaSAsia2221.51.51.521.518.8critical
186AsunciónParaguaySAm2221.51.51.521.518.8critical
187BakuAzerbaijanMEast2221.51.51.521.518.8critical
188BeirutLebanonMEast2221.51.51.521.518.8critical
189Boa VistaBrazilSAm2221.51.51.521.518.8critical
190ChittagongBangladeshSEAsia2221.51.51.521.518.8critical
191FreetownSierra LeoneAfric2221.51.51.521.518.8critical
192Guatemala CityGuatemalaCAm2221.51.51.521.518.8critical
193IbadanNigeriaAfric2221.51.51.521.518.8critical
194IslamabadPakistanSAsia2221.51.51.521.518.8critical
195KampalaUgandaAfric2221.51.51.521.518.8critical
196KarachiPakistanSAsia2221.51.51.521.518.8critical
197LahorePakistanSAsia2221.51.51.521.518.8critical
198LibrevilleGabonAfric2221.51.51.521.518.8critical
199MacapáBrazilSAm2221.51.51.521.518.8critical
200MaceióBrazilSAm2221.51.51.521.518.8critical
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201MaputoMozambiqueAfric2221.51.51.521.518.8critical
202MaseruLesothoAfric2221.51.51.521.518.8critical
203MedanIndonesiaSEAsia2221.51.51.521.518.8critical
204MonroviaLiberiaAfric2221.51.51.521.518.8critical
205Phnom PenhCambodiaSEAsia2221.51.51.521.518.8critical
206Rio BrancoBrazilSAm2221.51.51.521.518.8critical
207São LuísBrazilSAm2221.51.51.521.518.8critical
208TashkentUzbekistanCAsia2221.51.51.521.518.8critical
209TegucigalpaHondurasCAm2221.51.51.521.518.8critical
210TeresinaBrazilSAm2221.51.51.521.518.8critical
211DongguanChinaEAsia21.521.51.51.521.517.2critical
212LagosNigeriaAfric1.41.82.21.41.41.621.616.9critical
213MoscowRussiaEEur222.51.5112115.6critical
214RiyadhSaudi ArabiaMEast222.51.5112115.6critical
215TehranIranMEast222.51.5112115.6critical
216Porto VelhoBrazilSAm1.51.521.51.51.51.51.514.1critical
217KathmanduNepalSAsia1.61.81.81.41.41.21.81.413.8critical
218MinskBelarusEEur1.51.521.5112110.9critical
219Porto-NovoBeninAfric1.51.51.51.511.51.51.510.9critical
220YangonMyanmarSEAsia1.51.521.5112110.9critical
221BaghdadIraqMEast1.51.521.5111.519.4critical
222DavaoPhilippinesSEAsia1.51.521.5111.519.4critical
223AntananarivoMadagascarAfric1.51.51.51.5111.517.8critical
224BamakoMaliAfric1.51.51.51.5111.517.8critical
225BrazzavilleRep. CongoAfric1.51.51.51.5111.517.8critical
226CaracasVenezuelaSAm1.51.51.51.5111.517.8critical
227ConakryGuineaAfric1.51.51.51.5111.517.8critical
228Djibouti CityDjiboutiAfric1.51.51.51.5111.517.8critical
229HarareZimbabweAfric1.51.51.51.5111.517.8critical
230KanoNigeriaAfric1.51.51.51.5111.517.8critical
231KhartoumSudanAfric1.51.51.51.5111.517.8critical
232KinshasaDRCAfric1.51.51.51.5111.517.8critical
233LomeTogoAfric1.51.51.51.5111.517.8critical
234ManaguaNicaraguaCAm1.51.51.51.5111.517.8critical
235MaracaiboVenezuelaSAm1.51.51.51.5111.517.8critical
236MbabaneEswatiniAfric1.51.51.51.5111.517.8critical
237MogadishuSomaliaAfric1.51.51.51.5111.517.8critical
238N'DjamenaChadAfric1.51.51.51.5111.517.8critical
239NiameyNigerAfric1.51.51.51.5111.517.8critical
240NouakchottMauritaniaAfric1.51.51.51.5111.517.8critical
241OuagadougouBurkina FasoAfric1.51.51.51.5111.517.8critical
242PeshawarPakistanSAsia1.51.51.51.5111.517.8critical
243TripoliLibyaAfric1.51.51.51.5111.517.8critical
244AshgabatTurkmenistanCAsia111111110critical
245AsmaraEritreaAfric111111110critical
246BanguiCent. Afr. Rep.Afric111111110critical
247KabulAfghanistanMEast111111110critical
248NaypyidawMyanmarSEAsia111111110critical
249Port-au-PrinceHaitiCarib111111110critical
250PyongyangNorth KoreaEAsia111111110critical

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Global Cities Compassion Benchmark Index 2026 — Complete Rankings

Global Cities Compassion Benchmark Index 2026 — 250 entities ranked by composite compassion score
RankCityComposite ScoreBandAWREMPACTEQUBNDACCSYSINT
1Copenhagen100exemplary5554.54.5555
2Helsinki100exemplary54.554.54.5555
3Oslo100exemplary4.54.554.54.5554.5
4Stockholm100exemplary4.54.554.54.5554.5
5Vienna100exemplary4.54.554.54.54.554.5
6Zurich99.1exemplary4.54.5544.554.54.5
7Aarhus95.9exemplary4.54.54.544.54.54.54.5
8Amsterdam94.4exemplary4.54.54.544.54.54.54
9Bern94.4exemplary444.544.554.54.5
10Gothenburg92.8exemplary4.54.54.5444.54.54
11Munich89.7exemplary444.5444.54.54
12Hamburg86.1exemplary444.53.544.54.54
13Ljubljana81.4exemplary4443.54444
14Montevideo81.4exemplary4443.54444
15Tallinn79.4established43.543.544.544
16Melbourne77.4established444.53.53.544.53.5
17Barcelona75.9established4443.53.544.53.5
18Berlin75.9established4443.53.544.53.5
19Rotterdam75.9established4443.53.544.53.5
20Montreal74.3established4443.53.5443.5
21Taipei73.3established443.83.443.83.84
22Wellington71.3established3.843.83.444.23.83.8
23Lyon70.8established43.543.53.5443.5
24Auckland67.2established3.53.543.53.5443.5
25Brussels65.6established3.53.543.53.53.543.5
26Madrid65.6established3.53.543.53.53.543.5
27Sydney65.6established3.53.5433.5443.5
28Tokyo64.1established3.53.5433.53.543.5
29Osaka62.5established3.53.5433.53.53.53.5
30Paris62.5established3.53.5433.53.543
31Bratislava60.9established3.53.53.533.53.53.53.5
32Bridgetown60.9established3.53.53.533.53.53.53.5
33Lisbon60.9established3.53.53.533.53.53.53.5
34Porto60.9established3.53.53.533.53.53.53.5
35Prague60.9established3.53.53.533.53.53.53.5
36Riga60.9established3.53.53.533.53.53.53.5
37Seoul60.9established3.53.54333.543
38Toronto60.9established3.53.54333.543
39Valencia60.9established3.53.53.533.53.543
40Vancouver60.9established3.53.54333.543
41Vilnius60.9established3.53.53.533.53.53.53.5
42Warsaw59.4functional3.53.54333.53.53
43Boston57.8functional3.53.53.52.533.543
44Milan57.8functional3.53.53.5333.53.53
45Seville57.8functional3.53.53.5333.53.53
46Singapore56.2functional3.534.532.5342.5
47Bogotá54.7functional3.53.53.532.533.53
48Dublin54.7functional333.5333.53.53
49Medellín54.7functional3.53.53.532.533.53
50Portland54.7functional3.53.53.53333.52.5
51Seattle53.1functional3.53.53.532.533.52.5
52Minneapolis51.6functional3.53.53.52.52.533.52.5
53Kyiv50functional3332.533.533
54Castries48.4functional3332.53333
55Mendoza48.4functional3332.53333
56New York City48.4functional333.52.52.533.52.5
57Porto Alegre48.4functional3332.52.533.53
58San José48.4functional3332.53333
59Santiago48.4functional333.52.53332.5
60Tel Aviv48.4functional333.52.52.533.52.5
61Washington DC48.4functional333.52.52.533.52.5
62Zagreb48.4functional3332.53333
63Athens46.9functional333.52.52.5332.5
64Budapest46.9functional333.52.52.5332.5
65Buenos Aires46.9functional333.52.52.5332.5
66Curitiba46.9functional3332.52.533.52.5
67La Paz46.9functional3332.52.5333
68San Francisco46.9functional333.52.52.533.52
69Córdoba45.3functional3332.52.5332.5
70Florianópolis45.3functional3332.52.5332.5
71Rome45.3functional3332.52.5332.5
72Belo Horizonte43.8functional3332.52.52.532.5
73Cape Town43.8functional33322.5332.5
74Houston43.8functional3332.52.52.532.5
75Mexico City43.8functional3332.52.52.532.5
76Philadelphia43.8functional3332.52.52.532.5
77Kuala Lumpur40.6developing2.52.532.52.52.532.5
78Atlanta39.1developing2.52.5322.52.532.5
79Bucharest39.1developing2.52.532.52.52.52.52.5
80Detroit37.5developing2.52.52.522.52.532.5
81Sarajevo37.5developing2.52.52.52.52.52.52.52.5
82Sucre37.5developing2.52.52.522.532.52.5
83Amman35.9developing2.52.53222.52.52.5
84Bucaramanga35.9developing2.52.52.522.52.52.52.5
85Chicago35.9developing2.52.53222.532
86Gaborone35.9developing2.52.52.522.52.52.52.5
87Kigali35.9developing2.52.532.52232
88Los Angeles35.9developing2.52.53222.532
89Muscat35.9developing2.52.53222.52.52.5
90Nassau35.9developing2.52.52.522.52.52.52.5
91Sofia35.9developing2.52.52.522.52.52.52.5
92Yerevan35.9developing2.52.52.522.52.52.52.5
93Accra34.4developing2.52.52.5222.52.52.5
94Barranquilla34.4developing2.52.52.5222.52.52.5
95Colombo34.4developing2.52.52.5222.52.52.5
96Dakar34.4developing2.52.52.5222.52.52.5
97Georgetown34.4developing2.52.52.5222.52.52.5
98Paramaribo34.4developing2.52.52.5222.52.52.5
99Port of Spain34.4developing2.52.52.5222.52.52.5
100Windhoek34.4developing2.52.52.5222.52.52.5
101Bangalore32.8developing2.52.52.522232
102Bangkok32.8developing2.52.532222.52
103Campo Grande32.8developing2.52.52.5222.52.52
104Delhi32.8developing2.52.532222.52
105Istanbul32.8developing2.52.532222.52
106Jakarta32.8developing2.52.532222.52
107Johannesburg32.8developing2.52.532222.52
108Kumasi32.8developing2.52.52.5222.52.52
109Mumbai32.8developing2.52.532222.52
110Naples32.8developing2.52.52.5222.52.52
111Palmas32.8developing2.52.52.5222.52.52
112Panama City32.8developing2.52.52.5222.52.52
113Phoenix32.8developing2.52.52.5222.52.52
114Recife32.8developing2.52.532222.52
115Rosario32.8developing2.52.52.5222.52.52
116São Paulo32.8developing2.52.532222.52
117Surabaya32.8developing2.52.52.52222.52.5
118Tbilisi32.8developing2.52.52.5222.52.52
119Ankara31.3developing2.52.52.52222.52
120Bandung31.3developing2.52.52.52222.52
121Belém31.3developing2.52.52.52222.52
122Cali31.3developing2.52.52.52222.52
123Casablanca31.3developing2.52.52.52222.52
124Chennai31.3developing2.52.52.52222.52
125Goiânia31.3developing2.52.52.52222.52
126Hyderabad31.3developing2.52.52.52222.52
127Kolkata31.3developing2.52.52.52222.52
128Lima31.3developing2.52.52.52222.52
129Nairobi31.3developing2.52.52.52222.52
130Pune31.3developing2.52.52.52222.52
131Quito31.3developing2.52.52.52222.52
132Santo Domingo31.3developing2.52.52.52222.52
133Chengdu29.7developing2.52.5321.51.531.5
134Ho Chi Minh City29.7developing2.52.532.51.51.52.51.5
135Shanghai29.7developing2.52.5321.51.531.5
136Surat29.7developing2.522.52222.52
137Jaipur28.1developing2.522.522222
138Kuwait City28.1developing2.522.521.522.52
139Shenzhen28.1developing2.52321.51.531.5
140Ulaanbaatar28.1developing222.5222.522
141Hong Kong26.9developing2.22.23.42.41.21.22.81.2
142Changsha25developing2.522.521.51.52.51.5
143Hangzhou25developing2.522.521.51.52.51.5
144Nanjing25developing2.522.521.51.52.51.5
145Suzhou25developing2.522.521.51.52.51.5
146Almaty23.4developing2.522.521.51.521.5
147Beijing23.4developing222.521.51.52.51.5
148Chongqing23.4developing222.521.51.52.51.5
149Dhaka23.4developing222.521.51.52.51.5
150Guangzhou23.4developing222.521.51.52.51.5
151Havana23.4developing22.532112.51.5
152Lusaka23.4developing2221.52222
153Manila23.4developing222.521.51.52.51.5
154Nanning23.4developing222.521.51.52.51.5
155Tianjin23.4developing222.521.51.52.51.5
156Wuhan23.4developing222.521.51.52.51.5
157Xi'an23.4developing222.521.51.52.51.5
158Zhengzhou23.4developing222.521.51.52.51.5
159Tunis22.5developing21.82.21.62.21.42.21.8
160Abu Dhabi21.9developing2.5231.511.52.51
161Algiers21.9developing222.521.51.521.5
162Cotonou21.9developing2221.51.5222
163Dar es Salaam21.9developing2221.51.5222
164Dubai21.9developing2.5231.511.52.51
165Fuzhou21.9developing222.521.51.521.5
166Harbin21.9developing222.521.51.521.5
167Jinan21.9developing222.521.51.521.5
168Kingston21.9developing222.51.51.5221.5
169Kunming21.9developing222.521.51.521.5
170Lilongwe21.9developing2221.51.5222
171Rio de Janeiro21.9developing222.51.51.51.52.51.5
172Shenyang21.9developing222.521.51.521.5
173Cairo20.3developing222.51.51.51.521.5
174Fortaleza20.3developing222.51.51.51.521.5
175Guayaquil20.3developing222.51.51.51.521.5
176João Pessoa20.3developing222.51.51.51.521.5
177Manaus20.3developing222.51.51.51.521.5
178Natal20.3developing222.51.51.51.521.5
179Quezon City20.3developing222.51.51.51.521.5
180Salvador20.3developing222.51.51.51.521.5
181San Salvador20.3developing222.51.51.51.521.5
182Abidjan18.8critical2221.51.51.521.5
183Abuja18.8critical2221.51.51.521.5
184Addis Ababa18.8critical2221.51.51.521.5
185Ahmedabad18.8critical2221.51.51.521.5
186Asunción18.8critical2221.51.51.521.5
187Baku18.8critical2221.51.51.521.5
188Beirut18.8critical2221.51.51.521.5
189Boa Vista18.8critical2221.51.51.521.5
190Chittagong18.8critical2221.51.51.521.5
191Freetown18.8critical2221.51.51.521.5
192Guatemala City18.8critical2221.51.51.521.5
193Ibadan18.8critical2221.51.51.521.5
194Islamabad18.8critical2221.51.51.521.5
195Kampala18.8critical2221.51.51.521.5
196Karachi18.8critical2221.51.51.521.5
197Lahore18.8critical2221.51.51.521.5
198Libreville18.8critical2221.51.51.521.5
199Macapá18.8critical2221.51.51.521.5
200Maceió18.8critical2221.51.51.521.5
201Maputo18.8critical2221.51.51.521.5
202Maseru18.8critical2221.51.51.521.5
203Medan18.8critical2221.51.51.521.5
204Monrovia18.8critical2221.51.51.521.5
205Phnom Penh18.8critical2221.51.51.521.5
206Rio Branco18.8critical2221.51.51.521.5
207São Luís18.8critical2221.51.51.521.5
208Tashkent18.8critical2221.51.51.521.5
209Tegucigalpa18.8critical2221.51.51.521.5
210Teresina18.8critical2221.51.51.521.5
211Dongguan17.2critical21.521.51.51.521.5
212Lagos16.9critical1.41.82.21.41.41.621.6
213Moscow15.6critical222.51.51121
214Riyadh15.6critical222.51.51121
215Tehran15.6critical222.51.51121
216Porto Velho14.1critical1.51.521.51.51.51.51.5
217Kathmandu13.8critical1.61.81.81.41.41.21.81.4
218Minsk10.9critical1.51.521.51121
219Porto-Novo10.9critical1.51.51.51.511.51.51.5
220Yangon10.9critical1.51.521.51121
221Baghdad9.4critical1.51.521.5111.51
222Davao9.4critical1.51.521.5111.51
223Antananarivo7.8critical1.51.51.51.5111.51
224Bamako7.8critical1.51.51.51.5111.51
225Brazzaville7.8critical1.51.51.51.5111.51
226Caracas7.8critical1.51.51.51.5111.51
227Conakry7.8critical1.51.51.51.5111.51
228Djibouti City7.8critical1.51.51.51.5111.51
229Harare7.8critical1.51.51.51.5111.51
230Kano7.8critical1.51.51.51.5111.51
231Khartoum7.8critical1.51.51.51.5111.51
232Kinshasa7.8critical1.51.51.51.5111.51
233Lome7.8critical1.51.51.51.5111.51
234Managua7.8critical1.51.51.51.5111.51
235Maracaibo7.8critical1.51.51.51.5111.51
236Mbabane7.8critical1.51.51.51.5111.51
237Mogadishu7.8critical1.51.51.51.5111.51
238N'Djamena7.8critical1.51.51.51.5111.51
239Niamey7.8critical1.51.51.51.5111.51
240Nouakchott7.8critical1.51.51.51.5111.51
241Ouagadougou7.8critical1.51.51.51.5111.51
242Peshawar7.8critical1.51.51.51.5111.51
243Tripoli7.8critical1.51.51.51.5111.51
244Ashgabat0critical11111111
245Asmara0critical11111111
246Bangui0critical11111111
247Kabul0critical11111111
248Naypyidaw0critical11111111
249Port-au-Prince0critical11111111
250Pyongyang0critical11111111

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Frequently asked questions

What is the most compassionate city in the world in 2026?
As of 2026, Copenhagen is the most compassionate city globally on the Compassion Benchmark, with a composite score of 100.0/100 (Exemplary).
What is the least compassionate global city in 2026?
As of 2026, Pyongyang ranks last in the Compassion Benchmark Global Cities Index, with a composite score of 0.0/100 (Critical).
How many cities are scored globally?
The Compassion Benchmark Global Cities Index scores 250 cities worldwide across 8 dimensions of institutional compassion.
How is the compassion score calculated?
The score is a composite across 8 dimensions (Awareness, Empathy, Action, Equity, Boundaries, Accountability, Systemic Impact, and Integrity), each scored 0–5 from behavioral evidence, then converted to a 0–100 scale with an integration premium for balanced profiles. See compassionbenchmark.com/methodology for the full framework.
Who runs the Compassion Benchmark, and can a city pay for a better score?
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