The highest city in the world with a population of more than one million is La Paz. The Capital of Bolivia sits ***** meters above sea level, and is more than 1,000 meters higher than the second-ranked city, Quito. La Paz is also higher than Mt. Fuji in Japan, which has a height of 3,776 meters. Many of the world's largest cities are located in South America. The only city in North America that makes the top 20 list is Denver, Colorado, which has an altitude of ***** meters.

As of 2020, Ifrane was the highest city in Morocco, with an altitude of 1,664 meters. Midelt and Errachidia followed, as they were 1,508 meters and 1,037 meters above sea level, respectively. In contrast, the areas of Tétouan and Kénitra each recorded the lowest altitude in the country.

Mogadishu in Somalia led the ranking of cities with the highest population density in 2023, with ****** residents per square kilometer. When it comes to countries, Monaco is the most densely populated state worldwide.

As of 2024, Hong Kong was the city in the world with the most skyscrapers that were at least 150 meters high. The next city in the ranking was Shenzhen with 410 buildings exceeding that height, followed by New York City with 316 buildings. Some of the other cities on the list were Dubai and Guangzhou. The Burj Khalifa in Dubai was the highest building in the world.

Cities in the United States dominate the list of cities with the highest number of ulta high net worth individuals (UHNWI) in 2023. This comes as no surprise as it is the country with the highest number of UHNWIs. New York had 16,630 individuals with a net worth exceeding 30 million U.S. dollars, followed by Hong Kong with 12,545 individuals.

In 2024, the city with the highest spending per capita on parks and recreation in the United States was Irvine, California. The city spent around 643 U.S. dollars per resident on parks and recreation that year.

This statistic presents the cities that are at the highest risk of a costly disaster as of 2019, by the amount of GDP at risk. At that time, interstate conflict threatened Tokyo with a loss of **** billion U.S. dollars in GDP, making it the riskiest city in the world at that time in financial terms.

As of 2024, Austin was rated the city in the United States with the best smart city infrastructure, with an index score of ****. Seattle and New York City followed, with **** and ****, respectively. While Austin and Seattle are both in the top three of the best prepared U.S. cities for a smart city future , New York City ranked eighth, with a general index score of ****.

As of 2024, three out of ten Latin American and Caribbean cities with the highest local purchasing power were located in Mexico. With an index score of 51.3, people in Querétaro had the highest domestic purchasing power in Mexico. In South America, the city with the highest domestic purchasing power for 2024 was Montevideo, scoring 53 index points.

This statistic shows cities in the United States with the highest average annual temperatures. Data is based on recordings from 1981 to 2010. In San Antonio, Texas the average temperature is 80.7 degrees Fahrenheit. Some cities that have the hottest maximum summer temperatures will not be included in this list due to their extreme temperature variance.

Museums allow people all over the globe to explore culture, art, history, science and more unusual interests. Some cities are unsurprisingly home to more museums than others. As of May 2019, Paris was crowned the museum capital of the world, accounting for *** museums. Following hot on the French capital's heels was Moscow with *** museums.

Of the most populous cities in the U.S., San Jose, California had the highest annual income requirement at ******* U.S. dollars annually for homeowners to have an affordable and comfortable life in 2024. This can be compared to Houston, Texas, where homeowners needed an annual income of ****** U.S. dollars in 2024.

New York was the city in the United States with the highest percentage of vegan-friendly restaurants as of April 2021, with approximately 14.5 percent of all restaurants based in the city offering vegan cuisine. Second in the ranking was Washington DC, with 14 percent of restaurants being vegan-friendly.

In 2021, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania was the city with the highest poverty rate of the United States' most populated cities. In this statistic, the cities are sorted by poverty rate, not population. The most populated city in 2021 according to the source was New York city - which had a poverty rate of 18 percent.

Cities in the United States dominate the list of cities with the highest rents worldwide. New York was ranked as the most expensive city to rent in, ahead of San Francisco, with an index score of ***. Boston followed in third.

This statistic shows the 25 U.S. cities with the highest rates of opioid abuse among those with an opioid prescription from 2011 to 2015. During this time, the city of Wilmington in North Caroline had the highest rate of opioid abuse, at over 11.6 percent.

As of October 2024, the city with the most expensive hotel rate in the United States was Boston. Visitors to the East Coast city could expect to pay 320 U.S. dollars for a doube room during that period. Meanwhile, New York ranked third with an average rate of 284 U.S. dollars.

In 2021, the city of Philadelphia in Pennsylvania had the highest family poverty rate of the 25 most populated cities in the United States. The city with the next highest poverty rate was Houston, Texas.

This statistic depicts a projection for the cities with the highest entertainment and media sector revenue worldwide in 2018. According to PwC, the highest media sector revenue will be generated in New York with about **** billion U.S. dollars.

According to a 2022 study, Cergy-Pontoise was the French city with the highest share of quick service restaurants in France. That year, such establishments accounted for ** percent of all restaurants in that city. Amiens and Nîmes followed in the ranking in 2022.