The following are international rankings of Malaysia.
Cities 2thinknow: Innovation Cities™ Index 2011, Kuala Lumpur ranked 67th in the world 2thinknow: Innovation Cities™ Index 2012, Kuala Lumpur ranked 66th in the world 2thinknow: Innovation Cities™ Index 2014, Kuala Lumpur and Petaling Jaya ranked 98th and 328th in the world respectively 2thinknow: Innovation Cities™ Index 2015, Kuala Lumpur and Petaling Jaya ranked 88th and 306th in the world respectively 2thinknow: Innovation Cities™ Index 2016, Kuala Lumpur and Petaling Jaya ranked 92nd and 331st in the world respectively 2thinknow: Innovation Cities™ Index 2018, Kuala Lumpur and Petaling Jaya ranked 99th and 362nd in the world respectively 2thinknow: Innovation Cities™ Index 2019, Kuala Lumpur and Petaling Jaya ranked 81st and 409th in the world respectively 2thinknow: Innovation Cities™ Index 2021, Kuala Lumpur and Petaling Jaya ranked 223rd and 467th in the world respectively 2thinknow: Innovation Cities™ Index 2023, Kuala Lumpur and Petaling Jaya ranked 163rd and 425th in the world respectively ADB: Asian Development Outlook 2019 Update Fostering Growth and Inclusion In Asia's Cities, Kuala Lumpur ranked 2nd out of 278 Asian cities for most congested cities Agoda: Top Summer Destinations By Middle East 2019, Kuala Lumpur ranked top 10 in the world Arcadis: International Construction Costs 2016, Kuala Lumpur ranked 41st out of 44 global cities Arcadis: International Construction Costs 2017 , Kuala Lumpur ranked 43rd out of 44 global cities Arcadis: International Construction Costs 2018, Kuala Lumpur ranked 47th out of 50 global cities Arcadis: International Construction Costs 2019, Kuala Lumpur ranked 97th out of 100 global cities Arcadis: Sustainable Cities Index 2016, Kuala Lumpur ranked 55th out of 100 global cities Arcadis: Sustainable Cities Index 2017, Kuala Lumpur ranked 95th out of 100 global cities Arcadis: Sustainable Cities Index 2018 , Kuala Lumpur ranked 67th out of 100 global cities ASEAN: Clean Tourist City Standard Award 2017, George Town and Muar both granted this award ASEAN: Clean Tourist City Standard Award 2020, Penang, Putrajaya and Kota Kinabalu all granted this award A.T. Kearney: Global Cities Index 2012 , Kuala Lumpur ranked 49th out of 66 global cities A.T. Kearney: Global Cities Index 2014 , Kuala Lumpur ranked 53rd out of 84 global cities A.T. Kearney: Global Cities Index 2015 , Kuala Lumpur ranked 47th out of 125 global cities A.T. Kearney: Global Cities Index 2016 , Kuala Lumpur ranked 49th out of 125 global cities A.T. Kearney: Global Cities Index 2017 , Kuala Lumpur ranked 49th out of 128 global cities A.T. Kearney: Global Cities Index 2018 , Kuala Lumpur ranked 49th out of 135 global cities A.T. Kearney: Global Cities Index 2019 , Kuala Lumpur ranked 49th out of 130 global cities A.T. Kearney: Global Cities Outlook 2016 , Kuala Lumpur ranked 54th out of 124 global cities A.T. Kearney: Global Cities Outlook 2017 , Kuala Lumpur ranked 53rd out of 128 global cities A.T. Kearney: Global Cities Outlook 2018 , Kuala Lumpur ranked 61st out of 135 global cities A.T. Kearney: Global Cities Outlook 2019 , Kuala Lumpur ranked 76th out of 130 global cities Big 7 Travel: The 50 Friendliest Cities In The World 2019, Kuala Lumpur ranked 2nd in the world Boston Consulting Group: Cities of Choice Global City Ranking 2021, Kuala Lumpur ranked 39th out of 45 global cities Caterwings: Best Food Destinations 2017, George Town ranked 51st out of 100 global cities CBRE: Global Living Report 2019, Kuala Lumpur ranked 32nd out of 35 global cities Crescent Rating: Muslim Travel Shopping Index (MTSI) 2015, Kuala Lumpur and Penang ranked 2nd and 11th out of 40 global cities respectively Daily Mirror: World's Best City For Street Food 2019, Penang and Kuala Lumpur ranked 17th and 20th out of 30 global cities respectively Dell: Women Entrepreneur Cities Index 2017, Kuala Lumpur ranked 41st out of 50 global cities Dell: Women Entrepreneur Cities Index 2019, Kuala Lumpur ranked 44th out of 50 global cities Dell: Women Entrepreneur Cities Index 2023, Kuala Lumpur ranked 39th out of 55 global cities Cushman & Wakefield: Prepped Cities Index 2018, Kuala Lumpur ranked 8th out of 17 cities in Asia Pacific region EasyPark Group: Smart Cities Index 2017, Kuala Lumpur ranked 84th out of 500 global cities EasyPark Group: Smart Cities Index 2019 , Kuala Lumpur ranked 94th out of 500 global cities EasyPark Group: Cities of the Future Index 2022, Kuala Lumpur ranked 50th out of 3,200 global cities for Metropolitan areas with populations over 3 million people ECA International: Cost of Living Survey 2016 , Kuala Lumpur ranked 197th out of 262 global cities ECA International: Cost of Living Survey 2017, Kuala Lumpur, George Town and Johor Bahru ranked 212th, 245th and 250th out of 262 global cities respectively ECA International: Cost of Living Survey 2018, Kuala Lumpur ranked 182nd out of 475 global cities ECA International: Global Liveability Index 2015, George Town, Kuala Lumpur and Johor Bahru ranked 118th, 118th and 126th out of 269 global cities respectively ECA International: Global Liveability Index 2016, George Town, Kuala Lumpur and Johor Bahru ranked 117th, 120th and 127th out of 269 global cities respectively ECA International: Global Liveability Index 2017, George Town, Kuala Lumpur and Johor Bahru ranked 115th, 118th and 128th out of 269 global cities respectively ECA International: Global Liveability Index 2018, George Town and Kuala Lumpur ranked 120th and 126th out of 480 global cities respectively ECA International: Global Liveability Index 2019, George Town and Kuala Lumpur ranked 97th and 98th out of 480 global cities respectively Economist Intelligence Unit: Global Liveability Ranking 2015, Kuala Lumpur ranked 73rd out of 140 global cities Economist Intelligence Unit: Global Liveability Ranking 2017, Kuala Lumpur ranked 70th out of 140 global cities Economist Intelligence Unit: Safe Cities Index 2017, Kuala Lumpur ranked 31st out of 60 global cities Economist Intelligence Unit: Safe Cities Index 2019, Kuala Lumpur ranked 35th out of 60 global cities Economist Intelligence Unit: Safe Cities Index 2021, Kuala Lumpur ranked 32nd out of 60 global cities Economist Intelligence Unit: Worldwide Cost of Living Report 2015, Kuala Lumpur ranked 81st out of 133 global cities Economist Intelligence Unit: Worldwide Cost of Living Report 2016, Kuala Lumpur ranked 100th out of 133 global cities Economist Intelligence Unit: Worldwide Cost of Living Report 2017, Kuala Lumpur ranked 96th out of 133 global cities Economist Intelligence Unit: Worldwide Cost of Living Report 2018, Kuala Lumpur ranked 98th out of 133 global cities Economist Intelligence Unit: Worldwide Cost of Living Report 2019, Kuala Lumpur ranked 88th out of 133 global cities EF English Proficiency Index 2019, Kuala Lumpur ranked 19th out of 94 global cities Euromonitor International: Top 100 City Destinations Ranking WTM London 2017 Edition, Kuala Lumpur, Johor Bahru and Penang ranked 10th, 42nd and 63rd in the world Expatistan Cost of Living Index 2018, Kuala Lumpur and George Town ranked 258th and 304th out of 343 global cities respectively Expatistan Cost of Living Index 2025, Kuala Lumpur ranked 136th out of 152 global cities respectively Findexable: Asia Pacific Fintech Rankings 2022, Kuala Lumpur ranked 15th out of 45 Asia Pacific Fintech hubs Foreign Policy: The Global Cities Index 2010, Kuala Lumpur ranked 48th out of 65 global cities Foreign Policy: The Global Cities Index 2012, Kuala Lumpur ranked 49th out of 66 global cities Foreign Policy: The Global Cities Index 2014, Kuala Lumpur ranked 53rd out of 84 global cities Globalization and World Cities Research Network: The World According to GaWC 2016 , Kuala Lumpur and Johor Bahru ranked as Alpha rank and High Sufficiency rank respectively GoCompare: Best Cities For Millennials To Start Businesses, Kuala Lumpur ranked 30th out of 45 global cities Hiyacar: World’s Most Stressful Cities To Drive In 2021, Kuala Lumpur ranked 6th out of 36 global cities Hoopa Top 50 Instagram Destination 2015, Kuala Lumpur ranked 29th out of 50 global cities Hoopa Most Liked Instagram Destinations In The World 2015, Kuala Lumpur ranked 18th out of 25 global cities Hoopa Top 50 Instagram Destination 2019, Kuala Lumpur ranked 39th out of 50 global cities IESE: Cities in Motion Index (CIMI) 2014, Kuala Lumpur ranked 56th out of 135 global cities IESE: Cities in Motion Index (CIMI) 2015, Kuala Lumpur ranked 88th out of 148 global cities IESE: Cities in Motion Index (CIMI) 2016, Kuala Lumpur ranked 88th out of 181 global cities IESE: Cities in Motion Index (CIMI) 2017, Kuala Lumpur ranked 92nd out of 180 global cities IESE: Cities in Motion Index (CIMI) 2018, Kuala Lumpur ranked 87th out of 165 global cities IESE: Cities in Motion Index (CIMI) 2019, Kuala Lumpur ranked 100th out of 174 global cities IMD: Smart City Index 2019, ranked 70th out of 102 global cities IMD: Smart City Index 2020, ranked 54th out of 109 global cities IMD: Smart City Index 2021, ranked 74th out of 118 global cities International Living 15 Best Islands in the World to Retire On 2021, Penang ranked 3rd in the world InterNations: Expat City Ranking 2017, Kuala Lumpur ranked 4th out of 51 global cities InterNations: Expat City Ranking 2018, Kuala Lumpur ranked 6th out of 62 global cities InterNations: Expat City Ranking 2019, Kuala Lumpur ranked 2nd out of 82 global cities InterNations: Expat City Ranking 2020, Kuala Lumpur ranked 8th out of 56 global cities InterNations: Expat City Ranking 2021, Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st out of 57 global cities InterNations: Expat City Ranking 2022, Kuala Lumpur ranked 22nd out of 50 global cities InterNations: Expat City Ranking 2023, Kuala Lumpur ranked 8th out of 49 global cities InterNations: Getting Settled Index 2020, Kuala Lumpur ranked 7th out of 66 global cities InterNations: Getting Settled Index 2021, Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st out of 57 global cities Julius Baer: Wealth Report Asia 2018 , ranked 11th out of 11 Asia cities Knight Frank: Asia Pacific Prime Office Rental Index Q1 2017, Kuala Lumpur ranked 20th out of 20 Asian cities Knight Frank: Asia Pacific Prime Office Rental Index Q3 2024, Kuala Lumpur ranked 23rd out of 23 Asian cities Knight Frank: Global Residential Cities Index Q4 2016, Kuala Lumpur ranked 79th out of 150 global cities Knight Frank: Global Residential Cities Index Q4 2023, Kuala Lumpur ranked 79th out of 107 global cities Knight Frank: Prime International Residential Index (PIRI) 2017, Kuala Lumpur ranked 80th out of 100 global cities Knight Frank: Prime International Residential Index (PIRI) 2024, Kuala Lumpur ranked 78th out of 100 global cities Knight Frank: The Knight Frank City Wealth Index 2017, Kuala Lumpur ranked 31st out of 40 global cities KPMG: Leading Technology Innovation Hub 2021 , Kuala Lumpur ranked 9th in ASPAC region Lloyd's List: Top 100 Ports 2016, Port Klang, Port Tanjung Pelepas and Penang ranked 12th, 18th and 98th in the world respectively Lloyd's List: Top 100 Ports 2017, Port Klang, Port Tanjung Pelepas and Penang ranked 11th, 19th and 99th in the world respectively Lloyd's List: Top 100 Ports 2018, Port Klang and Port Tanjung Pelepas ranked 12th and 19th in the world respectively Lloyd's List: Top 100 Ports 2019, Port Klang and Port Tanjung Pelepas ranked 12th and 18th in the world respectively Lloyd's List: Top 100 Ports 2020, Port Klang and Port Tanjung Pelepas ranked 12th and 18th in the world respectively Lloyd's List: Top 100 Ports 2024, Port Klang and Port Tanjung Pelepas ranked 11th and 15th in the world respectively Lloyd's List: Top 100 Ports 2025, Port Klang and Port Tanjung Pelepas ranked 10th and 15th in the world respectively Lonely Planet: Top 10 Cities list for Best in Travel 2016, George Town ranked 4th in the world