TomTom Traffic Index: Mumbai Tops List of Most Congested Cities in the World
- New Delhi ranks fourth
Mumbai / Chennai,
June 4, 2019 TomTom (TOM2) today released
the results of the TomTom
Traffic Index, areport detailing the traffic situation in 403 cities in 56
countries around the world. Mumbai takes the top spot this year with drivers in
the Indiancity expecting to spend an average of 65% extra travel time stuck in
traffic. Next in the global rankings are Colombian capital, Bogota(63%), Lima
in Peru (58%), New Delhi in India (58%) and Russian Capital,Moscow (56%),
making up the top five most congested cities in the world.
With Moscow taking the lead in Europe, Istanbul
(53%) came a close second with Bucharest (48%) Saint Petersburg (47%) and Kiev
(46%) making up the top five. Brussels (37%), London (37%) and Paris (36%)
ranked in at 11th, 12th and 13th respectively.
North America’s top five most
congested cities are Mexico City (52%), Los Angeles (41%), Vancouver (38%), New
York (36%) and San Francisco (34%).
Mumbai and Delhi
see dip in congestion
In 2018, the average traffic congestion
in Mumbai was 65%,a slight decrease from 66% in 2017.While the city’s lowest
congestion was 16% on March 2, 2018, its worst was 111% on August 21, 2018.
New Delhi recorded an average of 58%
traffic congestion in 2018, a 4% decrease compared to 2017.Like Mumbai, New
Delhi too experienced its lowest congestion on March 2, 2018 (6%). The city’s
worst traffic congestion was 83% on August 8, 2018.
Congestion up, globally
Traffic congestion has increased
globally during the last decade, and nearly 75% of the cities TomTom includes
in the new Traffic Index report had increased or stable congestion levels
between 2017 and 2018, with only 90 cities showing measurable decreases.
There are significant differences
between continents: for example, decreases were measured in Asia, with a large decrease in congestion (-8%) in Jakarta, while
nearly every city in South America posted increases, the largest (8%) taking
place in Lima, Peru.
Hope on the
horizon
Ralf-Peter Schaefer, TomTom’s VP of
Traffic information, said: TomTom, said: “Globally, traffic congestion is
rising. And that’s both good, and bad, news. It’s good because it indicates a
strong global economy, but the flip side is drivers wasting time sitting in
traffic, not to mention the huge environmental impact.”
TomTom has been collecting traffic
information and providing traffic services for nearly a decade, allowing
drivers to make smarter choices in route planning and avoiding congestion. And
the location technology specialist’s work on the future of driving – from high
definition maps for autonomous vehicles, to efficient electric vehicle routing
and charging – means that car makers, technology companies, road authorities
and governments already have the tools to make the roads less congested.
Schaefer continues“At TomTom we have
the technology to make this future happen – but it takes a collaborative effort
from road authorities, to governments; car makers to car drivers, we all have a
part to play.”
People can find out more about the
TomTom Traffic Index,and discover where their home city ranks at www.tomtom.com/traffic-index. There’s also
helpful advice on beating traffic congestion. The Traffic Index website has
been revamped so it is easier than ever to explore city statistics and insights
– as well as real-time, live traffic information.
Ranking of the
most congested cities Globally (Overall daily congestion level – extra
travel time – population over 800,000):
1
|
Mumbai, India
|
65%
|
6
|
Istanbul, Turkey
|
53%
|
2
|
Bogota, Colombia
|
63%
|
7
|
Jakarta, Indonesia
|
53%
|
3
|
Lima, Peru
|
58%
|
8
|
Bangkok, Thailand
|
53%
|
4
|
New Delhi, India
|
58%
|
9
|
Mexico City, Mexico
|
52%
|
5
|
Moscow, Russia
|
56%
|
10
|
Recife, Brazil
|
49%
|
Ranking of the
most congested cities in Europe(Overall daily congestion level – extra
travel time – population over 800,000):
1
|
Moscow, Russia
|
56%
|
6
|
Novosibirsk, Russia
|
44%
|
2
|
Istanbul, Turkey
|
53%
|
7
|
Athens, Greece
|
40%
|
3
|
Bucharest, Romania
|
48%
|
8
|
Rome, Italy
|
39%
|
4
|
Saint Petersburg, Russia
|
47%
|
9
|
Warsaw, Poland
|
39%
|
5
|
Kiev, Ukraine
|
46%
|
10
|
Yekaterinburg, Russia
|
37%
|
Ranking of the
most congested cities in North America(Overall daily congestion level –
extra travel time – population over 800,000):
1
|
Mexico City, Mexico
|
52%
|
6
|
Toronto, Canada
|
32%
|
2
|
Los Angeles, USA
|
41%
|
7
|
San Jose, USA
|
32%
|
3
|
Vancouver, Canada
|
38%
|
8
|
Seattle, USA
|
32%
|
4
|
New York, USA
|
36%
|
9
|
Miami, USA
|
30%
|
5
|
San Francisco, USA
|
34%
|
10
|
Chicago, USA
|
28%
|
Ranking of the
most congested cities in South America (Overall daily congestion level –
extra travel time – population over 800,000):
1
|
Bogota, Colombia
|
63%
|
6
|
Santiago, Chile
|
40%
|
2
|
Lima, Peru
|
58%
|
7
|
Salvador, Brazil
|
38%
|
3
|
Recife, Brazil
|
49%
|
8
|
Buenos Aires, Argentina
|
36%
|
4
|
Sao Paolo, Brazil
|
42%
|
9
|
Fortaleza, Brazil
|
35%
|
5
|
Rio De Janeiro
|
42%
|
10
|
Porto Alegre, Brazil
|
33%
|
Ranking of the
most congested cities in Asia (Overall daily congestion level – extra
travel time – population over 800,000):
1
|
Mumbai, India
|
65%
|
6
|
Tel Aviv, Israel
|
42%
|
2
|
New Delhi, India
|
58%
|
7
|
Zhuhai, China
|
42%
|
3
|
Jakarta, Indonesia
|
53%
|
8
|
Guangzhou, China
|
42%
|
4
|
Bangkok, Thailand
|
53%
|
9
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
41%
|
5
|
Chongqing, China
|
44%
|
10
|
Beijing, China
|
40%
|
Ranking of the
most congested cities in Africa (Overall daily congestion level – extra
travel time – all population sizes):
1
|
Cairo, Egypt
|
44%
|
6
|
Durban, S. Africa
|
18%
|
2
|
Cape Town, S. Africa
|
31%
|
7
|
Bloemfontein, S. Africa
|
12%
|
3
|
Johannesburg, S. Africa
|
30%
|
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4
|
Pretoria, S. Africa
|
24%
|
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5
|
East London, S. Africa
|
20%
|
Ranking of the
most congested cities in Australia and Oceania (Overall daily congestion
level – extra travel time – all population sizes):
1
|
Sydney, Australia
|
34%
|
6
|
Adelaide, Australia
|
23%
|
2
|
Auckland, New Zealand
|
29%
|
7
|
Gold Coast, Australia
|
23%
|
3
|
Melbourne, Australia
|
29%
|
8
|
Hamilton, New Zealand
|
22%
|
4
|
Wellington, New Zealand
|
27%
|
9
|
Christchurch, New Zealand
|
21%
|
5
|
Brisbane, Australia
|
25%
|
10
|
Hobart, New Zealand
|
21%
|
*of cities with a population of more
than 800,000
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