Public transit ranked across coverage, frequency, integration, and price. Hong Kong at 9.6, Tokyo at 9.5, Zurich at 9.4. The standard the world is judged against.
Hong Kong at 9.6 still leads the 2026 transit table. The MTR carries 5.6 million daily passengers, 99.9 percent on time performance. Tokyo at 9.5. Zurich at 9.4. The Swiss SBB integrates train, tram, bus, and ferry on one app and one ticket. Singapore at 9.3. Seoul at 9.3.
1 Hong Kong 9.6. 2 Tokyo 9.5. 3 Zurich 9.4. 4 Singapore 9.3. 5 Seoul 9.3. 6 Vienna 9.2. 7 Paris 9.1. 8 London 9.0. 9 Berlin 8.9. 10 Madrid 8.8. 11 Munich 8.8. 12 Stockholm 8.7. 13 Copenhagen 8.7. 14 Amsterdam 8.6. 15 Helsinki 8.5. 16 Oslo 8.4. 17 Prague 8.3. 18 Barcelona 8.2. 19 Milan 8.1. 20 Brussels 8.0. 21 Budapest 7.9. 22 Lisbon 7.8. 23 Warsaw 7.7. 24 Sao Paulo 7.6. 25 Montreal 7.5.
The index weights 4 factors. Coverage (percent of residents inside a 10 minute walk to a station): 35 percent. Frequency (peak headway in minutes): 25 percent. Integration (one fare across modes, one app): 20 percent. Price (monthly pass as percent of median wage): 20 percent.
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