Cities in numbers
Surprising stats and fascinating facts. We analyse the data from cities around the world
500 years in 59 seconds: the race to be the world's largest city
Fascinating interactive graphic shows changes in the globe’s 10 most populous cities from 1500 to 2018
The daily commute: travel times to cities around the world – mapped
From Britain to China to Mali, new maps suggest major inequalities when it comes to commuting
One day in the life of San Francisco Bay – mapped
How do ships safely navigate the San Francisco Bay? In his latest data viz roundup, Max Galka gives a guided tour of the Bay’s marine traffic, tracks trees in major cities, and maps the US based on the flow of its commuters
How green is your city? UK's top 10 mapped and ranked
The amount of green space in British cities varies widely, with some three times greener than others. Mapping firm Esri UK analysed Landsat 8 satellite images from spring 2016 for the 10 cities with the largest populations
The art of gentrification: city data made beautiful
Graphic designer Herwig Scherabon visualises the data behind gentrification using a striking array of different styles. These examples look at the patterns of income inequality and segregation in large cities, from London to LA
How happy are you with your city? EU report data – in pictures
From immigration and integration, to concerns over housing, affordability and green space, Eurostat’s Urban Europe 2016 report contains a wealth of statistics on how residents of the EU’s biggest cities feel about where they live
Towns v cities: how satellite towns compare with their big city neighbours
Demos report finds Castleford near Leeds, Kirkby outside Liverpool and Shoreham-by-Sea near Brighton lag furthest behind their city neighbours, while West Bridgford near Nottingham performs best
How connected is your city? Urban transport trends around the world
Cities in numbers: The densest cities can be the most efficient, lively and sustainable – but only if they boast effective management and design to minimise overcrowding and pollution
Young people are driving the 'urban renaissance' of city centres – report
The number of 22 to 29-year-olds living in large city centres in England and Wales has nearly tripled as young, single, highly educated ‘millennials’ flock back to urban areas, according to analysis by the Centre for Cities
A tale of four world cities – London, Delhi, Tokyo and Bogotá compared
These four cities - home to a total of more than 80 million people - respond to economic, political and environmental shifts in radically different ways. LSE Cities crunches the data on growth, transport and density
Frankfurt beats London to most sustainable city title
Poor scores for congestion, air quality and shortage of affordable housing prevent UK capital from taking top spot in new Sustainable Cities Index
How UK cities compare for population, jobs, new businesses and house prices
The Centre for Cities’ 2015 Cities Outlook report highlights the widening gap between the UK’s best and worst performing cities and towns, comparing average earnings, qualifications, broadband speeds and more
London's second languages mapped by tube stop
Which tube line in London is the most linguistically diverse? Where on the tube are you most likely to hear French or Portuguese? UCL’s Oliver O’Brien’s map of the most common second languages by tube stop will give you a clue
Where do the happiest, least stressed, most satisfied Londoners live? What’s the busiest station? Do football fans support their local team? These questions and more are explored by James Cheshire and Oliver Uberti’s London: The Information Capital, published by Particular Books on 30 October
LuminoCity: new interactive map tool sheds light on British cities
Duncan A Smith of UCL’s Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis talks us through his new data visualisation platform, LuminoCity3D, and the insights it offers into population, employment, transport and the environment
How England and Wales get to work – mapped
Which city you live in makes a huge difference to how you commute. DataShine, from UCL’s Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis, uses census data to make the issue easier to visualise. Why is the bike so big in Hackney, Oxford or Bristol? Why do so many more people in Birmingham commute by bus compared with Bradford?
Where do atheists live? Maps show the 'godless' cities of England and Wales
DataShine, a new census data visualisation tool from Oliver O’Brien at UCL’s Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis, shows ‘no religion’ hotspots in some cities, while others keep the faith
What other cities really think of London - get the data
Contrast how residents of 16 cities around Britain answered questions about the capital’s impact on their lives - and compare these results with the national poll
Tehran in numbers: crowded, low-cost and fashion conscious
We examine the Iranian capital and find a loud, smoky metropolis that's exciting investors
