The University of Buenos Aires (UBA) has developed a ranking with the The ten best cities to live in Argentina. This is the second edition of the Strategic City Management Index developed by the Faculty of Economics.
First place in the table goes to the city of Buenos Aires. Mendoza and Córdoba complete the podium. San Miguel de Tucumán and Rosario made it into the top five. The measurement is based on five dimensions that enable evaluation strategic capacity one of the largest urban conglomerates in the country.
The index reflects, on a scale of 0 to 5, the result of an analysis of 5 dimensions: policies and institutions, economic development, society, environment and technology and infrastructure.
The Autonomous City of Buenos Aires leads with 3.65, followed by Mendoza with 3.34; Cordoba, 3.25; San Miguel de Tucuman, 3.17; Rosario, 3.16; San Juan and Santa Fe, both at 2.98; jump, 2.85; Mar del Plata 2.74 and Resistencia closes at 2.54.
To create this index, the Económicas Center for Smart Cities examined the strategic development of the ten cities this year.
Each of these dimensions is in turn divided into 31 variables that are representative of the most important areas of focus. And these 31, in turn, open a wide range of 159 indicators, the data from which allow a quantitative and qualitative study of each of the urban centers.
Of the ten cities included in this report, eight are capitals. Only two are not included: Rosario (Santa Fe) and Mar del Plata (the only city in the province of Buenos Aires to be included).
Overall, the ten cities achieved an increase of 0.06 points. Buenos Aires maintains the highest overall rating and in each of the analysis dimensions, which it had already achieved in 2024. The global figures for the Argentine capital show a stable situation with values similar to last year’s measurement. Mendoza, Córdoba and Rosario also maintained their ratings with slight increases in their indices.
San Miguel de Tucumán is characterized by significant growth in its strategic stage of development supported by strong growth in the political-institutional dimension. Through the application and monitoring of a strategic plan and an institutional organization, the remaining dimensions were strengthened, especially those related to the environment and technological development aimed at caring for neighbors.
Also Jump significantly improved its performance, while Mar del Plata and Resistencia favored slight increases in their rating. Finally, San Juan and Santa Fe They had slight declines in their values.
Omar Quiroga, head of the Smart Cities Center, explained: “The aim of this work is to make a diagnosis, both quantitative and qualitative, for each of the cities studied, to understand their strengths and weaknesses, in order to obtain a diagnosis that will make it possible to develop innovative public policy strategies in the future or to rethink the strategies implemented in order to allow a harmonious and sustainable development.”
“The objective remains the development of a meaningful indicator that makes it possible to create a starting point for measuring urban sustainability and implementing the Smart Cities agenda in the ten urban conglomerates analyzed,” emphasized Quiroga.
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