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Cleanest Cities in the World 2026

Top 20 cleanest cities ranked by overall cleanliness. Spotless streets, well-maintained public spaces.

Savonlinna, Finland
#1
9/10

Savonlinna

Finland

Gifu, Japan
#2
9/10

Gifu

Japan

Kagoshima, Japan
#3
9/10

Kagoshima

Japan

Humlebæk, Denmark
#4
9/10

Humlebæk

Denmark

Yoshino-chō, Japan
#5
9/10

Yoshino-chō

Japan

Yoshino, Japan
#6
9/10

Yoshino

Japan

Norway, Norway
#7
9/10

Norway

Norway

Reykjavík, Iceland
#8
9/10

Reykjavík

Iceland

Takayama, Japan
#9
9/10

Takayama

Japan

Hallstatt, Austria
#10
9/10

Hallstatt

Austria

Hakodate, Japan
#11
9/10

Hakodate

Japan

Kanazawa, Japan
#12
9/10

Kanazawa

Japan

Luzern, Switzerland
#13
9/10

Luzern

Switzerland

Kyoto, Japan
#14
9/10

Kyoto

Japan

Himeji, Japan
#15
9/10

Himeji

Japan

Nara, Japan
#16
9/10

Nara

Japan

Hakone, Japan
#17
9/10

Hakone

Japan

Tallinn, Estonia
#18
9/10

Tallinn

Estonia

Schaffhausen, Switzerland
#19
9/10

Schaffhausen

Switzerland

Zurich, Switzerland
#20
9/10

Zurich

Switzerland

Bergen, Norway
#21
9/10

Bergen

Norway

Zermatt, Switzerland
#22
9/10

Zermatt

Switzerland

Singapore, Singapore
#23
9/10

Singapore

Singapore

Interlaken, Switzerland
#24
9/10

Interlaken

Switzerland

Malmö, Sweden
#25
9/10

Malmö

Sweden

Genève, Switzerland
#26
9/10

Genève

Switzerland

Trondheim, Norway
#27
9/10

Trondheim

Norway

Helsinki, Finland
#28
9/10

Helsinki

Finland

Svolvaer, Norway
#29
9/10

Svolvaer

Norway

Kiso, Japan
#30
9/10

Kiso

Japan

Hokkaido, Japan
#31
9/10

Hokkaido

Japan

Montreux, Switzerland
#32
9/10

Montreux

Switzerland

Thingvellir, Iceland
#33
9/10

Thingvellir

Iceland

Zürich, Switzerland
#34
9/10

Zürich

Switzerland

Minami-Alps, Japan
#35
9/10

Minami-Alps

Japan

Banff, Canada
#36
8/10

Banff

Canada

Ljubljana, Slovenia
#37
8/10

Ljubljana

Slovenia

Lanzarote, Spain
#38
8/10

Lanzarote

Spain

Matamata, New Zealand
#39
8/10

Matamata

New Zealand

Galway, Ireland
#40
8/10

Galway

Ireland

Killarney, Canada
#41
8/10

Killarney

Canada

Kobe, Japan
#42
8/10

Kobe

Japan

Windermere, United Kingdom
#43
8/10

Windermere

United Kingdom

Bled, Slovenia
#44
8/10

Bled

Slovenia

Fujinomiya, Japan
#45
8/10

Fujinomiya

Japan

Maribor, Slovenia
#46
8/10

Maribor

Slovenia

Hatsukaichi, Japan
#47
8/10

Hatsukaichi

Japan

Kinsale, Ireland
#48
8/10

Kinsale

Ireland

Miyazaki, Japan
#49
8/10

Miyazaki

Japan

Osaka, Japan
#50
8/10

Osaka

Japan

Versailles, France
#51
8/10

Versailles

France

Nara-shi, Japan
#52
8/10

Nara-shi

Japan

Tokyo, Japan
#53
8/10

Tokyo

Japan

Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, France
#54
8/10

Chamonix-Mont-Blanc

France

Hiroshima, Japan
#55
8/10

Hiroshima

Japan

Jena, Germany
#56
8/10

Jena

Germany

Trento, Italy
#57
8/10

Trento

Italy

Innsbruck, Austria
#58
8/10

Innsbruck

Austria

Keflavík, Iceland
#59
8/10

Keflavík

Iceland

Postojna, Slovenia
#60
8/10

Postojna

Slovenia

Kilkenny, Ireland
#61
8/10

Kilkenny

Ireland

Vienna, Austria
#62
8/10

Vienna

Austria

Bovec, Slovenia
#63
8/10

Bovec

Slovenia

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
#64
8/10

Abu Dhabi

United Arab Emirates

#65
8/10

Calgary

Canada

Helsingør, Denmark
#66
8/10

Helsingør

Denmark

Cape reinga, New Zealand
#67
8/10

Cape reinga

New Zealand

Tromsø, Norway
#68
8/10

Tromsø

Norway

Cascais, Portugal
#69
8/10

Cascais

Portugal

Okinawa, Japan
#70
8/10

Okinawa

Japan

Bruges, Belgium
#71
8/10

Bruges

Belgium

Billund, Denmark
#72
8/10

Billund

Denmark

Pärnu, Estonia
#73
8/10

Pärnu

Estonia

Oslo, Norway
#74
8/10

Oslo

Norway

Basel, Switzerland
#75
8/10

Basel

Switzerland

Hardenberg, Netherlands
#76
8/10

Hardenberg

Netherlands

Strasbourg, France
#77
8/10

Strasbourg

France

Copenhagen, Denmark
#78
8/10

Copenhagen

Denmark

Malmö, Sverige
#79
8/10

Malmö

Sverige

Matsumoto, Japan
#80
8/10

Matsumoto

Japan

Japan, Japan
#81
8/10

Japan

Japan

Salzburg, Austria
#82
8/10

Salzburg

Austria

Reykjavik, Iceland
#83
8/10

Reykjavik

Iceland

Asahikawa, Japan
#84
8/10

Asahikawa

Japan

Taipei City, Taiwan
#85
8/10

Taipei City

Taiwan

Donostia / San Sebastián, Spain
#86
8/10

Donostia / San Sebastián

Spain

Trier, Germany
#87
8/10

Trier

Germany

Noboribetsu, Japan
#88
8/10

Noboribetsu

Japan

Stockholm, Sweden
#89
8/10

Stockholm

Sweden

Sapporo, Japan
#90
8/10

Sapporo

Japan

Kamakura, Japan
#91
8/10

Kamakura

Japan

Göteborg, Sverige
#92
8/10

Göteborg

Sverige

Furano, Japan
#93
8/10

Furano

Japan

Kochi, Japan
#94
8/10

Kochi

Japan

Kumano, Japan
#95
8/10

Kumano

Japan

Graz, Austria
#96
8/10

Graz

Austria

Rotorua, New Zealand
#97
7.5/10

Rotorua

New Zealand

Brisbane, Australia
#98
7/10

Brisbane

Australia

Zagreb, Croatia
#99
7/10

Zagreb

Croatia

Lagos, Portugal
#100
7/10

Lagos

Portugal