points
voters' points
World's Best Skylines points
=>voted but not in WBS:
in WBS but not voted:
The overlap of two normalized distributions OAB=Sumi(min(Ai,Bi)) measures their similarity (0-1).
| SKYLINES & SCRAPERS HOME | THE WORLD'S BEST SKYLINES | THE WORLD'S TALLEST BUILDINGS | ONE CENTURY OF SKYSCRAPERS | SKYSCRAPER HEIGHTS ANALYSIS | THE MATHEMATICAL CITY | LINKS | FEEDBACK |
| MAIN (cities 1-100) | 101-200 | 201-300 | 301-400 | 401-516 | ... | MAPS | POLL |
HISTORY | ANALYSIS |
| Skyline poll - old results | vote in new poll |
| voters' points: every 1st place deserves 3 points, 2nd 2, 3rd 1 | ||||||
| position | voters' points |
times voted as | city | voters' points World's Best Skylines points |
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| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | ||||
| Africa and Middle East | ||||||
| 1 | [44] | 12 | 3 | 2 | Tel Aviv | |
| 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | Dubai | |
| 3-4 | 3 | 1 | Johannesburg | | ||
| 3-4 | 3 | 1 | Cairo | | ||
| 5-7 | 2 | 2 | Cape Town | | ||
| 5-7 | 2 | 1 | Durban | | ||
| 5-7 | 2 | 1 | Jerusalem | | ||
| Asia (excl. Middle East) | ||||||
| 1 | 268 | 28 | 71 | 42 | Hong Kong | |
| 2 | 64 | 9 | 13 | 11 | Shanghai | |
| 3-4 | 34 | 8 | 5 | Manila | | |
| 3-4 | 34 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Kuala Lumpur | |
| 5 | 32 | 2 | 9 | 8 | Singapore | |
| 6 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 10 | Tokyo | |
| 7 | 14 | 3 | 5 | Bangkok | | |
| 8 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | Kaohsiung | |
| 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | Cebu City (Phillip.) | | |
| 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Bombay | |
| 11-12 | 4 | 2 | Seoul | | ||
| 11-12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | Taichung | | |
| 13-14 | 3 | 1 | Colombo | | ||
| 13-14 | 3 | 1 | Kuching (Malaysia) | | ||
| 15-17 | 2 | 2 | Shenzhen | | ||
| 15-17 | 2 | 1 | Taipei | | ||
| 15-17 | 2 | 1 | Yokohama | | ||
| 18-20 | 1 | 1 | Jakarta | | ||
| 18-20 | 1 | 1 | Osaka | | ||
| 18-20 | 1 | 1 | Baguio City (Phillip.) | | ||
| Australia and Oceania (excl. Phillipines, Hawaii) | ||||||
| 1 | 113 | 18 | 22 | 15 | Sydney | |
| 2 | 46 | 12 | 2 | 6 | Melbourne | |
| 3 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 7 | Perth | |
| 4 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 4 | Auckland | |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | Brisbane | | |
| 6-7 | 1 | 1 | Surfer's Paradise (Aus) | | ||
| 6-7 | 1 | 1 | Nauru | | ||
| Europe | ||||||
| 1 | 88 | 19 | 12 | 7 | Frankfurt | |
| 2 | 52 | 8 | 8 | 12 | Paris | |
| 3 | 49 | 12 | 4 | 5 | Rotterdam | |
| 4 | 25 | 7 | 4 | London | | |
| 5 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 3 | Warsaw | |
| 6 | 9 | 3 | Antwerp | | ||
| 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | Benidorm | | |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | Birmingham (UK) | | |
| 9-11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | Istanbul | | |
| 9-11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | Dusseldorf | | |
| 9-11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | Trondheim (Nor) | | |
| 12-19 | 3 | 1 | Moscow | | ||
| 12-19 | 3 | 1 | 1 | Berlin | | |
| 12-19 | 3 | 1 | 1 | Köln | | |
| 12-19 | 3 | 1 | Rochester, NY | | ||
| 12-19 | 3 | 1 | 1 | Prague | | |
| 12-19 | 3 | 1 | Belgrade | | ||
| 12-19 | 3 | 1 | Nancy | | ||
| 12-19 | 3 | 1 | Utrecht (Neth.) | | ||
| 20-26 | 2 | 2 | Brussels | | ||
| 20-26 | 2 | 1 | The Hague (Neth.) | | ||
| 20-26 | 2 | 1 | Stockholm | | ||
| 20-26 | 2 | 2 | Athens | | ||
| 20-26 | 2 | 1 | Pernis (oil refin., Rotterdam) | | ||
| 20-26 | 2 | 2 | Groningen (NL) | | ||
| 20-26 | 2 | 1 | Sheffield (UK) | | ||
| 27-30 | 1 | 1 | Madrid | | ||
| 27-30 | 1 | 1 | Rome | | ||
| 27-30 | 1 | 1 | Lopik (TV tower, Neth.) | | ||
| 27-30 | 1 | 1 | Reading (UK) | | ||
| Latin America | ||||||
| 1 | [44] | 14 | 1 | Panama City | | |
| 2-3 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 3 | Mexico City | |
| 2-3 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 1 | Sao Paulo | |
| 4 | 11 | 4 | 3 | Rio de Janeiro | | |
| 5 | 10 | 3 | 1 | Caracas | | |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | Port of Spain (Trinid.&Tob.) | | |
| 7-8 | 3 | 1 | Belo Horizonte | | ||
| 7-8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | Acapulco | | |
| USA and Canada | ||||||
| 1 | 711 | 148 | 96 | 75 | Chicago | |
| 2 | 684 | 115 | 131 | 77 | New York | |
| 3 | 210 | 43 | 29 | 23 | Houston | |
| 4 | 207 | 34 | 35 | 35 | Seattle | |
| 5 | 158 | 32 | 23 | 16 | Atlanta | |
| 6 | 150 | 26 | 24 | 24 | Toronto | |
| 7 | 126 | 15 | 23 | 35 | San Francisco | |
| 8 | [121] | 31 | 11 | 6 | Charlotte, NC | |
| 9 | [119] | 36 | 4 | 3 | St. Louis | |
| 10 | 117 | 25 | 14 | 14 | Dallas | |
| 11 | [100] | 30 | 5 | Tampa, FL | | |
| 12 | 95 | 23 | 6 | 14 | Minneapolis | |
| 13 | 86 | 10 | 21 | 14 | Vancouver | |
| 14 | [74] | 20 | 5 | 4 | Cleveland, OH | |
| 15 | [73] | 19 | 4 | 8 | Pittsburgh, PA | |
| 16-17 | 67 | 8 | 11 | 21 | Los Angeles | |
| 16-17 | 67 | 11 | 9 | 16 | Boston | |
| 18 | 64 | 15 | 6 | 7 | Calgary | |
| 19 | 62 | 12 | 7 | 12 | Philadelphia | |
| 20 | 45 | 11 | 4 | 4 | Miami | |
| 21 | 44 | 7 | 6 | 11 | Cincinnati | |
| 22 | [36] | 10 | 3 | Newark, NJ | | |
| 23 | 35 | 8 | 5 | 1 | Detroit | |
| 24 | 33 | 5 | 6 | 6 | Denver | |
| 25 | 29 | 6 | 4 | 3 | Kansas City | |
| 26-27 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 4 | Jacksonville | |
| 26-27 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 3 | Winston-Salem, NC | |
| 28-29 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 5 | Indianapolis, IN | |
| 28-29 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 1 | Hartford, CT | |
| 30 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 5 | Nashville, TN | |
| 31 | [23] | 7 | 2 | Richmond, VA | | |
| 32-35 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 1 | Edmonton | |
| 32-35 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 3 | Louisville, KY | |
| 32-35 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 2 | San Antonio, TX | |
| 32-35 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 2 | Providence, RI | |
| 36-37 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 4 | Montreal | |
| 36-37 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 2 | Oklahoma City | |
| 38-39 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 5 | New Orleans | |
| 38-39 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | Halifax (Nov.Sc.) | |
| 40 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 1 | Winnipeg, MB | |
| 41 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 3 | Birmingham, AL | |
| 42-43 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 3 | Columbus, OH | |
| 42-43 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 4 | Portland, OR | |
| 44-45 | 13 | 1 | 5 | Tulsa, OK | | |
| 44-45 | 13 | 4 | 5 | Washington DC | | |
| 46-47 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Fort Worth | |
| 46-47 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 4 | Milwaukee | |
| 48-52 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | San Diego | |
| 48-52 | 10 | 2 | 2 | Omaha, NE | | |
| 48-52 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Austin, TX | |
| 48-52 | 10 | 2 | 6 | Knoxville, TN | | |
| 48-52 | 10 | 2 | 4 | Greensboro, NC | | |
| 53-54 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Orlando | |
| 53-54 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Victoria (BC) | |
| 55-56 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Memphis, TN | |
| 55-56 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Anchorage, AK | |
| 57 | 7 | 3 | 1 | Las Vegas | | |
| 58-66 | 6 | 2 | 2 | Honolulu | | |
| 58-66 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Phoenix, AZ | |
| 58-66 | 6 | 3 | St. Paul, MN | | ||
| 58-66 | 6 | 2 | Des Moines, IA | | ||
| 58-66 | 6 | 2 | 2 | Salt Lake City | | |
| 58-66 | 6 | 2 | Montgomery, AL | | ||
| 58-66 | 6 | 3 | Norfolk, VA | | ||
| 58-66 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Peoria, IL | |
| 58-66 | 6 | 1 | 3 | Fresno, CA | | |
| 67-71 | 5 | 1 | 1 | Oakland | | |
| 67-71 | 5 | 1 | 1 | Albany, NY | | |
| 67-71 | 5 | 1 | 1 | Raleigh, NC | | |
| 67-71 | 5 | 1 | 1 | Wichita, KS | | |
| 67-71 | 5 | 2 | 1 | Huntsville, AL | | |
| 72-79 | 4 | 1 | 1 | Baltimore | | |
| 72-79 | 4 | 1 | 1 | Sacramento, CA | | |
| 72-79 | 4 | 2 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | | ||
| 72-79 | 4 | 1 | 1 | Mobile, AL | | |
| 72-79 | 4 | 4 | Roanoke, VA | | ||
| 72-79 | 4 | 1 | 1 | Boise, ID | | |
| 72-79 | 4 | 1 | 1 | Charlottetown, PEI | | |
| 72-79 | 4 | 1 | 1 | Spokane, WA | | |
| 80-90 | 3 | 3 | Dunwoody GA | | ||
| 80-90 | 3 | 1 | Little Rock, AR | | ||
| 80-90 | 3 | 1 | 1 | Dayton, OH | | |
| 80-90 | 3 | 1 | Springfield, IL | | ||
| 80-90 | 3 | 1 | Grand Rapids, MI | | ||
| 80-90 | 3 | 1 | Syracuse, NY | | ||
| 80-90 | 3 | 1 | Elizabeth, PA | | ||
| 80-90 | 3 | 1 | 1 | Nanaimo (BC,Can) | | |
| 80-90 | 3 | 1 | Saint John (NB,Can) | | ||
| 80-90 | 3 | 3 | Witchita | | ||
| 80-90 | 3 | 1 | 1 | Davenport, IO | | |
| 91-101 | 2 | 1 | Quebec | | ||
| 91-101 | 2 | 1 | New Haven, CT | | ||
| 91-101 | 2 | 1 | Chattanooga | | ||
| 91-101 | 2 | 1 | Sutersville, PA | | ||
| 91-101 | 2 | 1 | Pensacola, FL | | ||
| 91-101 | 2 | 1 | Bartlesville, OK | | ||
| 91-101 | 2 | 1 | Brandon, MB | | ||
| 91-101 | 2 | 2 | New Brunswick, NJ | | ||
| 91-101 | 2 | 1 | Stamford | | ||
| 91-101 | 2 | 2 | Tysons Corner, VA | | ||
| 91-101 | 2 | 1 | Rockford, IL | | ||
| 102-114 | 1 | 1 | Toledo, OH | | ||
| 102-114 | 1 | 1 | Springfield, MA | | ||
| 102-114 | 1 | 1 | Hamilton (Ont) | | ||
| 102-114 | 1 | 1 | Hull (Qu,Can) | | ||
| 102-114 | 1 | 1 | Shreveport | | ||
| 102-114 | 1 | 1 | Lake Charles (LA) | | ||
| 102-114 | 1 | 1 | Normal, IL | | ||
| 102-114 | 1 | 1 | Buena Vista, PA | | ||
| 102-114 | 1 | 1 | Asheville, NC | | ||
| 102-114 | 1 | 1 | Asheville, NC | | ||
| 102-114 | 1 | 1 | Overland Park, KS | | ||
| 102-114 | 1 | 1 | Trois Rivieres (Q,Can) | | ||
| 102-114 | 1 | 1 | Virginia Beach | | ||
| general stats. | ||||||
| 5401 | 1024 | 788 | 751 | total votes: => voted but not in WBS: in WBS but not voted: |
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| Overlap of voters' and World's Best Skylines points: 0.613 The overlap of two normalized distributions OAB=Sumi(min(Ai,Bi)) measures their similarity (0-1). | ||||||
| [points like this] : City probably promoted out of proportion by local voters (suspect voting pattern detected) | ||||||
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created: 1999-11-28 last update: 2002-02-19 |