These Are The Most Traffic-Congested Cities In The World, 2020

The southern Indian city of Bengaluru has emerged as the most traffic-congested city in the world, according to TomTom’s Traffic Index, which details the traffic situation in 416 cities in 57 countries on six continents. Drivers in Bengaluru expect to spend an average of 71% extra travel time stuck in traffic.

Rounding out the top five most traffic-congested cities in the world are Manila (71 percent), the Colombian capital Bogota (68 percent), Mumbai (65 percent), and Pune (59 percent). It should be noted that India has four of the 10 most congested cities in the world.

Other cities featured in the top 10 global rankings are Moscow in Russia (59 percent), Lima in Peru (59 percent), New Delhi in India (56 percent), Istanbul in Turkey (55 percent), and Jakarta in Indonesia (53 percent) taking up 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, and 10th position.

The Index covered 416 cities in 57 countries. The percentages correspond to the level of congestion, i.e., the additional travel time measured for each driver on the entire network, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Most Traffic-Congested Cities In The World, 2020

Los Angeles (42 percent), New York (37 percent) and San Francisco (36 percent) came in at 31st, 52nd, and 59th respectively.

In Europe, the top five most congested cities are Moscow (59 percent), Istanbul (55 percent), Kyiv (53 percent), Bucharest (52 percent) and Saint Petersburg (49 percent).