Global CityIntelligence

India / South Asia

Delhi City Intelligence

Delhi anchors northern India's political, services, and academic life with extensive metro networks and active air-quality and water-resilience work. Delhi is a south asia city of about 33M metro in India. On the composite city-intelligence score, Delhi sits below the indexed median, with practical gaps to close (64/100).

Last updated
2026-05-10
Data year
2025
Population
33M metro

Overall score

Read Delhi as a vast, dynamic capital where economic depth and connectivity balance significant air-quality and heat pressures.

Overall64/100
Affordability80/100
Air quality38/100
Energy66/100

Overall city intelligence

Mixed

64/100

Composite directional score across affordability, air quality, clean energy, and resilience.

Metro network

Globally cited

Delhi Metro is one of the world's largest.

Air-quality priority

Very high

Particulate exposure is a central public-health focus.

Delhi data table

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Delhi city intelligence data table
MetricValueContext
Overall score64/100Composite score across major city intelligence modules.
Cost of Living80/100Delhi is comparatively affordable for housing and services across most districts.
Air Quality38/100Delhi carries significant air-quality pressure, with seasonal particulate exposure a central public-health focus.
Energy66/100Delhi benefits from rapid solar build-out and active grid expansion, with coal-heavy electricity the central transition lever.
Safety70/100Delhi scores moderately on safety, with district-level variation and active institutional response.
Internet Speed74/100Delhi offers reliable fiber and mobile networks supporting digital services and remote work.
Climate Risk54/100Delhi carries significant climate risk centered on heat, water scarcity, and air-quality co-stress.
Resilience58/100Climate adaptation and infrastructure continuity context.

Emergency and public safety in Delhi

Local public safety guidance for Delhi, with the country-level emergency contacts that apply when calling for police, fire, or ambulance.

Unverified

For the universal emergency contacts that apply in Delhi, including police, fire, and ambulance, see the India emergency profile, which currently lists no verified national contacts.

Methodology and the wider source registry are documented on the scoring methodology and data sources pages.

Healthcare and hospitals in Delhi

Healthcare context for Delhi, with national-level information from India where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only and does not provide medical advice.

Unverified

For the national healthcare and public-health context that applies in Delhi, see the India healthcare profile, which currently lists no verified national healthcare information.

Related sections: emergency and public safety, scoring methodology, and data sources.

Transport and mobility in Delhi

Local mobility context for Delhi, with national-level context from India where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only.

Unverified

For national transport authorities and operators that apply in Delhi, see the India transport profile, which currently lists no verified national transport information.

Related sections: emergency and public safety, healthcare and hospitals, cities directory, countries directory, scoring methodology, data sources.

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Air Quality in Delhi

Delhi carries significant air-quality pressure, with seasonal particulate exposure a central public-health focus.

Energy in Delhi

Delhi benefits from rapid solar build-out and active grid expansion, with coal-heavy electricity the central transition lever.

Safety in Delhi

Delhi scores moderately on safety, with district-level variation and active institutional response.

Internet Speed in Delhi

Delhi offers reliable fiber and mobile networks supporting digital services and remote work.

Climate Risk in Delhi

Delhi carries significant climate risk centered on heat, water scarcity, and air-quality co-stress.

City rankings

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Interpretation

Read Delhi as a vast, dynamic capital where economic depth and connectivity balance significant air-quality and heat pressures. Its standout dimensions are cost of living (80/100) and internet speed (74/100). The area most worth watching is air quality (38/100), where the model registers practical gaps. Data year 2025; last updated 2026-05-10. Drawn from 5 institutional references.

Country context is available on the India country page. Related rankings include Overall Intelligence, Quality of Life, Remote Work. See where Delhi appears in global rankings or read the scoring methodology.

Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation. Verified datasets are being integrated; official sources should be used for critical decisions.

Sources

5 institutional references inform this view, listed below with reliability notes. Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation; verified datasets are being integrated and official sources should be used for critical decisions.