Today, as never before, various ratings of countries and cities are popular. With their help, you can find out a list of cities in Russia in which it is comfortable to live and work, find out the environmental situation or understand which cities are attractive for business and in which risks are great. In each study, errors and errors are possible, therefore, when studying each of the lists, it is necessary to understand which categories, indicators and estimates influenced the position of a city in the table.
Rating Methods
The methods for forming city ratings are different, and the research results, depending on the chosen method, can vary exactly the opposite.
Ratings are compiled in different ways:
- based on opinion polls and polls;
- based on the analysis of statistical data, according to specified criteria, with the involvement of experts;
- combined methods.
The most trustworthy are ratings compiled in a combined way, since they take into account both the opinions and reviews of residents of the city, region and country, as well as the results of the analysis of criteria by specialists in working with public opinion.
When considering this or that rating, one should pay attention to who composed it and what methods were used. Links to competent sources give greater confidence in the results. For example, professional organizations working with public opinion, such as RosStat or the Ministry of Economic Development.
To date, there are many research parameters for compiling an estimated opinion on cities and other constituent entities of the Russian Federation.
Rating Types
Any lists are compiled for specific goals and objectives of the study. And to cover all the topics of study is almost impossible. In general, the rating of Russian regions is presented by the following topics for study:
- in terms of living ;
- the level of socio-economic situation of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation;
- development of science and technology in the regions of Russia;
- labor market in the regions;
- investment attractiveness rating;
- ecological situation in the regions of Russia.
For each of the ratings, a special table is compiled, where anyone can look at the actual data for each of the points studied and understand which areas are leading in this direction, and who is far behind and by what parameters. The ranking of Russian regions by living standards , the labor market and other research data are often published on official resources.
Winners and outsiders
Each region is fighting for the right to become the best in everything, but this is practically unrealistic. And according to different criteria, the first and last positions change exactly the opposite.
The economic rating of Russian regions (according to RIA Rating) at the beginning of 2016 included 85 positions. The leading place in the socio-economic situation of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation is occupied by Moscow, in second place is the northern capital of Russia. The last four places were taken: the Altai Republic, the Republic of Ingushetia, the Jewish Autonomous Region and the Republic of Tuva.
In terms of population employment, the rating of Russian regions is confidently opened and held by the capital, and high unemployment rates are noted in the Chechen Republic, Dagestan and Kalmykia.
By the level of family well-being in Russia, the first three include: Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug and the capital. The lowest levels of the rating are occupied by the Ivanovo region, the Republic of Dagestan, the Pskov region.
Ecology level
In Russia, as well as around the world, there are many problems associated with the preservation of the environment. Especially in those parts of the country where heavy industry enterprises are located and where minerals are mined. Emissions to the atmosphere and soil obviously do not make the planet and its inhabitants better.
The ecological rating of the regions of Russia is represented by various studies; there is even a national ecological map of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation, where all regions and the degree of their pollution are reflected in detail and are easily understood. According to the All-Russian public organization "Green Patrol", the leading positions in terms of the level of ecology in the Russian Federation are occupied by the Tambov Region, the Altai Republic and the Altai Territory. Outsiders in this list are: Norilsk, Leningrad, Sverdlovsk and Chelyabinsk regions.
Innovative Rating
This ranking reflects the position of the development of science, education and the introduction of modern technologies in the regions. The highest steps are rightfully occupied by those parts of the country in which scientific activity is well developed, a large number of new research laboratories, institutes, and, of course, higher educational institutions.
The rating of innovative regions of Russia (according to the Association of Innovative Regions of Russia) includes 83 subjects, the study of which was carried out according to 23 indicators. Among the indicators are reflected: the status of scientific activity, the creation and implementation of innovative developments, the development of universities and socio-economic conditions.
The list of cities of Russia, as well as regions, republics and territories recognized as strong innovators in 2016, includes: Moscow, St. Petersburg, the Republic of Tatarstan and Nizhny Novgorod Region. The following entities were recognized as weak innovators: the Nenets Autonomous Okrug, the Republic of Ingushetia and the Chechen Republic.
There is a special Association of innovative regions of Russia, which supports and develops this industry. With the support of the association, an electronic map of innovative Russia was developed, reflecting all the rating data on the territory of the Russian Federation. The card is available to everyone on the official resource of the Association.
Investment rating
The investment rating of the Russian regions reflects the situation of the subjects in terms of their attractiveness to entrepreneurs, and also evaluates the actions of the authorities to create favorable conditions for the successful conduct of their own business, including the support of small and medium-sized enterprises.
According to the national rating of the Agency for Strategic Initiatives, which includes 85 subjects in the study, the Republic of Tatarstan has been leading for more than a year, and the Tambov Region and the Republic of Bashkortostan are at the end of the first twenty list.
In 2016, the rating was replenished with two new entities: this is the Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol.
The main points of this rating for 2016 indicate a high risk growth rate in absolutely all entities. For example: consumer demand according to data for August 2015 increased by 1%, and in 2016 fell by 4.2 percent. Industrial output also fell by three point two percent.
This rating of Russian regions allows entrepreneurs to assess their risks at the stage of planning entry into a particular region and development in it.
Living Standards Rating
The study of living standards in the constituent entities of the Russian Federation includes many criteria, for example, the level of infrastructure development, employment, wages, and the ratio of supply and demand.
Statistics reflect the level of well-being of residents of the city and helps to assess how well the infrastructure of an individual subject is developed. According to the Ministry of Economic Development, the four strongest cities included: Kaliningrad, Krasnodar, Yekaterinburg, Irkutsk. Closing the top twenty cities are the regional centers of Lipetsk, Surgut and Tomsk.
Other ratings
To date, the ranking of Russian regions is represented by a variety of different research topics, mainly economic indicators. But there are other, sometimes funny, types of ratings. For example, the most tourist cities of 2016 were selected: Sochi, St. Petersburg and Moscow. The capital was recognized as the saddest city, and the happiest inhabitants of the country, it turns out, live in Grozny. Resort leader Anapa became the leader in safety, and all lovers of sweets come to the northern capital of the Russian Federation.