Sharjah second cleanest city in the world, says report

 The Emirate of Sharjah has been ranked among the top cleanest cities in the world, according to a recent international ranking published by Radical Storage, a website specializing in travel and tourism data. 

The ranking was based on an analysis of tens of thousands of visitor reviews submitted via Google over the past year to measure satisfaction levels with cleanliness in major tourist cities. 

According to the ranking results, Sharjah achieved a positive rating of nearly 98 per cent regarding the cleanliness of its streets and public facilities, placing it among the top five cleanest cities globally. 

This reflects the success of the emirate’s environmental and regulatory policies and the high level of community awareness regarding the importance of maintaining cleanliness and the city’s civilized appearance. 

The ranking was based on an analysis of 70,000 genuine digital reviews, compiled from ratings of the top 10 tourist attractions in each city within Euromonitor International’s list of the top 100 global destinations. 

The reviews were categorized based on the use of cleanliness-related words such as ‘clean’ and ‘dirty’ then converted into positive and negative ratios that reflected the overall impression of the visitors. 

The study results showed that Krakow, Poland, topped the global ranking as the cleanest city in the world with 98.5 per cent positive ratings, followed by Sharjah in the second place with 98 per cent. Singapore came in third with 97.9 per cent, Warsaw, Poland in the fourth place with 97.8 per cent and Doha in the fifth place with 97.4 per cent. 

The report indicated that Sharjah’s distinctive ranking was due to a combination of strict control over violations, continuous investment in modern cleaning equipment and waste management and a commitment to the cleanliness of cultural and tourist areas, markets and beaches, which enhanced the visitor experience and reflected a comprehensive civilized image of the emirate. 

The ranking confirmed that cleanliness was no longer a secondary factor in the travel experience, but a primary criterion in assessing the quality of tourist cities, especially in light of the increasing number of trips to cities around the world, where visitors now link the quality of the trip to the level of cleanliness in the streets and public facilities. 

The report also showed that some countries had succeeded in establishing a culture of cleanliness as a daily lifestyle, which was reflected in the ranking of their cities in the top positions, at a time when major global cities were facing increasing challenges in this regard as a result of tourist pressure and population density. 

The report concluded by emphasizing that cleanliness ratings became one of the influential indicators of a city’s tourism reputation and a supporting factor for attracting investments and visitors, which made Sharjah’s distinctive rating a moral gain that enhanced its presence on the map of the world’s cities with the highest quality of life.