Better than India Average-

• 1.
• Visakhapatnam is the 6^th highest ranked in # of Higher Education Enrolments % of Pop(No, UDISE 2021)?   out of 768 city/districts of India. This indicates that this district is more urbanized and/or has a better-developed educational infrastructure compared to other districts.

• 2.
• The average Telugu Script   of Indian city (district capitals)/districts is 39,429. Visakhapatnam is the 6^th highest ranked city out of 768 city/districts. This indicates a high pool of literate telugu population compared to other cities.

• 3.
• Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India, Visakhapatnam is the 7^th highest ranked in Urbanization(% , Census 2011)   . This implies that this district is a highly urbanised/ union territory or high GDP Top- 40 metropolis.

Worse than India Average-

• 1.
• Visakhapatnam is the 5^th worst ranked in Number of Cyber Crimes(NO, IPC 2020)   out of 768 city/districts of India. This indicates a safer district as compared to other districts.

• 2.
• The Average Number of IPC Crimes(NO, IPC 2020)   of Indian City (District Capitals)/Districts is Visakhapatnam is the 24^th worst ranked City out of 768 City/Districts.This indicates a safer district as compared to other districts.

• 3.
• Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India, Visakhapatnam is the 29^th worst ranked in Crime/1000 Pop(Ratio, IPC 2020)   .This indicates a safer district as compared to other districts.

• 4.
• Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India, Visakhapatnam is the 595^th worst ranked in Bank Deposit-Bank Loans (Crores, RBI SCB 2023)   .This indicates that credit demand in this district is higher compared to other districts.

• 5.
• Visakhapatnam is the 470^th highest ranked in Urban Internet Pop/City Pop(%, TRAI June 2023)   out of 768 City/Districts of India.This indicates higher number of state urban internet users as reported in TRAI quarterly report vis a vis other state's urban internet users.

• 6.
• The Average District Area (Sq Km)   of Indian City(District Capitals)/Districts is 4275. Visakhapatnam is the 420^th highest ranked City out of 768 City/Districts.This implies that this district has a higher access to natural resources compared to other districts.