| City | 2003D | Coupling coordination level | Carrying capacity status | 2016D | Coupling coordination level | Carrying capacity status |
| Kunming | 0.667 | D7 | S3 | 0.716 | D8 | S4 |
| Qujing | 0.462 | D5 | S2 | 0.459 | D5 | S3 |
| Yuxi | 0.521 | D6 | S2 | 0.574 | D6 | S3 |
| Baoshan | 0.296 | D3 | S2 | 0.326 | D4 | S3 |
| Zhaotong | 0.183 | D2 | S2 | 0.196 | D2 | S3 |
| Lijiang | 0.474 | D5 | S2 | 0.481 | D5 | S3 |
| Puer | 0.446 | D5 | S2 | 0.409 | D5 | S3 |
| lincang | 0.334 | D4 | S2 | 0.395 | D4 | S3 |
| Guiyang | 0.561 | D6 | S2 | 0.686 | D7 | S4 |
| Liupanshui | 0.415 | D5 | S2 | 0.513 | D6 | S3 |
| Zunyi | 0.552 | D6 | S2 | 0.582 | D6 | S3 |
| Anshun | 0.383 | D4 | S2 | 0.349 | D4 | S3 |
| Nanning | 0.573 | D6 | S2 | 0.643 | D7 | S4 |
| Liuzhou | 0.518 | D6 | S2 | 0.594 | D6 | S3 |
| Guilin | 0.629 | D7 | S2 | 0.573 | D6 | S3 |
| Wuzhou | 0.482 | D5 | S2 | 0.416 | D5 | S3 |
| Beihai | 0.486 | D5 | S2 | 0.443 | D5 | S3 |
| Fangchenggang | 0.216 | D3 | S2 | 0.421 | D5 | S3 |
| Qinzhou | 0.264 | D3 | S2 | 0.405 | D5 | S3 |
| Guiyang | 0.192 | D2 | S2 | 0.224 | D3 | S3 |
| Yulin | 0.424 | D5 | S2 | 0.367 | D4 | S3 |
| Baise | 0.375 | D4 | S2 | 0.428 | D5 | S3 |
| Hezhou | 0.354 | D4 | S2 | 0.226 | D3 | S3 |
| Hechi | 0.432 | D5 | S2 | 0.403 | D5 | S3 |
| Laibin | 0.322 | D4 | S2 | 0.325 | D4 | S3 |
| Chongzuo | 0.229 | D3 | S2 | 0.256 | D3 | S3 |