City | Ranking | Comprehensive strength | Scientific and technological strength | Industrial structure | Competitiveness score |
Hongkong | 1 | 8.94 | −0.22 | −0.08 | 4.58 |
Shenzhen | 2 | −0.35 | 4.28 | −0.60 | 3.12 |
Guangzhou | 3 | −0.83 | 0.20 | 3.49 | 2.04 |
Dongguan | 4 | 0.12 | −0.79 | 0.24 | −0.46 |
Foshan | 5 | −1.38 | −0.30 | −0.31 | −1.21 |
Zhuhai | 6 | 0.14 | −1.03 | −0.81 | −1.36 |
Jiangmen | 7 | −1.84 | −0.41 | −0.21 | −1.49 |
Zhongshan | 8 | −1.07 | −0.65 | −0.65 | −1.57 |
Huizhou | 9 | −1.71 | −0.44 | −0.58 | −1.68 |
Zhaoqing | 10 | −2.00 | −0.64 | −0.50 | −1.97 |