| former name | renamed | now this | % Correct |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Amsterdam | 1664 | New York | 100%
|
| Constantinople | 1928 | Istanbul | 95%
|
| Leningrad | 1991 | St PetersburgRussia | 88%
|
| Peking | 1949 | Beijing | 85%
|
| Saigon | 1976 | Ho Chi Minh City | 80%
|
| Danzig | 1945 | Gdansk | 63%
|
| Edo | 1868 | Tokyo | 60%
|
| Rangoon | 1989 | Yangon | 55%
|
| Madras | 1996 | Chennai | 43%
|
| Canton | 1949 | Guangzhou | 35%
|
| Kristiania | 1925 | Oslo | 28%
|
| Alma-Ata | 1992 | Almaty | 25%
|
| Batavia | 1949 | Jakarta | 20%
|
| Dacca | 1982 | Dhaka | 20%
|
| Salisbury | 1982 | Harare | 18%
|
| York | 1834 | Toronto | 15%
|
| Godthåb | 1979 | Nuuk | 13%
|
| Pressburg | 1919 | Bratislava | 13%
|
| Bathurst | 1973 | Banjul | 10%
|
| Lourenço Marques | 1976 | Maputo | 10%
|