Overperformer

Metros where the composite score sits much higher than the population rank: concentrated capital, talent, or institutional gravity that does not require scale. San Francisco-San Jose punches 17.6x above its weight, London 14.5x, New York 14.0x. The list also surfaces less-obvious overperformers like Monaco, Macau, Geneva, Edinburgh — cities where a small population supports an outsized footprint of capital, institutions, or both. Top 100 by pop-rank-to-score-rank multiple.

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📈Overperformer: showing 100 of 100 qualifying metros

#5San Francisco-San JoseUnited States

17.6x

Global Capital

#2LondonUnited Kingdom

14.5x

Global Capital

#1New YorkUnited States

14.0x

Global Capital

#3ParisFrance

13.0x

Global Capital

#260MonacoMonaco

11.2x

Regional Hub

#17SydneyAustralia

10.2x

Continental Metro

#42AmsterdamNetherlands

10.1x

Continental Metro

#126MacauMacau

8.8x

Major Metro

#133GenevaSwitzerland

8.7x

Major Metro

#13BostonUnited States

8.6x

Continental Metro

#149BaselSwitzerland

8.6x

Regional Hub

#143LausanneSwitzerland

8.4x

Major Metro

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#40BrusselsBelgium

8.3x

Continental Metro

#95EdinburghUnited Kingdom

8.1x

Major Metro

#48ViennaAustria

8.0x

Major Metro

#419George Town (CAY)Cayman Islands

7.6x

Established Metro

#63Las VegasUnited States

7.1x

Major Metro

#86New OrleansUnited States

7.1x

Major Metro

#53StockholmSweden

6.9x

Major Metro

#87ZurichSwitzerland

6.7x

Major Metro

#521DavosSwitzerland

6.6x

Rank	Metro	Pop-rank to score-rank multiple	Tier
#5	San Francisco-San JoseUnited States	Pop-rank to score-rank multiple 17.6x	Global Capital
#2	LondonUnited Kingdom	Pop-rank to score-rank multiple 14.5x	Global Capital
#1	New YorkUnited States	Pop-rank to score-rank multiple 14.0x	Global Capital
#3	ParisFrance	Pop-rank to score-rank multiple 13.0x	Global Capital
#260	MonacoMonaco	Pop-rank to score-rank multiple 11.2x	Regional Hub
#17	SydneyAustralia	Pop-rank to score-rank multiple 10.2x	Continental Metro
#42	AmsterdamNetherlands	Pop-rank to score-rank multiple 10.1x	Continental Metro
#126	MacauMacau	Pop-rank to score-rank multiple 8.8x	Major Metro
#133	GenevaSwitzerland	Pop-rank to score-rank multiple 8.7x	Major Metro
#13	BostonUnited States	Pop-rank to score-rank multiple 8.6x	Continental Metro
#149	BaselSwitzerland	Pop-rank to score-rank multiple 8.6x	Regional Hub
#143	LausanneSwitzerland	Pop-rank to score-rank multiple 8.4x	Major Metro
#40	BrusselsBelgium	Pop-rank to score-rank multiple 8.3x	Continental Metro
#95	EdinburghUnited Kingdom	Pop-rank to score-rank multiple 8.1x	Major Metro
#48	ViennaAustria	Pop-rank to score-rank multiple 8.0x	Major Metro
#419	George Town (CAY)Cayman Islands	Pop-rank to score-rank multiple 7.6x	Established Metro
#63	Las VegasUnited States	Pop-rank to score-rank multiple 7.1x	Major Metro
#86	New OrleansUnited States	Pop-rank to score-rank multiple 7.1x	Major Metro
#53	StockholmSweden	Pop-rank to score-rank multiple 6.9x	Major Metro
#87	ZurichSwitzerland	Pop-rank to score-rank multiple 6.7x	Major Metro
#521	DavosSwitzerland	Pop-rank to score-rank multiple 6.6x	Emerging Metro
#253	BergenNorway	Pop-rank to score-rank multiple 6.5x	Regional Hub
#544	GibraltarGibraltar	Pop-rank to score-rank multiple 6.5x	Emerging Metro
#89	DublinIreland	Pop-rank to score-rank multiple 6.4x	Major Metro
#548	The ValleyAnguilla	Pop-rank to score-rank multiple 6.4x	Emerging Metro
#553	KotorMontenegro	Pop-rank to score-rank multiple 6.3x	Emerging Metro
#552	ProvidencialesTurks & Caicos Islands	Pop-rank to score-rank multiple 6.2x	Emerging Metro
#549	Jackson (WY)United States	Pop-rank to score-rank multiple 6.1x	Emerging Metro
#83	CopenhagenDenmark	Pop-rank to score-rank multiple 6.0x	Major Metro
#23	SingaporeSingapore	Pop-rank to score-rank multiple 6.0x	Continental Metro
#467	BozemanUnited States	Pop-rank to score-rank multiple 5.9x	Established Metro
#16	TorontoCanada	Pop-rank to score-rank multiple 5.9x	Continental Metro
#574	San MarinoSan Marino	Pop-rank to score-rank multiple 5.9x	Emerging Metro
#216	CanberraAustralia	Pop-rank to score-rank multiple 5.8x	Regional Hub
#250	San SebastiánSpain	Pop-rank to score-rank multiple 5.8x	Regional Hub
#593	St. MoritzSwitzerland	Pop-rank to score-rank multiple 5.8x	Emerging Metro
#184	CardiffUnited Kingdom	Pop-rank to score-rank multiple 5.8x	Regional Hub
#19	MadridSpain	Pop-rank to score-rank multiple 5.8x	Continental Metro
#463	FlagstaffUnited States	Pop-rank to score-rank multiple 5.8x	Established Metro
#605	GustaviaSaint Barthélemy	Pop-rank to score-rank multiple 5.8x	Emerging Metro
#614	Vatican CityVatican City	Pop-rank to score-rank multiple 5.8x	Emerging Metro
#338	AberdeenUnited Kingdom	Pop-rank to score-rank multiple 5.8x	Established Metro
#233	SouthamptonUnited Kingdom	Pop-rank to score-rank multiple 5.7x	Regional Hub
#263	CambridgeUnited Kingdom	Pop-rank to score-rank multiple 5.7x	Regional Hub
#382	LebanonUnited States	Pop-rank to score-rank multiple 5.7x	Established Metro
#225	BernSwitzerland	Pop-rank to score-rank multiple 5.7x	Regional Hub
#31	SeattleUnited States	Pop-rank to score-rank multiple 5.7x	Continental Metro
#27	MelbourneAustralia	Pop-rank to score-rank multiple 5.6x	Continental Metro
#615	SantoriniGreece	Pop-rank to score-rank multiple 5.6x	Emerging Metro
#546	Victoria (SEY)Seychelles	Pop-rank to score-rank multiple 5.6x	Emerging Metro
#580	LiberiaCosta Rica	Pop-rank to score-rank multiple 5.6x	Emerging Metro
#54	San DiegoUnited States	Pop-rank to score-rank multiple 5.6x	Major Metro
#449	DundeeUnited Kingdom	Pop-rank to score-rank multiple 5.5x	Established Metro
#113	AucklandNew Zealand	Pop-rank to score-rank multiple 5.5x	Major Metro
#344	StavangerNorway	Pop-rank to score-rank multiple 5.5x	Established Metro
#65	DohaQatar	Pop-rank to score-rank multiple 5.4x	Major Metro
#612	BasseterreSt. Kitts & Nevis	Pop-rank to score-rank multiple 5.4x	Emerging Metro
#516	Dunedin (NZ)New Zealand	Pop-rank to score-rank multiple 5.4x	Emerging Metro
#626	BentongMalaysia	Pop-rank to score-rank multiple 5.3x	Emerging Metro
#18	Hong KongHong Kong	Pop-rank to score-rank multiple 5.3x	Continental Metro
#441	MaastrichtNetherlands	Pop-rank to score-rank multiple 5.2x	Established Metro
#68	Abu DhabiUnited Arab Emirates	Pop-rank to score-rank multiple 5.2x	Major Metro
#324	Los CabosMexico	Pop-rank to score-rank multiple 5.2x	Established Metro
#57	LisbonPortugal	Pop-rank to score-rank multiple 5.2x	Major Metro
#61	DenverUnited States	Pop-rank to score-rank multiple 5.2x	Major Metro
#293	InnsbruckAustria	Pop-rank to score-rank multiple 5.1x	Established Metro
#661	St. AndrewsUnited Kingdom	Pop-rank to score-rank multiple 5.1x	Emerging Metro
#101	PragueCzech Republic	Pop-rank to score-rank multiple 5.1x	Major Metro
#608	Andorra la VellaAndorra	Pop-rank to score-rank multiple 5.1x	Emerging Metro
#527	IthacaUnited States	Pop-rank to score-rank multiple 5.0x	Emerging Metro
#346	UppsalaSweden	Pop-rank to score-rank multiple 5.0x	Established Metro
#404	LimassolCyprus	Pop-rank to score-rank multiple 5.0x	Established Metro
#491	BridgetownBarbados	Pop-rank to score-rank multiple 5.0x	Emerging Metro
#11	Washington-BaltimoreUnited States	Pop-rank to score-rank multiple 5.0x	Continental Metro
#649	St. John's (ANT)Antigua & Barbuda	Pop-rank to score-rank multiple 5.0x	Emerging Metro
#328	LucerneSwitzerland	Pop-rank to score-rank multiple 4.9x	Established Metro
#59	VancouverCanada	Pop-rank to score-rank multiple 4.9x	Major Metro
#72	AustinUnited States	Pop-rank to score-rank multiple 4.9x	Major Metro
#278	AarhusDenmark	Pop-rank to score-rank multiple 4.9x	Established Metro
#30	BerlinGermany	Pop-rank to score-rank multiple 4.9x	Continental Metro
#270	Luxembourg CityLuxembourg	Pop-rank to score-rank multiple 4.9x	Established Metro
#264	ItajaiBrazil	Pop-rank to score-rank multiple 4.8x	Regional Hub
#146	NiceFrance	Pop-rank to score-rank multiple 4.8x	Major Metro
#576	ExeterUnited Kingdom	Pop-rank to score-rank multiple 4.8x	Emerging Metro
#557	Pullman-MoscowUnited States	Pop-rank to score-rank multiple 4.8x	Emerging Metro
#77	ManchesterUnited Kingdom	Pop-rank to score-rank multiple 4.8x	Major Metro
#657	CastriesSaint Lucia	Pop-rank to score-rank multiple 4.7x	Emerging Metro
#82	PittsburghUnited States	Pop-rank to score-rank multiple 4.7x	Major Metro
#114	OsloNorway	Pop-rank to score-rank multiple 4.7x	Major Metro
#563	IbizaSpain	Pop-rank to score-rank multiple 4.7x	Emerging Metro
#587	Glenwood SpringsUnited States	Pop-rank to score-rank multiple 4.7x	Emerging Metro
#617	AlbertvilleFrance	Pop-rank to score-rank multiple 4.6x	Emerging Metro
#417	ChampaignUnited States	Pop-rank to score-rank multiple 4.6x	Established Metro
#585	ThimphuBhutan	Pop-rank to score-rank multiple 4.6x	Emerging Metro
#45	RomeItaly	Pop-rank to score-rank multiple 4.6x	Major Metro
#28	MiamiUnited States	Pop-rank to score-rank multiple 4.6x	Continental Metro
#119	CalgaryCanada	Pop-rank to score-rank multiple 4.5x	Major Metro
#401	TrondheimNorway	Pop-rank to score-rank multiple 4.5x	Established Metro
#573	KalamataGreece	Pop-rank to score-rank multiple 4.5x	Emerging Metro
#70	St. LouisUnited States	Pop-rank to score-rank multiple 4.5x	Major Metro