HEAD TO HEAD

Hong Kong vs San Francisco-San Jose

Cross-tier: Continental Metro vs Global Capital. Hong Kong 4 · 10 San Francisco-San Jose on dimension wins.

Hong Kong

Hong Kong

Continental MetroRank #18
68.5Power Score

San Francisco-San Jose

United States

Global CapitalRank #5
123.6Power Score
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Hong Kong sits in the Continental Metro tier; San Francisco-San Jose is a Global Capital. On the composite, San Francisco-San Jose edges out Hong Kong by 55.1 points (123.6 to 68.5). Across the fourteen dimensions tracked here, Hong Kong leads on 4, San Francisco-San Jose leads on 10. The widest gap is on major sporting events: San Francisco-San Jose ranks #T-16 globally while Hong Kong sits at #T-107.

Dimension verdicts

ECONOMY

Market cap#32#1
Major companies#16#1

SPORTS

Major league teams#T-104#T-18
Major sporting events#T-107#T-16

EDUCATION

Universities / hospitals / research#T-19#T-15

CULTURE

Cultural events#T-50#T-11
Museums and landmarks#T-23#T-16
Luxury hospitality#8#11

INFRASTRUCTURE

Airport score#T-42#T-8
Ports, exchanges, infra#T-15#T-29
Metro stations#35#10
Commuter rail#93#T-99
Intercity train hubs#T-45#T-18
Skyscrapers (150m+)#2#T-57

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