HEAD TO HEAD
Hong Kong vs San Francisco-San Jose
Cross-tier: World City vs Global Capital. Hong Kong 4 · 10 San Francisco-San Jose on dimension wins.
Hong Kong sits in the World City tier; San Francisco-San Jose is a Global Capital. On the composite, San Francisco-San Jose edges out Hong Kong by 53.6 points (122.1 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-14 globally while Hong Kong sits at #T-118.
Dimension verdicts
ECONOMY
Market cap#30#1
Major companies#16#1
SPORTS
Major league teams#T-85#T-13
Major sporting events#T-118#T-14
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