HEAD TO HEAD
Rhine-Ruhr vs San Francisco-San Jose
Cross-tier: World City vs Global Capital. Rhine-Ruhr 4 · 10 San Francisco-San Jose on dimension wins.
Rhine-Ruhr sits in the World City tier; San Francisco-San Jose is a Global Capital. On the composite, San Francisco-San Jose edges out Rhine-Ruhr by 57.1 points (122.1 to 65.0). Across the fourteen dimensions tracked here, Rhine-Ruhr leads on 4, San Francisco-San Jose leads on 10. The widest gap is on luxury hospitality: San Francisco-San Jose ranks #11 globally while Rhine-Ruhr sits at #T-191.
Dimension verdicts
ECONOMY
Market cap#26#1
Major companies#T-50#1
SPORTS
Major league teams#T-24#T-13
Major sporting events#T-118#T-14
EDUCATION
Universities / hospitals / research#T-13#T-15
CULTURE
Cultural events#T-22#T-11
Museums and landmarks#T-34#T-16
Luxury hospitality#T-191#11
INFRASTRUCTURE
Airport score#T-21#T-8
Ports, exchanges, infra#T-48#T-29
Metro stations#4#10
Commuter rail#17#T-99
Intercity train hubs#7#T-18
Skyscrapers (150m+)#T-133#T-57