HEAD TO HEAD
San Francisco-San Jose vs Singapore
Cross-tier: Global Capital vs World City. San Francisco-San Jose 12 · 2 Singapore on dimension wins.
San Francisco-San Jose sits in the Global Capital tier; Singapore is a World City. On the composite, San Francisco-San Jose edges out Singapore by 58.2 points (122.1 to 63.9). Across the fourteen dimensions tracked here, San Francisco-San Jose leads on 12, Singapore leads on 2. The widest gap is on major league teams: San Francisco-San Jose ranks #T-13 globally while Singapore sits at #T-149.
Dimension verdicts
ECONOMY
Market cap#1#24
Major companies#1#T-22
SPORTS
Major league teams#T-13#T-149
Major sporting events#T-14#T-77
EDUCATION
Universities / hospitals / research#T-15#T-35
CULTURE
Cultural events#T-11#T-32
Museums and landmarks#T-16#T-18
Luxury hospitality#11#T-22
INFRASTRUCTURE
Airport score#T-8#T-28
Ports, exchanges, infra#T-29#T-4
Metro stations#10#43
Commuter rail#T-99#—
Intercity train hubs#T-18#—
Skyscrapers (150m+)#T-57#20