Palermo

Data as of · Metro Power Rankings

#476

Global Rank

5.2

Power Score

Established Metro

% of Country Score

1.4%


Share

Italy • Europe • Language power • Time zone Europe/Rome UTC+1 (CET) (observes summer time)

Population
1.2M
GDP
$29B
GDP per capita
$24,123
Land area
3,367 km² (1,300 mi²)
Density
355/km² (920/mi²)
GAWC class
12

Primary city Palermo

State / province Sicily

Language Italian

Stands out, per personUniversities: low vs Italy

Palermo metro area

38.12, 13.36
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Sport

Dimension Breakdown

Value and global rank across all 16 dimensions

Stands out for Ports, Exchanges & Infrastructure, Airport Score.

World #1Top 5Outside top 5

Most similar metros

Closest profiles across all 16 dimensions

Sports

1 teams

Other Teams

Football/Soccer Teams1 team

Football/Soccer • Italy

Palermo

Palermo • Level: 2

Against expectation how Palermo’s teams have done against the odds they went in with.
  • Italian top-flight clubs based here have fallen short of their pre-match odds by 17.8 match points across 1,050 club-matches since 1932.

How this is measured →

Cultural Assets

Notable Museums & Landmarks

Performing Arts Venues1 item

Teatro Massimo

Palermo • Opera House

Languages of Palermo

Italian first in Sicily; 1 languages hold a role.

RoleLanguage
De factoItalian
AdministrativeItalian
NationalItalian
English reach, Sicily
34%
Tier 3 country

Sicily on the languages board · Language power

Screen of Palermo

#774 by film pedigree · score 0.6 · 2 people in a century of top-grossing films and Oscar nominations · Full screen profile →

Leading figures: Antonio Sabàto, Luca Guadagnino

Art of Palermo

#164 for celebrated art · 3 canon works in its museums

The Art hub →

Leading museums: Palazzo Abatellis, Galleria Regionale della Sicilia

2 notable artists born here, most in the 1800s: Princess Marie of France

Education & Research

Top 2000 Universities1 entry
#614

University of Palermo

Palermo, Italy

Notable Infrastructure

Airport1 entry

Palermo Airport

Palermo • 3 - International

Port1 entry

Port of Palermo

Palermo • Passenger

Suburban Rail (17 stations)1 entry

Palermo metropolitan railway service

Palermo • 17 stations

Internet Exchange1 entry

DE-CIX Palermo

Palermo • Regional IXP