The metro thesis

Why cities, not countries, are the unit worth ranking.

1. 1The home page

   Start with the claim itself: cities are where people, money and culture actually concentrate.

2. 2Metro power rankings

   Every metro area scored on the same sixteen dimensions, so cities can be compared directly.

3. 3One metro: London

   A single city profile shows what the score is made of, from business to sport to culture.

4. 4Business by metro

   The biggest companies rolled up to the metro where they sit, which shows economic weight by city.

5. 5The Mind of the Metros

   Prizes, chess, universities and hospitals: the metros that win at thinking, not just at money.