Global Cities Index – Ranking of the most global cities based on five aspects of globalization: business activity, human capital, information exchange, cultural experience, and political engagement. KOF Index of Globalization – Ranking of the most global countries based on three dimensions of globalization: economic globalization, social globalization and political globalization. The Mercer quality of living index incorporates 39 factors, grouped in 10 categories: political and social environment economic environment socio-cultural environment health and sanitation schools and education public services and transportation recreation consumer goods housing and natural environment.

Mercer Quality of Living Survey – Ranking of local living conditions in 420 cities worldwide. Legatum Prosperity Index – Ranking of countries’ prosperity levels based on eight “foundations for national development:” economy, entrepreneurship and opportunity, governance, education, health, safety and security, personal freedom, and social capital.Įnvironmental Performance Index (EPI) – Leading ranking of the environmental performance of countries around the world based on 25 performance indicators grouped under two key objectives: environmental health and ecosystem vitality. The 2010 Human Development Report introduced three new multidimensional measures of inequality and poverty. UNDP Human Development Report – The UNDP’s Human Development Index (HDI) measures and ranks a country’s level of development based on three fundamental indicators: income, health and education. World rankings of countries and cities compare progress on development, sustainability, quality of life, globalization and more.

Global city index ranking