No Indian City In Top 100 Of Global Cities Index; Delhi Ranks 350th
Find out which Indian cities made it to the inaugural 1,000 Global Cities Index by Oxford Economics.
There are no Indian cities in the top-100 global cities with Delhi being the top entrant ranked 350. However, a closer look at the Global Cities Index by Oxford Economics, which has evaluated the world's largest urban economies, shows that there are quite a few Indian cities that make it to the top 1,000 cities index.
Explaining the rationale behind the index, the report states that more than just economic output or growth, several other dimensions can make a city attractive to residents and investors.
The index contains five categories:
Economics
Human Capital
Quality of Life
Environment
Governance
The index aggregates the above to create an overall score for each city. Each category comprises multiple indicators (four to six, depending on the category), which aim to address some of the most important considerations within their respective categories.
As a result, the Global Cities Index provides a more complete comparison of cities, by ranking them not just on their economic performance, but considering other important factors that influence their relative strengths. With a total of 1,000 cities and 27 indicators included, the report provides breadth and depth to the Global Cities Index.
The economics category contains indicators that measure the economic size, structure, and growth of each city, examining both historical performance and future potential.
The human capital category contains indicators that measure the educational and business climates of each city, in conjunction with demographic trends.
The quality of life category has indicators that measure the benefits of living in each city and residents’ well-being, covering financial and health outcomes, as well as access to amenities.
The environment category contains indicators that measure the natural environment of each city on climate change-related issues.
The governance category contains indicators that measure the political stability of a city and the degree to which residents’ rights are protected. In recognition that national governments have a significant influence on these outcomes, this category is measured at the national level, rather than at the city level. As a result, every city in a given country receives the same score
Top 10 Cities Overall
The top 10 cities overall are:
New York, United States
London, United Kingdom
San Jose, United States
Tokyo, Japan
Paris, France
Seattle, United States
Los Angeles, United States
San Francisco, United States
Melbourne, Australia
Zurich, Switzerland
Indian Cities In The List
The first Indian city that ranked in the Oxford Economics Global Cities Index was New Delhi at 350th position. Here are the top 10 Indian cities that were featured in the 1,000 Global Cities Index:
350: New Delhi
411: Bengaluru
427: Mumbai
472: Chennai
521: Kochi
528: Kolkata
534: Pune
550: Thrissur
564: Hyderabad
580: Kozhikode
Other Indian cities that featured in the list are Chandigarh, Tiruchirappalli, Pondicherry, Kottayam, Kollam, Ahmedabad, Mysuru, Coimbatore, Jalandhar, Thiruvananthapuram, Madurai, Bhubaneswar, Amritsar, Vellore, Ludhiana, Nagpur, Dehradun, Vasai-Virar, Kannur, Srinagar, Hubli-Dharwad, Salem, Guwahati, Jaipur, Belgaum, Mangalore, Bhopal, Udaipur, Jodhpur, Surat, Tiruppur, Vadodara, Amravati, Kalaburgi, Visakhapatnam, Nashik, Raipur, Berhampore, Aurangabad, Indore, Bikaner, Solapur, Moradabad, Warangal, Cuttack, Guntur, Gwalior, Erode, Kolhapur, Bilaspur, Jammu, Patna, Asansol, Bhavnagar, Varanasi, Kota, Lucknow, Bhilai Nagar, Aligarh, Bareilly, Nellore, Jamshedpur, Rajkot, Jabalpur, Sangli, Ranchi, Meerut, Gorakhpur, Saharanpur, Prayagraj, Gaya, Muzzafarpur, Vijaywada, Agar, Dhanbad, Faizabad, Kanpur, Shahjahanpur, Bokaro, Hardoi, Sultanpur (Uttar Pradesh).
