
New York earned points for its quick recovery of its transportation network, while Paris scored higher in livability compared to last year.TOKYO-( BUSINESS WIRE)- The Mori Memorial Foundation’s Institute for Urban Strategies, a research body established by Mori Building, Tokyo’s leading urban developer, announced today its Global Power City Index (GPCI) 2022 report on the overall strength of the world’s 48 major cities, with a special focus on how cities have responded to the COVID-19 era. 11, noted for its “great strides in enhancing its cultural interaction” as well as resuming tourism air traffic. Other notables include Melbourne in ninth, marking the first time since the rankings began in 2008 the Australian city placed in the Top 10. The Top 5 strongest cities - from top to bottom - are London, New York, Tokyo, Paris and Singapore. Vancouver was second as far as Canadian cities go, taking the 34th spot. Overall, The Six came in at 12th for livability, 15th for its economy, 17th for environment, 20th for research and development, 27th for accessibility and 30th for cultural interaction. The GPCI is designed to grasp the strengths, weaknesses, and challenges of global cities “in a continuously changing world” not only through the rankings but also by “analyzing the ranking’s specific components.” It ranks the locales on six factors: economy, research and development, cultural interaction, livability, environment and accessibility.


The 2022 Global Power City Index (GPCI) from the Mori Memorial Foundation’s Institute for Urban Strategies evaluated the major cities of the world “according to their ‘magnetism,’ or their comprehensive power to attract people, capital and enterprises from around the world.”
