Global Prosperity Index
The first-ever Prosperity & Inclusion City Seal and Awards (PICSA) Index, released in the Basque Country capital of Bilbao in northern Spain
it is designed to showcase not only the quantity of economic growth of a city but also its quality and distribution across populations.
Bilbao, the host city of the new index, is ranked at 20.
Switzerland’s Zurich topped the index with an overall score of 78.2.
Zurich, as the number one, scores strongly across all measures, particularly on quality of life, work, housing, leisure, safety, and education with the Swiss higher education system attaining an especially high score.
Top three countries
Zurich (Switzerland)
Vienna (Austria)
Copenhagen (Denmark)
