The Cuban capital occupies position 536 overall among the 1,000 cities included in the Oxford Economics Global Cities Index
14ymedio, Mexico City, 24 May 2024 — Havana, the only Cuban city in the Global Cities Index carried out by Oxford Economics, ranks among the worst in 2024, on several factors. The ranking, which measures governance, human capital, quality of life and economy, places it in some cases very low in the table of a total of 1,000 cities.
Specifically, the area of governance, which evaluates decision-making and application of public ordinances, but also the business environment, political stability and civil rights, is the measure on which it fared the worst, with 828th place.
It does not do much better in the economy – where GDP, economic diversity and job growth are analyzed – where it earned 818th place.
Regarding quality of life, which measures longevity, per capita income and internet speed, it is also found in the second half of the table, in place 529
The area in which Havana has the most success is the environment. Having analyzed air quality or na