Bilbao achieves the 20th position in Prosperity & Inclusion City & Seal Awards (PICSA) global index
The global index is developed by D&L Partners who after analysing 113 countries in terms of economic growth, the quality of their growth and the distribution of this economic growth throughout the population, they conclude that Bilbao ranks the 20th position in inclusive prosperity. The PICSA global index is based on three theoretical components of prosperity: prosperity, social inclusion and spatial inclusion which considers various indicators (educational opportunities, gender equality, infrastructure, etc.).
Zurich is the city with the highest inclusive prosperity, followed by Vienna, Copenhagen, Luxembourg, Helsinki, Taipei, Oslo, Ottawa, Kiel, Geneva, Washington, Munich, Prague, Seattle, Stockholm, Boston, Amsterdam, Berlin, Eindhoven and Bilbao. Regarding the State, Bilbao is ahead of Madrid and Barcelona, who achieve position 28 and 60 respectively.