Santo Domingo: Most powerful city in the Caribbean

[NALs]

Oxford Economics ranked 1,000 cities worldwide regarding five subjects.

• Economy
• Human Capital
• Quality of Life
• Environment
• Governance

These were the cities in Central America & Caribbean that were included.

• Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
• San Juan, Puerto Rico
• Havana, Cuba
• Guatemala City, Guatemala
• San Salvador, El Salvador
• Tegucigalpa, Honduras
• Managua, Nicaragua
• San Jose, Costa Rica
• Panama City, Panama
• Kingston, Jamaica
• Bridgetown, Barbados
• Nassau, Bahamas
• Port-au-Prince, Haiti

These cities were not included though perhaps they should.

• Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
• San Pedro Sula, Honduras
• Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago
• Fort-de-France, Martinique
• Pointe-a-Pitre, Guadaloupe

Overall Ranking

1. San Juan
2. San Jose
3. Panama City
4. Nassau
5. Santo Domingo
6. Bridgetown
7. San Salvador
8. Havaba
9. Kingston
10. Guatemala City
11. Managua
12. Port-au-Prince

Interestingly, this was how the cities ranked on its economic power. Panama City was the only city to surpass Santo Domingo. Also surprisingly is how low is San Juan despite Puerto Rico’s relationship with the United States. Havana shows once again that education alone doesn’t solve much.

1. Panama City
2. Santo Domingo
3. San Jose
4. Guatemala City
5. San Salvador
6. Nassau
7. San Juan
8. Kingston
9. Bridgetown
10. Managua
11. Havana
12. Port-au-Prince

Economic power of Caribbean cities

1. Santo Domingo
2. Nassau
3. San Juan
4. Kingston
5. Bridgetown
6. Havana
7. Port-au-Prince

Link
https://www.oxfordeconomics.com/wp-...Oxford_Economics_Global_Cities_Index_2024.pdf

 

[aarhus]

Absolutely Santo Domingo is up and coming. Maybe not so far behind Panama either.