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Annex I

GCIF: Global city indicators facility

Source: Global city indicators, http://www.cityindicators.org/

The global city indicators facility (GCIF) provides an established set of city indicators claiming to use
a globally standardized methodology that allows for global comparability of city performance and
knowledge sharing. City services are divided into education, electricity, finance, recreation, fire and
emergency response, governance, health, safety, solid waste, transport, urban planning,
wastewater, and water. Quality of life factors are: civic engagement, culture, economy,
environment, shelter, social equity, technology and innovation.

Table I.1 – Profile indicators

Profile indicators list

Indicators
Total city population
Population density (per square kilometre)
Percentage of country's population
Percentage of population that are children (0‐14)
Percentage of population that are youth (15‐24)
Percentage of population that are adult (25‐64)
People
Percentage of population that are senior citizens (65+)
Male to female ratio (# of males per 100 females)
Annual population change
Population dependency ratio
Percentage of population that are new immigrants
Percentage of population that are migrating from elsewhere in the country
Total number of households
Total number of occupied dwelling units (owned and rented)
Housing
Persons per unit
Dwelling density (per square kilometre)
Average household income (USD)
Annual inflation rate based on average of last five years
Cost of living
Income distribution (Gini coefficient)
Country's GDP (USD)
Economy
Country's GDP per capita (USD)
City product (USD)
City product as a percentage of country's GDP
Total employment
Employment percentage change based on the last five years

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