Table 1 Major economic indicators of the four bay areas (developed by Hong Kong Trade Development Council Research, 2020).
Greater Bay | San Francisco | New York | Tokyo | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Area (sq. km) | 56,098 | 17,887 | 21,479 | 36,898 |
Population(mn) | 86.17 | 7.74 | 19.22 | 44.34 |
GDP/trillion US$ | 1.679 | 1.00 | 1.86 | 1.99 |
GDP per capita US$ | 23,116 | 128,573 | 96,853 | 45,084 |
Tertiary industry share % | 66.1 | 75.0 | 82.4 | 75.9 |
No. of QS Top 100 universities in 2021 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 2 |
No. of top 500 enterprises | 25 | 22 | 28 | 60 |
No. of cities | 11 | 9 | 31 | 4 |
