#2025 HAPPY CITY INDEX This City is what it is because our citizens are what they are. (Plato)

Themes, Areas and Indicators for #2020, #2021, #2022, #2023, #2024 Happy City Index editions

 

THEME AREA WEIGHT INDICATOR NUMBER NUMBER OF INDICATORS INDICATOR NAME DETAILS OF INDICATOR LEVEL
CITIZENS EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM 9,24 1.1 1 EXAM RESULTS Results of the post-secondary school exams compared to the national level result. local
1.2 2 LONGLIFE LEARNING The percentage of the city's adult population participating in supplementary courses. local
1.3 3 KNOWLEDGE CENTRE The existence of a higher education institution with an international reputation, highly ranked globally. local
1.4 4 AFFORDABILITY OF HIGHER EDUCATION The cost of higher education compared to the average annual salary. national
1.5 5 STUDENTS IN THE CITY Students per resident. local
1.6 6 HIGHER DEGREE Population of the city with a master's degree. local
1.7 7 FOREIGN LANGUAGE COMPETENCE Percentage of the population who knew at least one foreign language. national
1.7 8 DIGITAL LITERACY Digital skills indicators. national
INCLUSIVE POLICIES 6,16 2.1 9 ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES Percentage of people with disabilities supported in the removal of architectural barriers in their homes. local
2.2 10 FOREIGNERS FRIENDLY CITY Share of foreigners. local
2.3 11 LIFE EXPECTANCY Life expectancy rate. local
2.4 12 SERVICES AVALIABLE IN ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE Municipal services available in a foreign language. local
2.5 13 MENTAL HEALTH Percentage of the adult population receiving support and coordinated mental health care. national
2.6 14 INTERNAL MIGRATION Internal migration rate. local
2.7 15 COSMOPOLITISM Voter turnout in elections of a supranational nature. local
INNOVATION AND CREATIVITY OF RESIDENTS 5,39 3.1 16 SUPPORTING INNOVATION Percentage of the city's budget allocated to supporting innovation. local
3.3 17 INVOLEVEMENT IN CREATIVE INDUSTRY Share of people working in creative industries. national
ACCESS TO CULTURE 3,08 4.1 18 CULTURE - MATERIALS Total number of educational materials available in libraries per capita local
4.2 19 NETWORK OF MUNICIPAL LIBRARIES Number of libraries per square kilometre. local
ECONOMY GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT AND PRODUCTIVITY 5,88 5.1 20 GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GDP per employed person. national
5.2 21 PRIVATE SECTOR V. PUBLIC SECTOR Percentage of people employed in the private sector compared to the public sector. national
5.3 22 ANNUAL GROWTH GDP - growth. national
INNOVATION AND CREATIVITY OF ENTERPRISES 4,12 6.1 23 EXPENSES FOR R&D Research and Development costs in per cent of GDP. national
6.2 24 PATENTS Patent applications per resident. national
6.3 25 GROWTH IN PATENTS The year-on-year change in the number of patents per capita. national
ENTREPRENEURSHIP 2,94 7.1 26 ACTIVE COMPANIES Number of businesses per 1,000 residents. local
7.2 27 NEW BUSINESS Number of new businesses per 1,000 residents. local
LABOUR MARKET FLEXIBILITY AND UNEPLOYMENT 2,35 8.1 28 UNEMPLOYMENT Unemployment rate. local

29 EMPLOYMENT OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES Percentage of employed people with disabilities. local
8.2 30 EARNINGS Percentage deviation in earnings relative to the national average. local
ICT AREA AS A SPHERE OF ACTIVITY AND ITS AVAILABILITY IN ENTERPREISES 2,35 9.1 31 INCOME GENERATION BY ICT SECTOR Value added to GDP by the ICT sector. national
9.2 32 DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION OF BUSINESS Percentage of companies with a formal document on digital transformation strategy. national
INTERNATIONALISATION OF ENTERPREISES 1,76 10.1 33 HEADQUARTERS OF BIGGEST COMPANIES Companies with HQ in the city quoted on national stock market. local
10.2 34 FOREIGN AFFILIATES Number of foreign affiliates. national
GOVERNANCE INVOLVEMENT OF RESIDENTS IN DECISSION MAKING PROCESSES 5,8 11.1 35 SUPPORT FOR NGO Percentage of the city’s budget allocated to projects run by NGOs. local
11.2 36 COOPERATION Number of residents (per 1000) involved in local governance structures, such as advisory boards or committees. local
11.3 37 LOCAL ELECTIONS Voters turnout at city elections. local
11.4 38 CENTRE FOR VOLUNTEERS Existence of a volunteer centre. local
TRANSPARENCY IN OPERATION AND OPENNESS OF DATA 5,8 12.1 39 OPEN DATA Providing city data through an open data portal. local
12.2 40 AMOUNT OF DATA Number of data sets available. local
12.3 41 QUALITY OF DATA Open data sets available in tabular and machine-readable formats. local
ACCESSIBILITY OF PUBLIC E-SERVICES 5,8 13.1 42 COMMUNICATION WITH CITY (PROBLEM RAPORTING) System for reporting faults in the city through e-services. local
13.2 43 E-PAYMENTS Electronic payment system for municipal services. local
13.3 44 E-SERVICES Ability to hold conversations with officials via communication platforms or to book appointments online. local
CONSCIOUS STRATEGIES 4,98 14.1 45 STRATEGY OF DEVELOPMENT Existence of an up-to-date city development strategy. local

46 SMART GOVERNANCE Existence in the strategy of a vision, a description of talent acquisition methods, a focus on development that meets residents' needs, support for innovation, and performance tracking. local
14.2 47 SECTORAL STRATEGIES Number of sector-specific strategies. local
ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, INCLUDING RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES 5,71 15.1 48 RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES Existence and comprehensiveness of local policies or regulations that promote renewable energy use. local
15.2 49 ENERGY COUNSUMPTION - INHABITANTS (kWh) Energy use per person. local
15.3 50 ENERGY COUNSUMPTION - GDP (kWh) Efficient use of electricity (use per GDP). national
ANTI-POLLUTION 3,99 16.1 51 PARTICULATE MATTER LESS THAN 10 MICROMETRES Annual Average PM10 levels. local
16.2 52 CO2 emission. Annual CO2 emissions per resident. local
16.3 53 REAL ACTIVITIES Individual efforts on protecting nature. local
WASTE, WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT AND RECYCLING 3,99 17.1 54 WASTE MANAGEMENT Amount of waste produced per resident. local
17.2 55 SEWEGE Percentage of the population that is served by sewage treatment facilities. local

56 WATER USAGE Efficient use of water (use per GDP). local
17.3 57 RECYCLING Recycling rate. local
AVAILABILITY OF GREEN AREAS 3,42 18.1 58 PARKS IN THE CITY Number of parks per square kilometre. local
18.2 59 GREEN SPACE SHARE Green space per square metre of city area. local
PROTECTION OF BIODIVERSITY 2,28 19.1 60 ACTIVITIES Total area of protected land and water relative to the total area of the city. local
19.2 61 STRATEGIES Existence of a biodiversity conservation strategy or its inclusion in the city strategy. local
19.3 62 ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS Existence of municipal educational programmes on environmental issues. local
MOBILITY COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES IN TRANSPORT 4,54 20.1 63 E-PAYMENT Existence of an electronic payment system for municipal services. local
20.2 64 ITS-TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT Number of intersections in the city covered by the intelligent management system relative to the total number of intersections. local
ACCESSIBILITY AND EFFICIENCY OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT 3,89 21.1 65 PUBLIC TRANSPORT NETWORK Public transport network per resident. local
21.2 66 ACCESS TO NATIONAL TRANSPORT SYSTEM Integration of local public transport with national air and rail transport connections. local
21.3 67 ACCESS TO INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT SYSTEM Integration of local public transport with international air and rail transport connections. local

68 ADAPTATION OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT TO THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE OF DISABILITIES Percentage of public transport vehicles fully adapted for the needs of people with mobility impairments. local
21.4 69 GREEN MOBILITY  Green mobility share (non-motorized individual traffic). local
SAFETY OF THE TRANSPORT SYSTEM 2,6 22.1 70 FATALITIES Number of people killed in road accidents per 10,000 residents. local
22.2 71 ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS Number of road traffic accidents per 1,000 residents. local
OPENNESS OF TRANSPORT DATA 1,95 23.1 72 TRANSPORT DATA OPENNESS Availability of open data on public transport. local
23.2 73 TRANSPORT DATA QUALITY Availability of real-time information on the location of each public transport vehicle. local
23.4 74 TRIP PLANNER Existence of a journey planner that includes various types of public transport or all available modes within the city. local
AVAILABILITY OF MULTIMODAL TRANSPORT 1,95 24.1 75 MULTIMODAL HUBS Number of transport hubs in the city per square kilometre. local
24.2 76 AIR TRANSPORTATION AVALIBILITY Distance to the nearest airport offering international flights. local

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