Birmingham vs Liverpool
Not opinions, measured walking data. On what we can measure, they tie 3–3. Character is a different question: Birmingham is the city of a thousand trades; Liverpool is the city the beatles left.
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Places with a story
spots where a route tells you what happened there
Birmingham
20
Liverpool
34
Liverpool leads
How often you pass a story
metres from one story to the next; fewer is better
Birmingham
231
Liverpool
292
Birmingham leads
Historical figures
real people you meet in its stories
Birmingham
1
Liverpool
12
Liverpool leads
Instagrammability
score /100, on the index’s fixed scale
Birmingham
12
Liverpool
19
Liverpool leads
Group outings
of every 100 plays, how many bring a group of 3+
Birmingham
23
Liverpool
14
Birmingham leads
International visitors
% of player reviews written in a foreign language
Birmingham
2
Liverpool
1
Birmingham leads
| What we measure | Birmingham | Liverpool | Leads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Places with a storyspots where a route tells you what happened there | 20 | 34 | Liverpool |
| How often you pass a storymetres from one story to the next; fewer is better | 231 | 292 | Birmingham |
| Historical figuresreal people you meet in its stories | 1 | 12 | Liverpool |
| Instagrammabilityscore /100, on the index’s fixed scale | 12 | 19 | Liverpool |
| Group outingsof every 100 plays, how many bring a group of 3+ | 23 | 14 | Birmingham |
| International visitors% of player reviews written in a foreign language | 2 | 1 | Birmingham |
Differences under 5% count as ties. Sample sizes and definitions on the methodology page.
What their stories are about
How many places with a story each city has per theme: Birmingham in orange, Liverpool in blue. All bars share one scale, so lengths are comparable everywhere on the chart.
Birmingham scorecard →
The city of a thousand trades
Liverpool scorecard →
The city the Beatles left