Colchester vs Liverpool
Not opinions, measured walking data. On what we can measure, Colchester leads 3–2. Character is a different question: Colchester is britain's first city; Liverpool is the city the beatles left.
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Places with a story
spots where a route tells you what happened there
Colchester
54
Liverpool
34
Colchester leads
How often you pass a story
metres from one story to the next; fewer is better
Colchester
312
Liverpool
292
Liverpool leads
Historical figures
real people you meet in its stories
Colchester
11
Liverpool
12
Liverpool leads
Instagrammability
score /100, on the index’s fixed scale
Colchester
—
Liverpool
19
Liverpool leads
Group outings
of every 100 plays, how many bring a group of 3+
Colchester
24
Liverpool
14
Colchester leads
International visitors
% of player reviews written in a foreign language
Colchester
2
Liverpool
1
Colchester leads
| What we measure | Colchester | Liverpool | Leads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Places with a storyspots where a route tells you what happened there | 54 | 34 | Colchester |
| How often you pass a storymetres from one story to the next; fewer is better | 312 | 292 | Liverpool |
| Historical figuresreal people you meet in its stories | 11 | 12 | Liverpool |
| Instagrammabilityscore /100, on the index’s fixed scale | — | 19 | Liverpool |
| Group outingsof every 100 plays, how many bring a group of 3+ | 24 | 14 | Colchester |
| International visitors% of player reviews written in a foreign language | 2 | 1 | Colchester |
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: Colchester in orange, Liverpool in blue. All bars share one scale, so lengths are comparable everywhere on the chart.
Colchester scorecard →
Britain's first city
Liverpool scorecard →
The city the Beatles left