Liverpool vs Manchester
Not opinions, measured walking data. On what we can measure, Manchester leads 3–0 (3 within the tie margin). Character is a different question: Liverpool is the city the beatles left; Manchester is the city that rewrote pop.
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Places with a story
spots where a route tells you what happened there
Liverpool
34
Manchester
65
Manchester leads
How often you pass a story
metres from one story to the next; fewer is better
Liverpool
292
Manchester
293
Tie
Historical figures
real people you meet in its stories
Liverpool
12
Manchester
12
Tie
Instagrammability
score /100, on the index’s fixed scale
Liverpool
19
Manchester
23
Manchester leads
Group outings
of every 100 plays, how many bring a group of 3+
Liverpool
14
Manchester
19
Manchester leads
International visitors
% of player reviews written in a foreign language
Liverpool
1
Manchester
1
Tie
| What we measure | Liverpool | Manchester | Leads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Places with a storyspots where a route tells you what happened there | 34 | 65 | Manchester |
| How often you pass a storymetres from one story to the next; fewer is better | 292 | 293 | tie |
| Historical figuresreal people you meet in its stories | 12 | 12 | tie |
| Instagrammabilityscore /100, on the index’s fixed scale | 19 | 23 | Manchester |
| Group outingsof every 100 plays, how many bring a group of 3+ | 14 | 19 | Manchester |
| International visitors% of player reviews written in a foreign language | 1 | 1 | tie |
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: Liverpool in orange, Manchester in blue. All bars share one scale, so lengths are comparable everywhere on the chart.
Liverpool scorecard
The city the Beatles left
Manchester scorecard
The city that rewrote pop
