As social responsibility becomes an important aspect of doing business, it’s more crucial than ever for decision-makers to understand the risks associated with various global markets.

At Visual Capitalist they made a graphic, using data from a report by Verisk Maplecroft, that looks at the world’s top cities for foreign direct investment (FDI) and assesses their relative levels of social risk.

Overall Social Risk Index

While a third of the top FDI cities are at high or extreme social risk, this figure is even higher when looking at all 575 cities included in the Cities@Risk Social Index.

Civil and Political Risk Index

In addition to the overall ranking, the report provides insight into specific human rights violations, highlighting which cities are most at risk.

Labor Rights Index

When focusing specifically on labor rights, almost half of the ‘high’ or ‘extreme’ risk cities are in Europe and Central Asia.

For more go to: Visualizing Social Risk in the World’s Top Investment Hubs by Carmen Ang.