The 25 Riskiest Outsourcing Hubs in the World

The 25 Riskiest Outsourcing Hubs in the World

(Editor's note: Rankings based on mean scores in ten areas of risk as reported by The Brown-Wilson Group's "2009: The Year of Outsourcing Dangerously".)

1. Bogota, Columbia
2. Bangkok, Thailand
3. Johannesburg, South Africa
4. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
5. Kingston, Jamaica
6. Delhi/Noida/Gurgaon, India
7. Manila/Cebu/Makita, Philippines
8. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
9. Mumbai, India
10. Jerusalem, Israel
11. Curitiba, Brazil
12. Dalian, China
13. Juarez, Mexico
14. Brasilia, Brazil
15. Chandigarh, India
16. Colombo, Sri Lanka
17. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
18. Quezon City, Philippines
19. Accra, Ghana
20. Pune, India
21. Chennai, India
22. Hanoi, Vietnam
23. Bangalore, India
24. Hyderabad, India
25. Kolkata, India
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Ratings based on crime, infrastructure, weather and other risks.

By Stephanie Overby, CIO.com

The Worst Three Cities for--

Corruption & Organized Crime
1. Bogota, Colombia
2. Juarez, Mexico
3. Johannesburg, South Africa

Heightening Trans-national & Geopolitical Issues
1. Delhi/Noida/Gurgaon, India
2. Jerusalem, Israel
3. Colombo, Sri Lanka

Unsecured or Unprotected Networks and Infrastructure
1. Bogota, Colombia
2. Bangkok, Thailand
3. Kingston, Jamaica

Unstable Currency
1. Bangkok, Thailand
2. Bogota, Colombia
3. Johannesburg, South Africa

Personal Crime Rate/Police-to-Citizen Ratio
1. Bangkok, Thailand
2. Johannesburg, South Africa
3. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Environmental Waste & Pollution
1. Bangalore, India
2. Chandigarh, India
3. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

High Terrorism/Rebel Target Threat
1. Mumbai, India
2. Delhi/Noida/Gurgaon, India
3. Jerusalem, Israel

Legal System Immaturity
1. Bangkok, Thailand
2. Bogota, Colombia
3. Kingston, Jamaica

Weather/Climate Threats
1. Kingston, Jamaica
2. Manila/Cebu/ Makati, Philippines
3. Bangkok, Thailand