Antananarivo

Antananarivo, Madagascar, scores 63 on the CIRA Index of tourism resilience, #112 of 309 destinations. 21 of 29 measures come from public sources, with 61% confidence. Every grade below states its value, period and source.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: 63
• OECD: 59
• UN Tourism: 69
• UNDRR: 45

Strongest

• Extreme heat days: 0 days a year at or above 35°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). At or below 5: grade 4/4.
• Tropical nights: 0 nights a year with a minimum at or above 20°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). At or below 10: grade 4/4.
• Short-let density: 0.1 short-term rental listings per 100 dwellings (AirDNA & INSTAT Madagascar (RGPH-3), August 2026). At or below 0.5: grade 4/4.

Weakest

• Government effectiveness: 14.6 World Bank WGI percentile rank, 0–100 (country figure) (World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, 2025). Below 20: grade 0/4.
• Income per head: 1,952 GDP per capita, USD PPP (country figure) (World Bank WDI, 2025). Below 15,000: grade 0/4.
• Largest foreign market: 37.4 % of international arrivals or nights (country figure) (Ministère du Tourisme et de l'Artisanat via Newsmada, 2023). Between 30 and 40: grade 1/4.

Every measure, by theme

Demand and seasonality: 75

• Nights in the three busiest months: not measured yet
• Domestic share of nights: not measured yet
• Largest foreign market: 37.4 % of international arrivals or nights (country figure) (Ministère du Tourisme et de l'Artisanat via Newsmada, 2023). Between 30 and 40: grade 1/4. Source
• Recovery against 2019: 112.4 % of 2019 visitor nights reached in the latest full year (country figure) (World Bank / Ministry of Tourism of Madagascar, Madagascar Economic Update, 2024). At or above 110: grade 4/4. Source
• Average length of stay: 21 nights per visitor (country figure) (Ministère du Tourisme de Madagascar, Direction des Relations Internationales et de l'Expansion / DRCIE / PAF-Ivato, Statistiques du Tourisme, 2022). At or above 3.5: grade 4/4. Source
• Hotel bed or room occupancy: not measured yet

Economy and jobs: 50

• Jobs in tourism industries: not measured yet
• Unemployment rate: 3 % of the labour force (country figure) (World Bank WDI, 2025). At or below 5: grade 4/4. Source
• Income per head: 1,952 GDP per capita, USD PPP (country figure) (World Bank WDI, 2025). Below 15,000: grade 0/4. Source
• Economic diversity: not measured yet

Climate and hazards: 55

• Extreme heat days: 0 days a year at or above 35°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). At or below 5: grade 4/4. Source
• Tropical nights: 0 nights a year with a minimum at or above 20°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). At or below 10: grade 4/4. Source
• Flood hazard: high (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 1/4. Source
• Wildfire and storm hazard: high (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 1/4. Source
• Country disaster risk: 5.7 INFORM Risk index, 0–10 (country figure) (INFORM Risk (European Commission JRC), INFORM Risk Mid 2026, 2026). Between 5 and 6.5: grade 1/4. Source

Water and environment: 75

• Water scarcity: very low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 4/4. Source
• Wastewater safely treated: 52.4 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (country figure) (United Nations SDG Country Profiles / WHO & UN-Habitat, 2024). Between 50 and 70: grade 1/4. Source
• Municipal waste per resident: 219 kg per resident per year (JICA & Ministry of Land Use Planning, Housing and Public Works (Madagascar), Project TaToM Final Report, 2018). At or below 350: grade 4/4. Source
• Green space: not measured yet

Community and housing: 100

• Tourism intensity: 0 visitor nights per resident per year (country figure) (ATTA / Ministry of Tourism and Handicrafts Madagascar & INSTAT, 2025). At or below 5: grade 4/4. Source
• Cruise pressure: not measured yet
• Rent growth: not measured yet
• Short-let density: 0.1 short-term rental listings per 100 dwellings (AirDNA & INSTAT Madagascar (RGPH-3), August 2026). At or below 0.5: grade 4/4. Source
• Resident support for tourism: not measured yet

Access and continuity: 33

• Access redundancy: 1 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Aéroport International d'Antananarivo & World Bank, 2026). Between 1 and 2: grade 1/4. Source
• Air traffic recovery: not measured yet
• Rail share of intercity access: not measured yet
• Rail traffic recovery: not measured yet
• Largest airline group share: not measured yet
• Air route concentration: not measured yet
• Early warning and emergency plan: A national system only; no city plan found (Bureau National de Gestion des Risques et des Catastrophes (BNGRC), 2025-2026). Grade 1/4. Source
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: Crisis communication only, ad hoc (Ministère du Tourisme et de l'Artisanat de Madagascar, 2026). Grade 1/4. Source
• Government effectiveness: 14.6 World Bank WGI percentile rank, 0–100 (country figure) (World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, 2025). Below 20: grade 0/4. Source
• Travel advisory: 2 stricter of the US and Canadian government advisory for the country, 1 (normal precautions) to 4 (do not travel) (country figure) (US State Department and Government of Canada travel advisories, 2026-09-29). Between 1 and 2: grade 3/4. Source
• Dedicated tourism funding: A dedicated source such as a tourist tax or levy (Fédération des Hôteliers et Restaurateurs de Madagascar (FHORM) / Newsmada, 2025). Grade 2/4. Source

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