Cần Thơ

Cần Thơ, Vietnam, scores 62 on the CIRA Index of tourism resilience, #118 of 309 destinations. 25 of 29 measures come from public sources, with 84% confidence. Every grade below states its value, period and source.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: 62
• OECD: 58
• UN Tourism: 68
• UNDRR: 49

Strongest

• Domestic share of nights: 91 % of nights by residents of the same country (Hiệp hội Du lịch TP. Cần Thơ & Sở Văn hóa, Thể thao và Du lịch TP. Cần Thơ, 2025). At or above 45: grade 4/4.
• Municipal waste per resident: 181.2 kg per resident per year (Báo Công an TP. Hồ Chí Minh & Cục Thống kê TP Cần Thơ, 2024). At or below 350: grade 4/4.
• Tourism intensity: 2.5 visitor nights per resident per year (Sở Văn hóa, Thể thao và Du lịch TP Cần Thơ / Báo Thời báo Tài chính Việt Nam & Tổng cục Thống kê Việt Nam, 2024). At or below 5: grade 4/4.

Weakest

• Wastewater safely treated: 25 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (Báo Tuổi Trẻ / Sở Xây dựng Cần Thơ, 2020). Below 50: grade 0/4.
• Tropical nights: 360.8 nights a year with a minimum at or above 20°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). Above 100: grade 0/4.
• Income per head: 18,088 GDP per capita, USD PPP (country figure) (World Bank WDI, 2025). Between 15,000 and 30,000: grade 1/4.

Vietnam in the World Economic Forum Travel & Tourism Development Index

Vietnam is #52 of 110 countries (4.15 of 7) in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026, which scores countries, not cities. Cities in countries with that WEF score average 60 on the CIRA Index; Cần Thơ is 2 above that.

Every measure, by theme

Demand and seasonality: 70

• Nights in the three busiest months: 28.9 % of annual nights (country figure) (World Economic Forum, TTDI 2026 (data: UN Tourism by United Nations World Tourism Organization), 2024, 2025 moving average). At or below 30: grade 4/4. Source
• Domestic share of nights: 91 % of nights by residents of the same country (Hiệp hội Du lịch TP. Cần Thơ & Sở Văn hóa, Thể thao và Du lịch TP. Cần Thơ, 2025). At or above 45: grade 4/4. Source
• Largest foreign market: not measured yet
• Recovery against 2019: 104.7 % of 2019 visitor nights reached in the latest full year (Sở Văn hóa, Thể thao và Du lịch TP Cần Thơ & Hiệp hội Du lịch TP Cần Thơ, 2024). Between 100 and 110: grade 3/4. Source
• Average length of stay: 1.8 nights per visitor (Thành ủy Cần Thơ / Trang thông tin điện tử Thành ủy Cần Thơ, 2024). Between 1.8 and 2.2: grade 1/4. Source
• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 60 % average annual occupancy (Ban Chỉ đạo Phát triển du lịch TP Cần Thơ / Thời báo Tài chính Doanh nghiệp (TCDN), 2023). Between 55 and 65: grade 2/4. Source

Economy and jobs: 63

• Jobs in tourism industries: 10.6 % of employment in accommodation and food services (country figure) (World Economic Forum, TTDI 2026 (data: Travel & Tourism Economic Impact Research by World Travel & Tourism Council; Travel & Tourism by World Travel & Tourism Council), 2026). Between 8 and 12: grade 3/4. Source
• Unemployment rate: 2.3 % of the labour force (Cục Thống kê thành phố Cần Thơ (Can Tho Statistics Office), 2023). At or below 5: grade 4/4. Source
• Income per head: 18,088 GDP per capita, USD PPP (country figure) (World Bank WDI, 2025). Between 15,000 and 30,000: grade 1/4. Source
• Economic diversity: 70.6 % of employment outside accommodation, food, retail and transport (State Management Review (Tạp chí Quản lý nhà nước) citing Cần Thơ Statistical Office, 2024). Between 64 and 72: grade 2/4. Source

Climate and hazards: 30

• Extreme heat days: 16.6 days a year at or above 35°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). Between 15 and 30: grade 2/4. Source
• Tropical nights: 360.8 nights a year with a minimum at or above 20°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). Above 100: grade 0/4. 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: 3.9 INFORM Risk index, 0–10 (country figure) (INFORM Risk (European Commission JRC), INFORM Risk Mid 2026, 2026). Between 3.5 and 5: grade 2/4. Source

Water and environment: 69

• Water scarcity: very low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 4/4. Source
• Wastewater safely treated: 25 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (Báo Tuổi Trẻ / Sở Xây dựng Cần Thơ, 2020). Below 50: grade 0/4. Source
• Municipal waste per resident: 181.2 kg per resident per year (Báo Công an TP. Hồ Chí Minh & Cục Thống kê TP Cần Thơ, 2024). At or below 350: grade 4/4. Source
• Green space: 31.6 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (Vietnam Association for Conservation of Nature and Environment (VACNE), 2024). Between 30 and 40: grade 3/4. Source

Community and housing: 100

• Tourism intensity: 2.5 visitor nights per resident per year (Sở Văn hóa, Thể thao và Du lịch TP Cần Thơ / Báo Thời báo Tài chính Việt Nam & Tổng cục Thống kê Việt Nam, 2024). At or below 5: grade 4/4. Source
• Cruise pressure: not measured yet
• Rent growth: not measured yet
• Short-let density: not measured yet
• Resident support for tourism: not measured yet

Access and continuity: 54

• Access redundancy: 3 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Airports Corporation of Vietnam & Tuoi Tre News, 2026). Between 3 and 4: grade 3/4. 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: An updated city plan with public early warning for heat, flood or fire (DTiNews, 2024–2026). Grade 3/4. Source
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: Crisis communication only, ad hoc (Tuoi Tre News, 2020–2026). Grade 1/4. Source
• Government effectiveness: 53.3 World Bank WGI percentile rank, 0–100 (country figure) (World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, 2025). Between 40 and 60: grade 2/4. 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 promotion budget that depends each year on the general budget (Tuoi Tre News, 2026). Grade 1/4. Source

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