Cancún

Cancún, Mexico, scores 66 on the CIRA Index of tourism resilience, #92 of 309 destinations. 24 of 29 measures come from public sources, with 76% confidence. Every grade below states its value, period and source.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: 66
• OECD: 61
• UN Tourism: 62
• UNDRR: 70

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.
• Access redundancy: 4 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Secretaría de Infraestructura, Comunicaciones y Transportes (SICT) / Tren Maya / ASUR, 2024). At or above 4: grade 4/4.
• Unemployment rate: 3.2 % of the labour force (metro figure) (INEGI (Encuesta Nacional de Ocupación y Empleo - ENOE), Q4 2025). At or below 5: grade 4/4.

Weakest

• Jobs in tourism industries: 24.7 % of employment in accommodation and food services (region figure) (INEGI via QR Informativo, Encuesta Nacional de Ocupación y Empleo (ENOE), Q2 2026). Above 22: grade 0/4.
• Tropical nights: 347 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.
• Wastewater safely treated: 67.2 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (country figure) (CONAGUA / CEPAL, Diagnóstico de la prestación de los servicios de agua potable y alcantarillado en México, 2020). Between 50 and 70: grade 1/4.

Mexico in the World Economic Forum Travel & Tourism Development Index

Mexico is #41 of 110 countries (4.31 of 7) in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026, which scores countries, not cities. Cities in countries with that WEF score average 61 on the CIRA Index; Cancún is 5 above that.

Every measure, by theme

Demand and seasonality: 75

• Nights in the three busiest months: 28.6 % 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: 37.4 % of nights by residents of the same country (region figure) (Secretaría de Turismo del Estado de Quintana Roo (SEDETUR) & CPTQ, ¿Cómo vamos en turismo?, 2023). Between 35 and 45: grade 3/4. Source
• Largest foreign market: 35.2 % of international arrivals or nights (region figure) (Secretaría de Turismo del Estado de Quintana Roo (SEDETUR) & CPTQ, ¿Cómo vamos en turismo?, 2023). Between 30 and 40: grade 1/4. Source
• Recovery against 2019: not measured yet
• Average length of stay: 5 nights per visitor (Secretaría de Turismo del Estado de Quintana Roo (SEDETUR) via Cancun Tourism Statistics Report, 2019). At or above 3.5: grade 4/4. Source
• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 72.8 % average annual occupancy (Secretaría de Turismo del Gobierno del Estado de Quintana Roo (SEDETUR), SITUR-Q, 2025). Between 65 and 75: grade 3/4. Source

Economy and jobs: 42

• Jobs in tourism industries: 24.7 % of employment in accommodation and food services (region figure) (INEGI via QR Informativo, Encuesta Nacional de Ocupación y Empleo (ENOE), Q2 2026). Above 22: grade 0/4. Source
• Unemployment rate: 3.2 % of the labour force (metro figure) (INEGI (Encuesta Nacional de Ocupación y Empleo - ENOE), Q4 2025). At or below 5: grade 4/4. Source
• Income per head: 25,868 GDP per capita, USD PPP (country figure) (World Bank WDI, 2025). Between 15,000 and 30,000: grade 1/4. Source
• Economic diversity: not measured yet

Climate and hazards: 45

• 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: 347 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: medium (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 2/4. Source
• Wildfire and storm hazard: high (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 1/4. Source
• Country disaster risk: 4.9 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: 44

• Water scarcity: low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 3/4. Source
• Wastewater safely treated: 67.2 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (country figure) (CONAGUA / CEPAL, Diagnóstico de la prestación de los servicios de agua potable y alcantarillado en México, 2020). Between 50 and 70: grade 1/4. Source
• Municipal waste per resident: 454.4 kg per resident per year (SEMARNAT & GIZ, Informe de resultados en el municipio de Benito Juárez, Quintana Roo, 2020). Between 450 and 550: grade 2/4. Source
• Green space: 10.9 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (Gobierno del Estado de Quintana Roo (SEMA), Modelo de Ordenamiento Ecológico Local del Municipio de Benito Juárez - UGA 21 Zona Urbana de Cancún, 2013). Between 10 and 20: grade 1/4. Source

Community and housing: 75

• Tourism intensity: not measured yet
• Cruise pressure: not measured yet
• Rent growth: 3.7 % change in rents over the last 12 months (region figure) (Inmuebles24, Index Quintana Roo, Q3 2023–Q3 2024). Between 3 and 6: grade 3/4. Source
• Short-let density: not measured yet
• Resident support for tourism: not measured yet

Access and continuity: 83

• Access redundancy: 4 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Secretaría de Infraestructura, Comunicaciones y Transportes (SICT) / Tren Maya / ASUR, 2024). At or above 4: grade 4/4. 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, tested plan that names visitors and tourism operators, with warnings in several languages (Secretaría de Turismo de Quintana Roo (SEDETUR) / Guest Assist, 2024). Grade 4/4. Source
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: A plan tested in an exercise or a real event, with lessons published (Gobierno del Estado de Quintana Roo / SEDETUR, 2024). Grade 4/4. Source
• Government effectiveness: 40.1 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 dedicated source partly ring-fenced for residents, infrastructure or sustainability (Municipio de Benito Juárez & Gobierno del Estado de Quintana Roo (Ley de Hacienda / Ley de Derechos), 2024). Grade 3/4. Source

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