Conakry

Conakry, Guinea, scores 62 on the CIRA Index of tourism resilience, #118 of 309 destinations. 19 of 29 measures come from public sources, with 63% confidence. Every grade below states its value, period and source.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: 62
• OECD: 50
• UN Tourism: 67
• UNDRR: 35

Strongest

• Average length of stay: 4.2 nights per visitor (OpenEdition Journals / Études caribéennes, 'Hôtellerie haut de gamme à Conakry : une croissance sans effet d'entraînement sur la demande touristique', May–Aug 2025). At or above 3.5: grade 4/4.
• Extreme heat days: 0.8 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.
• Municipal waste per resident: 200.8 kg per resident per year (RSIS International / Sano (2022) cited in Public-Private Sectors Participation and Governance of Municipal Waste Managers in Conakry, 2022). At or below 350: grade 4/4.

Weakest

• Government effectiveness: 13.2 World Bank WGI percentile rank, 0–100 (country figure) (World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, 2025). Below 20: grade 0/4.
• Income per head: 4,935 GDP per capita, USD PPP (country figure) (World Bank WDI, 2025). Below 15,000: grade 0/4.
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: No tourism crisis or recovery plan found (Ministère du Tourisme et de l'Hôtellerie de la République de Guinée, 2024). Grade 0/4.

Every measure, by theme

Demand and seasonality: 88

• Nights in the three busiest months: not measured yet
• Domestic share of nights: not measured yet
• Largest foreign market: not measured yet
• Recovery against 2019: not measured yet
• Average length of stay: 4.2 nights per visitor (OpenEdition Journals / Études caribéennes, 'Hôtellerie haut de gamme à Conakry : une croissance sans effet d'entraînement sur la demande touristique', May–Aug 2025). At or above 3.5: grade 4/4. Source
• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 68 % average annual occupancy (Belgeo (Belgian Journal of Geography) - 'Hôtellerie haut de gamme à Conakry : une croissance sans effet d'entraînement sur la demande touristique' (Mamoudou Kouyaté & Serge Schmitz), 2025). Between 65 and 75: grade 3/4. Source

Economy and jobs: 38

• Jobs in tourism industries: not measured yet
• Unemployment rate: 5.2 % of the labour force (country figure) (World Bank WDI, 2025). Between 5 and 8: grade 3/4. Source
• Income per head: 4,935 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: 40

• Extreme heat days: 0.8 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: 365.2 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: 4.8 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: 92

• Water scarcity: very low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 4/4. Source
• Wastewater safely treated: not measured yet
• Municipal waste per resident: 200.8 kg per resident per year (RSIS International / Sano (2022) cited in Public-Private Sectors Participation and Governance of Municipal Waste Managers in Conakry, 2022). At or below 350: grade 4/4. Source
• Green space: 32 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (MDPI Sustainability / Land-Cover Change Analysis and Simulation in Conakry (Guinea), 2025). Between 30 and 40: grade 3/4. Source

Community and housing: 100

• Tourism intensity: not measured yet
• Cruise pressure: not measured yet
• Rent growth: 0.2 % change in rents over the last 12 months (country figure) (Institut National de la Statistique (INS) Guinée via ÉcoMatin, June 2025–June 2026). At or below 3: grade 4/4. Source
• Short-let density: not measured yet
• Resident support for tourism: not measured yet

Access and continuity: 25

• Access redundancy: 1 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Financial Afrik / Direction Générale des Aéroports de Guinée, 'Conakry Airport: passenger traffic up by 21.4% in 2025', 2025). 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 (Republic of Guinea Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development, 'Center for Disaster and Environmental Emergency Management - Midterm Review of the Sendai Framework', 2023). Grade 1/4. Source
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: No tourism crisis or recovery plan found (Ministère du Tourisme et de l'Hôtellerie de la République de Guinée, 2024). Grade 0/4. Source
• Government effectiveness: 13.2 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 promotion budget that depends each year on the general budget (Ministère du Tourisme et de l'Hôtellerie de Guinée / Mediaguinee, 2024). Grade 1/4. Source

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