Douala

Douala, Cameroon, scores 49 on the CIRA Index of tourism resilience, #242 of 309 destinations. 22 of 29 measures come from public sources, with 70% confidence. Every grade below states its value, period and source.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: 49
• OECD: 44
• UN Tourism: 50
• UNDRR: 35

Strongest

• Extreme heat days: 2.4 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: 234.5 kg per resident per year (Douala City Council (CUD) / Business in Cameroon via Den Planet & UN-Habitat, 2024). At or below 350: grade 4/4.
• Water scarcity: very low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 4/4.

Weakest

• Government effectiveness: 18.9 World Bank WGI percentile rank, 0–100 (country figure) (World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, 2025). Below 20: grade 0/4.
• Country disaster risk: 6.7 INFORM Risk index, 0–10 (country figure) (INFORM Risk (European Commission JRC), INFORM Risk Mid 2026, 2026). Above 6.5: grade 0/4.
• Income per head: 5,788 GDP per capita, USD PPP (country figure) (World Bank WDI, 2025). Below 15,000: grade 0/4.

Cameroon in the World Economic Forum Travel & Tourism Development Index

Cameroon is #108 of 110 countries (3.05 of 7) in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026, which scores countries, not cities. Cities in countries with that WEF score average 49 on the CIRA Index; Douala is right on that.

Every measure, by theme

Demand and seasonality: 50

• Nights in the three busiest months: not measured yet
• Domestic share of nights: 73.7 % of nights by residents of the same country (country figure) (Ministère du Tourisme et des Loisirs (MINTOUL) / Institut National de la Statistique du Cameroun, Annuaire des statistiques du tourisme et des loisirs édition 2020, 2019). At or above 45: grade 4/4. Source
• Largest foreign market: not measured yet
• Recovery against 2019: not measured yet
• Average length of stay: 2.4 nights per visitor (region figure) (Ministère du Tourisme et des Loisirs (MINTOUL) / Institut National de la Statistique (INS) - Annuaire des statistiques du tourisme et des loisirs, 2016). Between 2.2 and 2.8: grade 2/4. Source
• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 27 % average annual occupancy (region figure) (Ministère du Tourisme et des Loisirs (MINTOUL) / Institut National de la Statistique (INS), Annuaire des statistiques du tourisme et des loisirs, 2013). Below 45: grade 0/4. Source

Economy and jobs: 42

• Jobs in tourism industries: 4.1 % 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). At or below 8: grade 4/4. Source
• Unemployment rate: 15.4 % of the labour force (Institut National de la Statistique (INS) du Cameroun, Troisième Enquête sur l'Emploi et le Secteur Informel (EESI 3), 2021). Between 12 and 18: grade 1/4. Source
• Income per head: 5,788 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: 30

• Extreme heat days: 2.4 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: 6.7 INFORM Risk index, 0–10 (country figure) (INFORM Risk (European Commission JRC), INFORM Risk Mid 2026, 2026). Above 6.5: grade 0/4. Source

Water and environment: 50

• Water scarcity: very low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 4/4. Source
• Wastewater safely treated: 0 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (Seureca (Veolia Group) / Douala Urban Community Sanitation Master Plan, 2023). Below 50: grade 0/4. Source
• Municipal waste per resident: 234.5 kg per resident per year (Douala City Council (CUD) / Business in Cameroon via Den Planet & UN-Habitat, 2024). At or below 350: grade 4/4. Source
• Green space: 1 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (UN-Habitat, Urban Planning & Infrastructure in Migration Contexts Cameroon - Volume 1 - Spatial Profile (Douala), 2022). Below 10: grade 0/4. Source

Community and housing: 75

• Tourism intensity: not measured yet
• Cruise pressure: not measured yet
• Rent growth: 3.6 % change in rents over the last 12 months (country figure) (Institut National de la Statistique (INS) du Cameroun, Évolution de l'inflation au premier semestre et perspectives pour 2024, June 2023–June 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: 42

• Access redundancy: 2 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Aéroports du Cameroun (ADC) / Camrail / Port Autonome de Douala, 2025–2026). Between 2 and 3: grade 2/4. 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 (Cameroon-Tribune, December 2025). Grade 3/4. Source
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: No tourism crisis or recovery plan found (Ministère du Tourisme et des Loisirs (MINTOUR) / Communauté Urbaine de Douala, 2025–2026). Grade 0/4. Source
• Government effectiveness: 18.9 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 (Ministry of Tourism and Leisure / Cameroon Tax Code, 2025). Grade 2/4. Source

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