Garoua

Garoua, Cameroon, scores 38 on the CIRA Index of tourism resilience, #292 of 309 destinations. 20 of 29 measures come from public sources, with 59% confidence. Every grade below states its value, period and source.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: 38
• OECD: 39
• UN Tourism: 56
• UNDRR: 28

Strongest

• Water scarcity: very low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 4/4.
• Municipal waste per resident: 135.1 kg per resident per year (Ministère de l'Environnement, de la Protection de la Nature et du Développement Durable (MINEPDED) / Ngnikam & Tanawa, 2006). At or below 350: grade 4/4.
• Domestic share of nights: 74.8 % of nights by residents of the same country (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 above 45: 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; Garoua is 11 below that.

Every measure, by theme

Demand and seasonality: 33

• Nights in the three busiest months: not measured yet
• Domestic share of nights: 74.8 % of nights by residents of the same country (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 above 45: grade 4/4. Source
• Largest foreign market: not measured yet
• Recovery against 2019: not measured yet
• Average length of stay: 1.6 nights per visitor (region figure) (Ministère du Tourisme et des Loisirs (MINTOUL) / Institut National de la Statistique du Cameroun, Annuaire des statistiques du tourisme et des loisirs, 2014). Below 1.8: grade 0/4. Source
• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 41.2 % average annual occupancy (region 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, 2017). Below 45: grade 0/4. Source

Economy and jobs: 67

• 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: 3.6 % of the labour force (country figure) (World Bank / ILOSTAT, 2025). At or below 5: grade 4/4. 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: 10

• Extreme heat days: 202.2 days a year at or above 35°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). Above 60: grade 0/4. Source
• Tropical nights: 307.6 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: 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 Statistics Division / WHO / UN-Habitat SDG 6 Country Profiles, 2024). Between 50 and 70: grade 1/4. Source
• Municipal waste per resident: 135.1 kg per resident per year (Ministère de l'Environnement, de la Protection de la Nature et du Développement Durable (MINEPDED) / Ngnikam & Tanawa, 2006). At or below 350: grade 4/4. Source
• Green space: not measured yet

Community and housing

• Tourism intensity: not measured yet
• 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: 33

• Access redundancy: 1 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Cameroon Civil Aviation Authority (CCAA) / Aéroports du Cameroun (ADC), 2024). 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 (National Observatory on Climate Change (NOCC / ONACC), Cameroon, 2025). Grade 1/4. Source
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: No tourism crisis or recovery plan found (Ministère du Tourisme et des Loisirs (MINTOUL) / Communauté Urbaine de Garoua, 2024). 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 partly ring-fenced for residents, infrastructure or sustainability (Direction Générale des Impôts & Direction Générale du Budget du Cameroun, Code Général des Impôts (Article 223) / PPA des Comptes d'Affectation Spéciale, 2024). Grade 3/4. Source

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