Gazipur

Gazipur, Bangladesh, scores 46 on the CIRA Index of tourism resilience, #255 of 309 destinations. 24 of 29 measures come from public sources, with 66% confidence. Every grade below states its value, period and source.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: 46
• OECD: 42
• UN Tourism: 46
• UNDRR: 30

Strongest

• Municipal waste per resident: 160.2 kg per resident per year (Research Square / IUT Institutional Repository, Municipal Solid Waste Management of Gazipur City Corporation, 2022). At or below 350: grade 4/4.
• Jobs in tourism industries: 1.9 % 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.
• Unemployment rate: 3.8 % of the labour force (country figure) (World Bank WDI, 2025). At or below 5: grade 4/4.

Weakest

• Largest foreign market: 83.5 % of international arrivals or nights (country figure) (Bangladesh Tourism Board, Ministry of Civil Aviation & Tourism, 'Foreign Tourist Arrival in Bangladesh (Top Twelve Countries) Year: 2010-2019', 2019). Above 40: grade 0/4.
• Income per head: 10,154 GDP per capita, USD PPP (country figure) (World Bank WDI, 2025). Below 15,000: grade 0/4.
• Green space: 9.5 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (region figure) (River and Delta Research Center, Bangladesh River Foundation & BELA, 'Environmental Status of Gazipur District: Consequences and Journey', 2023). Below 10: grade 0/4.

Bangladesh in the World Economic Forum Travel & Tourism Development Index

Bangladesh is #98 of 110 countries (3.34 of 7) in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026, which scores countries, not cities. Cities in countries with that WEF score average 52 on the CIRA Index; Gazipur is 6 below that.

Every measure, by theme

Demand and seasonality: 56

• Nights in the three busiest months: not measured yet
• Domestic share of nights: 97.9 % of nights by residents of the same country (country figure) (United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Bangladesh & Bangladesh Tourism Board, 2023). At or above 45: grade 4/4. Source
• Largest foreign market: 83.5 % of international arrivals or nights (country figure) (Bangladesh Tourism Board, Ministry of Civil Aviation & Tourism, 'Foreign Tourist Arrival in Bangladesh (Top Twelve Countries) Year: 2010-2019', 2019). Above 40: grade 0/4. Source
• Recovery against 2019: 94.2 % of 2019 visitor nights reached in the latest full year (country figure) (The Daily Star via Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, Special Branch of Police and Bangladesh Bank, 2025). Between 90 and 100: grade 2/4. Source
• Average length of stay: 3.5 nights per visitor (country figure) (Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, Tourism Satellite Account (TSA) 2020, 2018-2019). Between 2.8 and 3.5: grade 3/4. Source
• Hotel bed or room occupancy: not measured yet

Economy and jobs: 69

• Jobs in tourism industries: 1.9 % 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: 3.8 % of the labour force (country figure) (World Bank WDI, 2025). At or below 5: grade 4/4. Source
• Income per head: 10,154 GDP per capita, USD PPP (country figure) (World Bank WDI, 2025). Below 15,000: grade 0/4. Source
• Economic diversity: 75.8 % of employment outside accommodation, food, retail and transport (country figure) (Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), Labour Force Survey 2022 Final Report, 2022). Between 72 and 80: grade 3/4. Source

Climate and hazards: 25

• Extreme heat days: 35.2 days a year at or above 35°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). Between 30 and 60: grade 1/4. Source
• Tropical nights: 232.2 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: 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: 5.9 INFORM Risk index, 0–10 (country figure) (INFORM Risk (European Commission JRC), INFORM Risk Mid 2026, 2026). Between 5 and 6.5: grade 1/4. Source

Water and environment: 38

• Water scarcity: medium (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 2/4. Source
• Wastewater safely treated: 0 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (Sustainable Sanitation Alliance (SuSanA) & Department of Public Health Engineering (DPHE), SFD Lite Report – Gazipur, Bangladesh, 2020). Below 50: grade 0/4. Source
• Municipal waste per resident: 160.2 kg per resident per year (Research Square / IUT Institutional Repository, Municipal Solid Waste Management of Gazipur City Corporation, 2022). At or below 350: grade 4/4. Source
• Green space: 9.5 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (region figure) (River and Delta Research Center, Bangladesh River Foundation & BELA, 'Environmental Status of Gazipur District: Consequences and Journey', 2023). Below 10: grade 0/4. Source

Community and housing: 75

• Tourism intensity: not measured yet
• Cruise pressure: not measured yet
• Rent growth: 5.2 % change in rents over the last 12 months (country figure) (Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) via Daily Sun, Q4 2025). Between 3 and 6: grade 3/4. Source
• Short-let density: not measured yet
• Resident support for tourism: not measured yet

Access and continuity: 21

• Access redundancy: 1 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Bangladesh Railway & Local Guides Connect, 'Joydebpur Railway Junction: The Heart of Rail Travel in Gazipur', 2025–2026). 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 (UNDRR, 'Bangladesh: Advancing Early Warnings for All: 2025 updates', 2025–2026). Grade 1/4. Source
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: No tourism crisis or recovery plan found (Bangladesh Tourism Board & Daily Sun, 'Govt prepares 20-year roadmap to boost tourism', 2026). Grade 0/4. Source
• Government effectiveness: 30.7 World Bank WGI percentile rank, 0–100 (country figure) (World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, 2025). Between 20 and 40: grade 1/4. Source
• Travel advisory: 3 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 2.5 and 3: grade 1/4. Source
• Dedicated tourism funding: A promotion budget that depends each year on the general budget (The Daily Star, 'Govt proposes massive tourism push, targets 6-7% of GDP', 2026). Grade 1/4. Source

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