Maputo

Maputo, Mozambique, scores 48 on the CIRA Index of tourism resilience, #245 of 309 destinations. 22 of 29 measures come from public sources, with 73% confidence. Every grade below states its value, period and source.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: 48
• OECD: 43
• UN Tourism: 49
• UNDRR: 30

Strongest

• Domestic share of nights: 50.7 % of nights by residents of the same country (Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE) Moçambique, Anuário Estatístico, Cidade de Maputo, 2025, 2025). At or above 45: grade 4/4.
• Short-let density: 0.1 short-term rental listings per 100 dwellings (AirDNA Market Data & INE Censo 2017 (Agregados Familiares e Condições de Habitação), 2026). At or below 0.5: grade 4/4.
• Tourism intensity: 0.5 visitor nights per resident per year (Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE) Moçambique, Estatísticas do Turismo 2023 & Estatísticas dos Distritos da Cidade de Maputo 2019-2023, 2023). At or below 5: grade 4/4.

Weakest

• Government effectiveness: 17.9 World Bank WGI percentile rank, 0–100 (country figure) (World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, 2025). Below 20: grade 0/4.
• Country disaster risk: 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: 1,698 GDP per capita, USD PPP (country figure) (World Bank WDI, 2025). Below 15,000: grade 0/4.

Every measure, by theme

Demand and seasonality: 50

• Nights in the three busiest months: not measured yet
• Domestic share of nights: 50.7 % of nights by residents of the same country (Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE) Moçambique, Anuário Estatístico, Cidade de Maputo, 2025, 2025). At or above 45: grade 4/4. Source
• Largest foreign market: not measured yet
• Recovery against 2019: 96.1 % of 2019 visitor nights reached in the latest full year (Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE) Moçambique, Estatísticas do Turismo / Anuário Estatístico, 2022). Between 90 and 100: grade 2/4. Source
• Average length of stay: 1.5 nights per visitor (Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE) Moçambique, Estatísticas do Turismo 2023, 2023). Below 1.8: grade 0/4. Source
• Hotel bed or room occupancy: not measured yet

Economy and jobs: 0

• Jobs in tourism industries: not measured yet
• Unemployment rate: 36.5 % of the labour force (Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE) - Inquérito sobre Orçamento Familiar (IOF) 2022, 2022). Above 18: grade 0/4. Source
• Income per head: 1,698 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: 25

• Extreme heat days: 12 days a year at or above 35°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). Between 5 and 15: grade 3/4. Source
• Tropical nights: 163 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: 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: 58

• Water scarcity: low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 3/4. Source
• Wastewater safely treated: not measured yet
• Municipal waste per resident: 197 kg per resident per year (World Bank / Associação Moçambicana de Reciclagem (citing Sarmento dos Muchangos et al. / Maputo Municipal Council), 2017). At or below 350: grade 4/4. Source
• Green space: 4 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (Global Forest Watch, Maputo City, Mozambique Deforestation Rates & Statistics, 2020). Below 10: grade 0/4. Source

Community and housing: 92

• Tourism intensity: 0.5 visitor nights per resident per year (Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE) Moçambique, Estatísticas do Turismo 2023 & Estatísticas dos Distritos da Cidade de Maputo 2019-2023, 2023). At or below 5: grade 4/4. Source
• Cruise pressure: not measured yet
• Rent growth: 6 % change in rents over the last 12 months (country figure) (The Africanvestor, Updated Rents in Mozambique (2026), 2026). Between 3 and 6: grade 3/4. Source
• Short-let density: 0.1 short-term rental listings per 100 dwellings (AirDNA Market Data & INE Censo 2017 (Agregados Familiares e Condições de Habitação), 2026). At or below 0.5: grade 4/4. Source
• Resident support for tourism: not measured yet

Access and continuity: 33

• Access redundancy: 3 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) & CFM, Comprehensive Urban Transport Master Plan for Greater Maputo, 2024). Between 3 and 4: grade 3/4. 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 & PreventionWeb, Multi-hazard early warning systems in Mozambique / Ready2Act CPX, 2024–2026). Grade 1/4. Source
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: No tourism crisis or recovery plan found (Ministry of Culture and Tourism (INATUR) / UN Tourism, Tourism Doing Business Investing in Mozambique, 2024). Grade 0/4. Source
• Government effectiveness: 17.9 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 promotion budget that depends each year on the general budget (Independent News Eswatini, reporting on Mozambique's Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (PRECE), 2025). Grade 1/4. Source

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