Mbuji-Mayi

Mbuji-Mayi, DR Congo, scores 27 on the CIRA Index of tourism resilience, #300 of 309 destinations. 16 of 29 measures come from public sources, with 44% confidence. Every grade below states its value, period and source.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: 27
• OECD: 29
• UN Tourism: 38
• UNDRR: 14

Strongest

• Unemployment rate: 4.4 % of the labour force (country figure) (World Bank WDI, 2025). At or below 5: grade 4/4.
• Municipal waste per resident: 58.4 kg per resident per year (country figure) (Global Scientific Journal (citing OECD / UNEP), 2024). At or below 350: grade 4/4.
• Tourism intensity: 0 visitor nights per resident per year (country figure) (Worlddata.info (based on UN Tourism / World Bank data), 2021). At or below 5: grade 4/4.

Weakest

• Wastewater safely treated: 1.3 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (country figure) (WHO and UN-Habitat / UN-Water, Progress on the proportion of domestic and industrial wastewater flows safely treated (2024 Update), 2022). Below 50: grade 0/4.
• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 18.9 % average annual occupancy (country figure) (UN Tourism (UNWTO) Key Tourism Statistics via ResearchGate publication 'Status, Prospects and Challenges of the Tourism Industry in Democratic Republic of Congo', 2022). Below 45: grade 0/4.
• Travel advisory: 4 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). Above 3: grade 0/4.

Every measure, by theme

Demand and seasonality: 0

• 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: not measured yet
• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 18.9 % average annual occupancy (country figure) (UN Tourism (UNWTO) Key Tourism Statistics via ResearchGate publication 'Status, Prospects and Challenges of the Tourism Industry in Democratic Republic of Congo', 2022). Below 45: grade 0/4. Source

Economy and jobs: 50

• Jobs in tourism industries: not measured yet
• Unemployment rate: 4.4 % of the labour force (country figure) (World Bank WDI, 2025). At or below 5: grade 4/4. Source
• Income per head: 1,920 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: 0

• Extreme heat days: 65.8 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: 268.2 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: not measured yet
• Wildfire and storm hazard: not measured yet
• Country disaster risk: 8 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: not measured yet
• Wastewater safely treated: 1.3 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (country figure) (WHO and UN-Habitat / UN-Water, Progress on the proportion of domestic and industrial wastewater flows safely treated (2024 Update), 2022). Below 50: grade 0/4. Source
• Municipal waste per resident: 58.4 kg per resident per year (country figure) (Global Scientific Journal (citing OECD / UNEP), 2024). At or below 350: grade 4/4. Source
• Green space: not measured yet

Community and housing: 75

• Tourism intensity: 0 visitor nights per resident per year (country figure) (Worlddata.info (based on UN Tourism / World Bank data), 2021). At or below 5: grade 4/4. Source
• Cruise pressure: not measured yet
• Rent growth: 8 % change in rents over the last 12 months (country figure) (The Africanvestor, 'Updated Rents in Congo-Kinshasa (2026)', 2026). Between 6 and 10: grade 2/4. Source
• Short-let density: not measured yet
• Resident support for tourism: not measured yet

Access and continuity: 8

• Access redundancy: 0 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Logistics Capacity Assessments (WFP / Logistics Cluster) & Régie des Voies Aériennes, 2024–2026). Below 1: grade 0/4. 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 & ReliefWeb, 'Democratic Republic of Congo Launches Early Warnings for All Initiative to Strengthen Disaster Resilience', 2025–2026). Grade 1/4. Source
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: No tourism crisis or recovery plan found (Ministère du Tourisme RDC / Office National du Tourisme, 2024–2026). Grade 0/4. Source
• Government effectiveness: 2.8 World Bank WGI percentile rank, 0–100 (country figure) (World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, 2025). Below 20: grade 0/4. Source
• Travel advisory: 4 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). Above 3: grade 0/4. Source
• Dedicated tourism funding: A promotion budget that depends each year on the general budget (Ministère du Budget & Ministère du Tourisme RDC, Journal Officiel de la RDC, 2024–2025). Grade 1/4. Source

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