Mogadishu
Mogadishu, Somalia, scores 39 on the CIRA Index of tourism resilience, #289 of 309 destinations. 15 of 29 measures come from public sources, with 43% confidence. Every grade below states its value, period and source.
Scores by each organisation's criteria
- CIRA Index: 39
- OECD: 33
- UN Tourism: 36
- UNDRR: 22
Strongest
- Extreme heat days: 0 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: 73 kg per resident per year (MDPI Sustainability, 'Evaluation of the Methane (CH4) Generation Rate Constant (k Value) of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) in Mogadishu City, Somalia', 2023). At or below 350: grade 4/4.
- Jobs in tourism industries: 1.4 % of employment in accommodation and food services (region figure) (Federal Government of Somalia and UN Joint Programme on Youth Employment (citing ILO Labour Force Survey for Somalia), 2014). At or below 8: grade 4/4.
Weakest
- 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.
- Government effectiveness: 1.9 World Bank WGI percentile rank, 0–100 (country figure) (World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, 2025). Below 20: grade 0/4.
- Tourism crisis and recovery plan: No tourism crisis or recovery plan found (Ministry of Information, Culture & Tourism Somalia, 2026). Grade 0/4.
Every measure, by theme
Demand and seasonality
- 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: not measured yet
Economy and jobs: 33
- Jobs in tourism industries: 1.4 % of employment in accommodation and food services (region figure) (Federal Government of Somalia and UN Joint Programme on Youth Employment (citing ILO Labour Force Survey for Somalia), 2014). At or below 8: grade 4/4. Source
- Unemployment rate: 21.4 % of the labour force (country figure) (Somali National Bureau of Statistics (SNBS), 2025). Above 18: grade 0/4. Source
- Income per head: 1,643 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: 33
- Extreme heat days: 0 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: not measured yet
- Wildfire and storm hazard: not measured yet
- Country disaster risk: 8.2 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: not measured yet
- Municipal waste per resident: 73 kg per resident per year (MDPI Sustainability, 'Evaluation of the Methane (CH4) Generation Rate Constant (k Value) of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) in Mogadishu City, Somalia', 2023). At or below 350: grade 4/4. Source
- Green space: 0.1 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (metro figure) (Global Forest Watch / World Resources Institute, 2020). Below 10: grade 0/4. Source
Community and housing: 50
- Tourism intensity: not measured yet
- Cruise pressure: not measured yet
- Rent growth: 8.6 % change in rents over the last 12 months (country figure) (Somali National Bureau of Statistics (SNBS), Consumer Price Index (CPI) July 2026, July 2025–July 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: 13
- Access redundancy: 1 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Encyclopaedia Britannica & International Trade Administration, 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 & Somali Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA), 2025–2026). Grade 1/4. Source
- Tourism crisis and recovery plan: No tourism crisis or recovery plan found (Ministry of Information, Culture & Tourism Somalia, 2026). Grade 0/4. Source
- Government effectiveness: 1.9 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 (Federal Government of Somalia, Ministry of Finance (Appropriation Act), 2024). Grade 1/4. Source
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