Monrovia

Monrovia, Liberia, scores 52 on the CIRA Index of tourism resilience, #226 of 309 destinations. 20 of 29 measures come from public sources, with 60% confidence. Every grade below states its value, period and source.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: 52
• OECD: 44
• UN Tourism: 53
• UNDRR: 30

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.
• Short-let density: 0 short-term rental listings per 100 dwellings (AirROI Monrovia Short-Term Rental Report 2026 / LISGIS 2022 Census, August 2025–July 2026). At or below 0.5: grade 4/4.
• Municipal waste per resident: 237.3 kg per resident per year (metro figure) (Monrovia City Corporation, 2024). At or below 350: grade 4/4.

Weakest

• Government effectiveness: 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 (Liberia National Tourism Authority / Governance Commission of Liberia, 2024–2025). Grade 0/4.
• Wastewater safely treated: 7 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (country figure) (Government of Liberia, Ministry of Finance & Development Planning, Liberia Voluntary National Review 2026, 2025). Below 50: grade 0/4.

Every measure, by theme

Demand and seasonality: 100

• 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: 13 nights per visitor (country figure) (Liberia National Tourism Authority (LNTA), Research & Product Development, 2024). At or above 3.5: grade 4/4. Source
• Hotel bed or room occupancy: not measured yet

Economy and jobs: 50

• Jobs in tourism industries: not measured yet
• Unemployment rate: 2.9 % of the labour force (country figure) (World Bank WDI, 2025). At or below 5: grade 4/4. Source
• Income per head: 1,981 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: 40

• 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: 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: 4.9 INFORM Risk index, 0–10 (country figure) (INFORM Risk (European Commission JRC), INFORM Risk Mid 2026, 2026). Between 3.5 and 5: grade 2/4. Source

Water and environment: 56

• Water scarcity: very low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 4/4. Source
• Wastewater safely treated: 7 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (country figure) (Government of Liberia, Ministry of Finance & Development Planning, Liberia Voluntary National Review 2026, 2025). Below 50: grade 0/4. Source
• Municipal waste per resident: 237.3 kg per resident per year (metro figure) (Monrovia City Corporation, 2024). At or below 350: grade 4/4. Source
• Green space: 14 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (metro figure) (Global Forest Watch / Global Nature Watch, 2020). Between 10 and 20: grade 1/4. Source

Community and housing: 75

• Tourism intensity: not measured yet
• Cruise pressure: not measured yet
• Rent growth: 6.1 % change in rents over the last 12 months (country figure) (TrueRate / Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services (LISGIS) & Central Bank of Liberia, March 2025 – March 2026). Between 6 and 10: grade 2/4. Source
• Short-let density: 0 short-term rental listings per 100 dwellings (AirROI Monrovia Short-Term Rental Report 2026 / LISGIS 2022 Census, August 2025–July 2026). At or below 0.5: grade 4/4. Source
• Resident support for tourism: not measured yet

Access and continuity: 25

• Access redundancy: 1 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (metro figure) (Liberia Airport Authority / National Port Authority of Liberia, 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 (UNDRR / National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA), 2024–2026). Grade 1/4. Source
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: No tourism crisis or recovery plan found (Liberia National Tourism Authority / Governance Commission of Liberia, 2024–2025). Grade 0/4. Source
• Government effectiveness: 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 (Ministry of Finance and Development Planning, Republic of Liberia, 2024–2025). Grade 1/4. Source

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