Nouakchott

Nouakchott, Mauritania, scores 41 on the CIRA Index of tourism resilience, #270 of 309 destinations. 19 of 29 measures come from public sources, with 59% confidence. Every grade below states its value, period and source.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: 41
• OECD: 37
• UN Tourism: 38
• UNDRR: 29

Strongest

• Wildfire and storm hazard: very low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 4/4.
• Municipal waste per resident: 76.7 kg per resident per year (ResearchGate / University study on Nouakchott household solid waste, 2020). At or below 350: grade 4/4.
• Jobs in tourism industries: 1.5 % of employment in accommodation and food services (metro figure) (ANSADE - Enquête Permanente sur les Conditions de Vie des Ménages (EPCV 2019-2020), 2019-2020). At or below 8: grade 4/4.

Weakest

• Wastewater safely treated: 5.3 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (country figure) (UN-Habitat and WHO (UN-Water) - Progress on Wastewater Treatment: Global status and acceleration needs for SDG indicator 6.3.1 (2021), 2020). Below 50: grade 0/4.
• Income per head: 6,559 GDP per capita, USD PPP (country figure) (World Bank / TheGlobalEconomy, 2025). Below 15,000: grade 0/4.
• Green space: 5 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (metro figure) (Global Forest Watch / World Resources Institute, 2020). Below 10: 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: 42

• Jobs in tourism industries: 1.5 % of employment in accommodation and food services (metro figure) (ANSADE - Enquête Permanente sur les Conditions de Vie des Ménages (EPCV 2019-2020), 2019-2020). At or below 8: grade 4/4. Source
• Unemployment rate: 12.2 % of the labour force (country figure) (ANSADE (Agence Nationale de la Statistique et de l'Analyse Démographique et Économique), 2025). Between 12 and 18: grade 1/4. Source
• Income per head: 6,559 GDP per capita, USD PPP (country figure) (World Bank / TheGlobalEconomy, 2025). Below 15,000: grade 0/4. Source
• Economic diversity: not measured yet

Climate and hazards: 40

• Extreme heat days: 88.6 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: 230.2 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: low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 3/4. Source
• Wildfire and storm hazard: very low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 4/4. Source
• Country disaster risk: 5.3 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: 5.3 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (country figure) (UN-Habitat and WHO (UN-Water) - Progress on Wastewater Treatment: Global status and acceleration needs for SDG indicator 6.3.1 (2021), 2020). Below 50: grade 0/4. Source
• Municipal waste per resident: 76.7 kg per resident per year (ResearchGate / University study on Nouakchott household solid waste, 2020). At or below 350: grade 4/4. Source
• Green space: 5 % 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: 75

• Tourism intensity: not measured yet
• Cruise pressure: not measured yet
• Rent growth: 6 % change in rents over the last 12 months (The Africanvestor, Updated Rents in Nouakchott (2026), 2025–2026). 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 (Airport Technology / Logistics and Transportation in Mauritania, 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 (UNIDO / UNDRR, 2026). Grade 1/4. Source
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: No tourism crisis or recovery plan found (Office National du Tourisme de Mauritanie (ONT), 2026). Grade 0/4. Source
• Government effectiveness: 21.2 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 (PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries / International Social Tourism Organisation, 2025–2026). Grade 1/4. Source

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