Port-au-Prince

Port-au-Prince, Haiti, scores 22 on the CIRA Index of tourism resilience, #307 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: 22
• OECD: 24
• UN Tourism: 26
• UNDRR: 21

Strongest

• Municipal waste per resident: 219 kg per resident per year (World Bank / UNDP Haiti, 2018). At or below 350: grade 4/4.
• Flood hazard: low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 3/4.
• Average length of stay: 3 nights per visitor (country figure) (Ministère du Tourisme d'Haïti via Le Nouvelliste & Caribbean Journal, 2014). Between 2.8 and 3.5: grade 3/4.

Weakest

• Largest foreign market: 69 % of international arrivals or nights (country figure) (Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO), Haiti Visitor Arrival Summary Report, 2005). Above 40: 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.
• Government effectiveness: 0.5 World Bank WGI percentile rank, 0–100 (country figure) (World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, 2025). Below 20: grade 0/4.

Every measure, by theme

Demand and seasonality: 25

• Nights in the three busiest months: not measured yet
• Domestic share of nights: not measured yet
• Largest foreign market: 69 % of international arrivals or nights (country figure) (Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO), Haiti Visitor Arrival Summary Report, 2005). Above 40: grade 0/4. Source
• Recovery against 2019: not measured yet
• Average length of stay: 3 nights per visitor (country figure) (Ministère du Tourisme d'Haïti via Le Nouvelliste & Caribbean Journal, 2014). Between 2.8 and 3.5: grade 3/4. Source
• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 15 % average annual occupancy (Haitian Ministry of Tourism via Marriott Port Au Prince Hotel / Elearning Report, 2024–2025). Below 45: grade 0/4. Source

Economy and jobs: 13

• Jobs in tourism industries: not measured yet
• Unemployment rate: 14.9 % of the labour force (country figure) (World Bank / International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT modeled estimate), 2025). Between 12 and 18: grade 1/4. Source
• Income per head: 3,134 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: 20

• Extreme heat days: 93.2 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: 359.2 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: high (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 1/4. Source
• Country disaster risk: 7.6 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: medium (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 2/4. Source
• Wastewater safely treated: 0 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (Inter-American Development Bank & World Bank / European Commission, 2020). Below 50: grade 0/4. Source
• Municipal waste per resident: 219 kg per resident per year (World Bank / UNDP Haiti, 2018). At or below 350: grade 4/4. Source
• Green space: not measured yet

Community and housing: 0

• Tourism intensity: not measured yet
• Cruise pressure: not measured yet
• Rent growth: 16.4 % change in rents over the last 12 months (country figure) (Institut Haïtien de Statistique et d'Informatique (IHSI), Le Coin de l'IPC - Juillet 2026, July 2025 – July 2026). Above 15: grade 0/4. 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 (Autorité Aéroportuaire Nationale (AAN) / Office National de l'Aviation Civile (OFNAC), 2024–2026). 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 & Direction Générale de la Protection Civile (DGPC), Plan National de Gestion des Risques de Désastre 2019-2030, 2020–2026). Grade 1/4. Source
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: No tourism crisis or recovery plan found (Ministère du Tourisme et des Industries Créatives (MTIC) / Le Nouvelliste, 2025–2026). Grade 0/4. Source
• Government effectiveness: 0.5 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 de l'Économie et des Finances d'Haïti, Budget Général de la République, 2024–2025). Grade 1/4. Source

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