A Coruña vs Bilbao
A Coruña leads Bilbao by 2 points on the CIRA Index, 66 to 64. A Coruña grades better on 8 measures, Bilbao on 5; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.
Scores by each organisation's criteria
- CIRA Index: A Coruña 66, Bilbao 64
- OECD: A Coruña 68, Bilbao 63
- UN Tourism: A Coruña 66, Bilbao 63
- UNDRR: A Coruña 54, Bilbao 57
Theme by theme
- Demand and seasonality: A Coruña 75, Bilbao 71
- Economy and jobs: A Coruña 81, Bilbao 75
- Climate and hazards: A Coruña 65, Bilbao 65
- Water and environment: A Coruña 58, Bilbao 63
- Community and housing: A Coruña 80, Bilbao 69
- Access and continuity: A Coruña 56, Bilbao 55
Where A Coruña is stronger
- Average length of stay: 2.4 nights per visitor (INE (Instituto Nacional de Estadística) via EpData, August 2026). Between 2.2 and 2.8: grade 2/4.
- Unemployment rate: 7.5 % of the labour force (region figure) (Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Encuesta de Población Activa (EPA), Q4 2025). Between 5 and 8: grade 3/4.
- 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: 421 kg per resident per year (El Ideal Gallego / Ministerio de Hacienda (Costes efectivos de los servicios de las entidades locales), 2022). Between 350 and 450: grade 3/4.
- Tourism intensity: 4.4 visitor nights per resident per year (INE (Coyuntura Turística Hotelera and Padrón Municipal), 2025). At or below 5: grade 4/4.
- Rent growth: 2.5 % change in rents over the last 12 months (Idealista, August 2025 – August 2026). At or below 3: grade 4/4.
- Rail share of intercity access: 19.4 % of intercity passengers travelling by long-distance rail (rail vs rail + airport) (Ministerio de Transportes, Observatorio del Ferrocarril en España 2024 (rail, by city) and Eurostat avia_paoa (airport), 2024). Between 10 and 20: grade 1/4.
- Dedicated tourism funding: A dedicated source partly ring-fenced for residents, infrastructure or sustainability (Sede Electrónica del Concello da Coruña / Hosteltur, 2025–2026). Grade 3/4.
Where Bilbao is stronger
- Flood hazard: medium (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 2/4.
- Wastewater safely treated: 81.2 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (country figure) (World Economic Forum, TTDI 2026 (data: SDG Indicators Database by United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs), 2024). Between 70 and 85: grade 2/4.
- Cruise pressure: 0.1 cruise passengers in the busiest month per resident (Puertos del Estado, monthly port traffic summaries ("Cuadros resumen", cruise passengers incl. home port and transit), 2025-09). Between 0.1 and 0.3: grade 2/4.
- Air traffic recovery: 121.8 % of the same 12 months of 2019, airport passengers (Eurostat avia_paoa, 2025-04–2026-03). At or above 110: grade 4/4.
- Early warning and emergency plan: An updated city plan with public early warning for heat, flood or fire (Gobierno Vasco - Euskadi.eus, 2021–2026). Grade 3/4.
Country context (World Economic Forum)
- Spain: #3 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
- Spain: #3 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
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