A Coruña vs Madrid
Madrid leads A Coruña by 5 points on the CIRA Index, 71 to 66. A Coruña grades better on 10 measures, Madrid on 11; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.
Scores by each organisation's criteria
- CIRA Index: A Coruña 66, Madrid 71
- OECD: A Coruña 68, Madrid 72
- UN Tourism: A Coruña 66, Madrid 75
- UNDRR: A Coruña 54, Madrid 68
Theme by theme
- Demand and seasonality: A Coruña 75, Madrid 75
- Economy and jobs: A Coruña 81, Madrid 81
- Climate and hazards: A Coruña 65, Madrid 50
- Water and environment: A Coruña 58, Madrid 75
- Community and housing: A Coruña 80, Madrid 75
- Access and continuity: A Coruña 56, Madrid 75
Where A Coruña is stronger
- Domestic share of nights: 75.6 % of nights by residents of the same country (INE (Instituto Nacional de Estadística) via El Español, 2025). At or above 45: grade 4/4.
- Recovery against 2019: 184.7 % of 2019 visitor nights reached in the latest full year (INE (Instituto Nacional de Estadística) via La Voz de Galicia, 2023). At or above 110: grade 4/4.
- 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.
- 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.
- Tropical nights: 2.2 nights a year with a minimum at or above 20°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). At or below 10: grade 4/4.
- Water scarcity: very low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 4/4.
- 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.
- Access redundancy: 4 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (spain.info / Concello da Coruña, 2026). At or above 4: grade 4/4.
- 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 Madrid is stronger
- Nights in the three busiest months: 27.7 % of annual nights (Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Encuesta de Ocupación Hotelera por Puntos Turísticos, 2024). At or below 30: grade 4/4.
- Largest foreign market: 11.2 % of international arrivals or nights (INE, foreign tourists by municipality and country of residence (mobile-phone positioning, table 52048), 2025). At or below 15: grade 4/4.
- Hotel bed or room occupancy: 72.8 % average annual occupancy (Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Encuesta de Ocupación Hotelera, 2024). Between 65 and 75: grade 3/4.
- Flood hazard: low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 3/4.
- Wastewater safely treated: 100 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (Ayuntamiento de Madrid, Carta de Servicios de Gestión del Agua 2026 [web:65], 2025). At or above 95: grade 4/4.
- Municipal waste per resident: 338 kg per resident per year (Ayuntamiento de Madrid, Carta de Servicios de Recogida y Tratamiento de Residuos, 2024). At or below 350: grade 4/4.
- Air traffic recovery: 115 % of the same 12 months of 2019, airport passengers (Eurostat avia_paoa, 2025-04–2026-03). At or above 110: grade 4/4.
- Rail share of intercity access: 36.4 % 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 35 and 50: grade 3/4.
- Largest airline group share: 37.2 % of airport passengers carried by the largest airline group (Aena, detailed traffic statistics (passengers by airline, route and country), Sep 2025 – Aug 2026). Between 30 and 40: grade 2/4.
- Early warning and emergency plan: An updated city plan with public early warning for heat, flood or fire (Ayuntamiento de Madrid, Plan Territorial de Emergencia Municipal (PEMAM) / CALORMAD, 2024-2026). Grade 3/4.
- Tourism crisis and recovery plan: A written destination crisis plan (Ayuntamiento de Madrid, Plan Estratégico de Turismo 2020–2023 (COVID recovery) and Plan Estratégico de Turismo 2024–2027, 2025). Grade 2/4.
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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