A Coruña vs Valencia

Valencia leads A Coruña by 1 points on the CIRA Index, 67 to 66. A Coruña grades better on 10 measures, Valencia on 8; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: A Coruña 66, Valencia 67
• OECD: A Coruña 68, Valencia 67
• UN Tourism: A Coruña 66, Valencia 68
• UNDRR: A Coruña 54, Valencia 69

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: A Coruña 75, Valencia 75
• Economy and jobs: A Coruña 81, Valencia 67
• Climate and hazards: A Coruña 65, Valencia 60
• Water and environment: A Coruña 58, Valencia 69
• Community and housing: A Coruña 80, Valencia 55
• Access and continuity: A Coruña 56, Valencia 73

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.
• 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.
• Income per head: 59,868 GDP per capita, USD PPP (country figure) (World Bank WDI, 2025). Between 45,000 and 60,000: grade 3/4.
• 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.
• 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.
• Resident support for tourism: 90 % of residents who say tourism benefits them or the city (region figure) (Xunta de Galicia, “Rueda destaca la hospitalidad como uno de los principales valores del turismo gallego” [web:18], Reference year not stated; the latest survey is cited in a release dated 2025-01-22). At or above 70: 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 Valencia is stronger

• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 78 % average annual occupancy (Fundación Visit València / Ayuntamiento de València (citing INE), 2024). At or above 75: grade 4/4.
• Flood hazard: low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 3/4.
• Wastewater safely treated: 99.9 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (region figure) (EPSAR (Entidad Pública de Saneamiento de Aguas Residuales de la Comunitat Valenciana) - Memoria de Gestión, 2024). At or above 95: grade 4/4.
• 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), 2025-07). Between 0.1 and 0.3: grade 2/4.
• Air traffic recovery: 142.1 % 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: 39.4 % 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.
• Early warning and emergency plan: An updated, tested plan that names visitors and tourism operators, with warnings in several languages (Ayuntamiento de Valencia / Valencia Plaza, July 2026). Grade 4/4.
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: Crisis communication only, ad hoc (Forbes, 2024-2025). Grade 1/4.

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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