A Coruña vs Zaragoza

Zaragoza leads A Coruña by 4 points on the CIRA Index, 70 to 66. A Coruña grades better on 8 measures, Zaragoza on 9; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: A Coruña 66, Zaragoza 70
• OECD: A Coruña 68, Zaragoza 70
• UN Tourism: A Coruña 66, Zaragoza 80
• UNDRR: A Coruña 54, Zaragoza 59

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: A Coruña 75, Zaragoza 71
• Economy and jobs: A Coruña 81, Zaragoza 75
• Climate and hazards: A Coruña 65, Zaragoza 45
• Water and environment: A Coruña 58, Zaragoza 100
• Community and housing: A Coruña 80, Zaragoza 75
• Access and continuity: A Coruña 56, Zaragoza 70

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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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 Zaragoza is stronger

• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 68 % average annual occupancy (Ayuntamiento de Zaragoza / Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), 2025). Between 65 and 75: grade 3/4.
• Flood hazard: medium (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 2/4.
• Wastewater safely treated: 99 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (Ayuntamiento de Zaragoza / Interempresas, 2025). At or above 95: grade 4/4.
• Municipal waste per resident: 340 kg per resident per year (Heraldo de Aragón (Ayuntamiento de Zaragoza), 2024). At or below 350: grade 4/4.
• Short-let density: 0.3 short-term rental listings per 100 dwellings (INE via El Diario / Catastro, August 2024). At or below 0.5: grade 4/4.
• Air traffic recovery: 205.7 % 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: 85.6 % 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). At or above 50: grade 4/4.
• Largest airline group share: 35.6 % 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 Zaragoza, 2024–2026). 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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