Abuja vs Benin City

Abuja leads Benin City by 3 points on the CIRA Index, 45 to 42. Abuja grades better on 4 measures, Benin City on 1; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: Abuja 45, Benin City 42
• OECD: Abuja 44, Benin City 41
• UN Tourism: Abuja 52, Benin City 47
• UNDRR: Abuja 37, Benin City 28

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Abuja 67, Benin City 55
• Economy and jobs: Abuja 38, Benin City 56
• Climate and hazards: Abuja 25, Benin City 20
• Water and environment: Abuja 63, Benin City 56
• Community and housing: Abuja 25, Benin City –
• Access and continuity: Abuja 33, Benin City 17

Where Abuja is stronger

• Flood hazard: low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 3/4.
• Green space: 20 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (OECD / SWAC, Mapping Africa's Transformations, 2022). Between 20 and 30: grade 2/4.
• Access redundancy: 3 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, Nigerian Railway Corporation & Julius Berger Nigeria, 2026). Between 3 and 4: grade 3/4.
• Early warning and emergency plan: An updated city plan with public early warning for heat, flood or fire (The Punch / News Agency of Nigeria, 2026). Grade 3/4.

Where Benin City is stronger

• Unemployment rate: 4.4 % of the labour force (region figure) (National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Nigeria Labour Force Survey Annual Report 2023, 2023). At or below 5: grade 4/4.

Country context (World Economic Forum)

• Nigeria: #104 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
• Nigeria: #104 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026

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