Abuja vs Kano
Abuja leads Kano by 5 points on the CIRA Index, 45 to 40. Abuja grades better on 3 measures, Kano on 3; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.
Scores by each organisation's criteria
- CIRA Index: Abuja 45, Kano 40
- OECD: Abuja 44, Kano 39
- UN Tourism: Abuja 52, Kano 41
- UNDRR: Abuja 37, Kano 37
Theme by theme
- Demand and seasonality: Abuja 67, Kano 50
- Economy and jobs: Abuja 38, Kano 50
- Climate and hazards: Abuja 25, Kano 25
- Water and environment: Abuja 63, Kano 38
- Community and housing: Abuja 25, Kano 25
- Access and continuity: Abuja 33, Kano 33
Where Abuja is stronger
- Extreme heat days: 58.6 days a year at or above 35°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). Between 30 and 60: grade 1/4.
- Water scarcity: very low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 4/4.
- 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.
Where Kano is stronger
- Hotel bed or room occupancy: 63.9 % average annual occupancy (country figure) (CoStar / Staynaija Hospitality Trends Report, January 2024). Between 55 and 65: grade 2/4.
- Unemployment rate: 7.6 % of the labour force (region figure) (National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Nigeria Labour Force Survey Annual Report 2023, 2023). Between 5 and 8: grade 3/4.
- Flood hazard: very low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). 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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