Accra vs Cairo

Accra leads Cairo by 1 points on the CIRA Index, 57 to 56. Accra grades better on 4 measures, Cairo on 6; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: Accra 57, Cairo 56
• OECD: Accra 53, Cairo 57
• UN Tourism: Accra 55, Cairo 63
• UNDRR: Accra 35, Cairo 37

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Accra 83, Cairo 92
• Economy and jobs: Accra 31, Cairo 67
• Climate and hazards: Accra 35, Cairo 15
• Water and environment: Accra 50, Cairo 50
• Community and housing: Accra 88, Cairo 63
• Access and continuity: Accra 42, Cairo 50

Where Accra is stronger

• Domestic share of nights: 98.3 % of nights by residents of the same country (country figure) (Ghana Statistical Service (GSS), Accommodation Unit Survey, Nov 2024–Feb 2025). At or above 45: grade 4/4.
• Extreme heat days: 0.4 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.
• Water scarcity: medium (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 2/4.
• Rent growth: 5 % change in rents over the last 12 months (region figure) (Ghana Statistical Service, Consumer Price Index (CPI) Release (August 2026), August 2025 – August 2026). Between 3 and 6: grade 3/4.

Where Cairo is stronger

• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 71.1 % average annual occupancy (JLL / STR Global via Economy Middle East, 'Cairo's hospitality market sees strong growth in 2025', Q2 2025). Between 65 and 75: grade 3/4.
• Unemployment rate: 6.8 % of the labour force (country figure) (World Bank WDI, 2025). Between 5 and 8: grade 3/4.
• Income per head: 20,204 GDP per capita, USD PPP (country figure) (World Bank WDI, 2025). Between 15,000 and 30,000: grade 1/4.
• Wastewater safely treated: 62.6 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (country figure) (United Nations in Egypt, Sustainable Development Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation, 2024). Between 50 and 70: grade 1/4.
• Access redundancy: 3 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Oxford Business Group / Cairo Airport Company / Egyptian National Railways, 2024–2026). Between 3 and 4: grade 3/4.
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: Crisis communication only, ad hoc (Egypt State Information Service (SIS), 2024–2026). Grade 1/4.

Country context (World Economic Forum)

• Ghana: #97 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
• Egypt: #63 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026

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