Accra vs Hurghada

Hurghada leads Accra by 2 points on the CIRA Index, 59 to 57. Accra grades better on 5 measures, Hurghada on 10; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: Accra 57, Hurghada 59
• OECD: Accra 53, Hurghada 62
• UN Tourism: Accra 55, Hurghada 56
• UNDRR: Accra 35, Hurghada 59

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Accra 83, Hurghada 85
• Economy and jobs: Accra 31, Hurghada 69
• Climate and hazards: Accra 35, Hurghada 50
• Water and environment: Accra 50, Hurghada 33
• Community and housing: Accra 88, Hurghada –
• Access and continuity: Accra 42, Hurghada 58

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.
• Largest foreign market: 11.9 % of international arrivals or nights (country figure) (Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA), 2025 Tourism Report, 2025). At or below 15: 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.
• Municipal waste per resident: 255.5 kg per resident per year (metro figure) (IntechOpen / Greater Accra Resilient and Integrated Development (GARID) Project, 2020). At or below 350: grade 4/4.

Where Hurghada is stronger

• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 75 % average annual occupancy (Mordor Intelligence - Egypt Hospitality Market Size & Share Analysis, December 2024). At or above 75: grade 4/4.
• Unemployment rate: 5.8 % of the labour force (country figure) (Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS), Q2 2026). Between 5 and 8: grade 3/4.
• Income per head: 17,265 GDP per capita, USD PPP (country figure) (World Bank / Trading Economics, 2025). Between 15,000 and 30,000: grade 1/4.
• Economic diversity: 72 % of employment outside accommodation, food, retail and transport (country figure) (CAPMAS / ERF (Salemi, 2021, 'Is the Egyptian Economy Creating Good Jobs?'), 2018). Between 72 and 80: grade 3/4.
• Flood hazard: very low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 4/4.
• Wildfire and storm hazard: very low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 4/4.
• 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 (Maritime Transport Sector (Ministry of Transport) / AD Ports Group / Red Sea Ports Authority, 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 (Al-Masry Al-Youm / Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation / Red Sea Governorate, 2025–2026). Grade 3/4.
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: Crisis communication only, ad hoc (Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities / Egyptian Hotel Association, 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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