Accra vs Yaoundé

Accra and Yaoundé are level on the CIRA Index at 57. Accra grades better on 3 measures, Yaoundé on 6; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: Accra 57, Yaoundé 57
• OECD: Accra 53, Yaoundé 55
• UN Tourism: Accra 55, Yaoundé 64
• UNDRR: Accra 35, Yaoundé 47

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Accra 83, Yaoundé 56
• Economy and jobs: Accra 31, Yaoundé 50
• Climate and hazards: Accra 35, Yaoundé 45
• Water and environment: Accra 50, Yaoundé 75
• Community and housing: Accra 88, Yaoundé 88
• Access and continuity: Accra 42, Yaoundé 38

Where Accra is stronger

• Average length of stay: 13 nights per visitor (country figure) (Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA), Ghana Tourism Report 2024, 2024). At or above 3.5: grade 4/4.
• Country disaster risk: 5.1 INFORM Risk index, 0–10 (country figure) (INFORM Risk (European Commission JRC), INFORM Risk Mid 2026, 2026). Between 5 and 6.5: grade 1/4.
• Government effectiveness: 51.9 World Bank WGI percentile rank, 0–100 (country figure) (World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, 2025). Between 40 and 60: grade 2/4.

Where Yaoundé is stronger

• Unemployment rate: 11.7 % of the labour force (Institut National de la Statistique du Cameroun (INS), Troisième Recensement Général des Entreprises (RGE3) / EESI3, 2021). Between 8 and 12: grade 2/4.
• Flood hazard: low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 3/4.
• Wildfire and storm hazard: medium (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 2/4.
• Water scarcity: very low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 4/4.
• Wastewater safely treated: 52.4 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (country figure) (WHO / UNICEF JMP & UN-Water, SDG 6 Country Profiles (SDG 6.3.1), 2024). Between 50 and 70: grade 1/4.
• Access redundancy: 3 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Ministère des Transports / Camrail / Cameroon Civil Aviation Authority, 2024). Between 3 and 4: grade 3/4.

Country context (World Economic Forum)

• Ghana: #97 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
• Cameroon: #108 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026

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