Adana vs Kanpur

Adana and Kanpur are level on the CIRA Index at 50. Adana grades better on 5 measures, Kanpur on 5; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: Adana 50, Kanpur 50
• OECD: Adana 51, Kanpur 53
• UN Tourism: Adana 66, Kanpur 53
• UNDRR: Adana 42, Kanpur 41

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Adana 50, Kanpur 83
• Economy and jobs: Adana 75, Kanpur 75
• Climate and hazards: Adana 15, Kanpur 15
• Water and environment: Adana 88, Kanpur 38
• Community and housing: Adana 50, Kanpur –
• Access and continuity: Adana 46, Kanpur 50

Where Adana is stronger

• Nights in the three busiest months: 28.9 % of annual nights (region figure) (Türkiye Turizm Veri Atlası (Kapadokya Üniversitesi / Kültür ve Turizm Bakanlığı Konaklama İstatistikleri), 2025). At or below 30: grade 4/4.
• Income per head: 45,288 GDP per capita, USD PPP (country figure) (World Bank WDI, 2025). Between 45,000 and 60,000: grade 3/4.
• Water scarcity: low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 3/4.
• Wastewater safely treated: 85.4 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (country figure) (TÜİK (Turkish Statistical Institute), Water and Wastewater Statistics 2024, 2024). Between 85 and 95: grade 3/4.
• Green space: 41 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (region figure) (T.C. Tarım ve Orman Bakanlığı - Orman Genel Müdürlüğü (OGM) / Doğa Koruma Merkezi, 2024). At or above 40: grade 4/4.

Where Kanpur is stronger

• Recovery against 2019: 121.1 % of 2019 visitor nights reached in the latest full year (region figure) (CEIC Data / Ministry of Tourism, Government of India & Uttar Pradesh Tourism Department, 2024). At or above 110: grade 4/4.
• Average length of stay: 18.1 nights per visitor (country figure) (Ministry of Tourism, Government of India - Tourism Dashboard / India Tourism Statistics, 2025). At or above 3.5: grade 4/4.
• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 63.9 % average annual occupancy (country figure) (Horwath HTL, India Hotel Market Review 2024, 2024). Between 55 and 65: grade 2/4.
• Unemployment rate: 3.1 % of the labour force (region figure) (Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) / Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2728, July 2023–June 2024). At or below 5: grade 4/4.
• Government effectiveness: 67.5 World Bank WGI percentile rank, 0–100 (country figure) (World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, 2025). Between 60 and 80: grade 3/4.

Country context (World Economic Forum)

• Turkey: #36 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
• India: #31 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026

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