Adana vs Macau
Adana leads Macau by 1 points on the CIRA Index, 50 to 49. Adana grades better on 5 measures, Macau on 12; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.
Scores by each organisation's criteria
- CIRA Index: Adana 50, Macau 49
- OECD: Adana 51, Macau 55
- UN Tourism: Adana 66, Macau 57
- UNDRR: Adana 42, Macau 71
Theme by theme
- Demand and seasonality: Adana 50, Macau 35
- Economy and jobs: Adana 75, Macau 100
- Climate and hazards: Adana 15, Macau 44
- Water and environment: Adana 88, Macau 42
- Community and housing: Adana 50, Macau 38
- Access and continuity: Adana 46, Macau 71
Where Adana is stronger
- Domestic share of nights: 85 % of nights by residents of the same country (region figure) (Invest In Adana (Çukurova Development Agency / Adana Governorship), 2023). At or above 45: grade 4/4.
- Water scarcity: low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 3/4.
- Municipal waste per resident: 335.8 kg per resident per year (region figure) (TurkStat (TÜİK) - Belediye Atık Hizmeti İstatistikleri (İllere göre), 2024). At or below 350: grade 4/4.
- Tourism intensity: 0.7 visitor nights per resident per year (region figure) (Türkiye Turizm Veri Atlası & TÜİK, 2025). At or below 5: grade 4/4.
- Travel advisory: 2 stricter of the US and Canadian government advisory for the country, 1 (normal precautions) to 4 (do not travel) (country figure) (US State Department and Government of Canada travel advisories, 2026-09-29). Between 1 and 2: grade 3/4.
Where Macau is stronger
- Recovery against 2019: 101.7 % of 2019 visitor nights reached in the latest full year (Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) & Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO), 2025). Between 100 and 110: grade 3/4.
- Hotel bed or room occupancy: 89.4 % average annual occupancy (Statistics and Census Service (DSEC), Government of Macao Special Administrative Region, 2025). At or above 75: grade 4/4.
- Unemployment rate: 2 % of the labour force (region figure) (Government of Macao Special Administrative Region Statistics and Census Service (DSEC), Jun–Aug 2026). At or below 5: grade 4/4.
- Income per head: 137,031 GDP per capita, USD PPP (region figure) (World Bank, World Development Indicators, 2025). At or above 60,000: 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.
- Flood hazard: medium (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 2/4.
- Rent growth: 3.9 % change in rents over the last 12 months (Statistics and Census Service (DSEC), Government of Macao SAR, 2024). Between 3 and 6: grade 3/4.
- Access redundancy: 3 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Macao Government Tourism Office, 2026). Between 3 and 4: grade 3/4.
- Early warning and emergency plan: An updated, tested plan that names visitors and tourism operators, with warnings in several languages (Macao Government Tourism Office, 2026). Grade 4/4.
- Tourism crisis and recovery plan: A plan with named owners, operators and recovery funding (Macao Government Tourism Office, 2026). Grade 3/4.
- Government effectiveness: 83.5 World Bank WGI percentile rank, 0–100 (World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, 2025). At or above 80: grade 4/4.
- Dedicated tourism funding: A dedicated source such as a tourist tax or levy (Financial Services Bureau (DSF) / Worldwide Tax Summaries, 2026). Grade 2/4.
Country context (World Economic Forum)
- Turkey: #36 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
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