Adana vs Surabaya

Surabaya leads Adana by 1 points on the CIRA Index, 51 to 50. Adana grades better on 4 measures, Surabaya on 6; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: Adana 50, Surabaya 51
• OECD: Adana 51, Surabaya 51
• UN Tourism: Adana 66, Surabaya 61
• UNDRR: Adana 42, Surabaya 46

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Adana 50, Surabaya 55
• Economy and jobs: Adana 75, Surabaya 75
• Climate and hazards: Adana 15, Surabaya 30
• Water and environment: Adana 88, Surabaya 50
• Community and housing: Adana 50, Surabaya –
• Access and continuity: Adana 46, Surabaya 58

Where Adana is stronger

• 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 Surabaya is stronger

• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 55.4 % average annual occupancy (BPS Kota Surabaya, Perkembangan Tingkat Penghunian Kamar (TPK) Hotel Kota Surabaya, 2024). Between 55 and 65: grade 2/4.
• Unemployment rate: 4.9 % of the labour force (BPS Kota Surabaya / Pemerintah Kota Surabaya, 2024). At or below 5: grade 4/4.
• Extreme heat days: 25 days a year at or above 35°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). Between 15 and 30: grade 2/4.
• Country disaster risk: 4.5 INFORM Risk index, 0–10 (country figure) (INFORM Risk (European Commission JRC), INFORM Risk Mid 2026, 2026). Between 3.5 and 5: grade 2/4.
• Access redundancy: 4 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (metro figure) (Government of Indonesia / Port & Airport Authorities, 2024). At or above 4: grade 4/4.
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: Crisis communication only, ad hoc (Dinas Kebudayaan, Kepemudaan dan Olahraga serta Pariwisata Kota Surabaya / Detikcom, 2024–2025). Grade 1/4.

Country context (World Economic Forum)

• Turkey: #36 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
• Indonesia: #23 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026

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