Addis Ababa vs Casablanca

Casablanca leads Addis Ababa by 1 points on the CIRA Index, 54 to 53. Addis Ababa grades better on 9 measures, Casablanca on 9; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: Addis Ababa 53, Casablanca 54
• OECD: Addis Ababa 56, Casablanca 50
• UN Tourism: Addis Ababa 54, Casablanca 52
• UNDRR: Addis Ababa 42, Casablanca 47

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Addis Ababa 90, Casablanca 46
• Economy and jobs: Addis Ababa 0, Casablanca 33
• Climate and hazards: Addis Ababa 60, Casablanca 45
• Water and environment: Addis Ababa 69, Casablanca 38
• Community and housing: Addis Ababa 25, Casablanca 83
• Access and continuity: Addis Ababa 33, Casablanca 63

Where Addis Ababa is stronger

• Domestic share of nights: 89.7 % of nights by residents of the same country (Addis Media Network / Addis Ababa City Administration, 2025/2026). At or above 45: grade 4/4.
• Recovery against 2019: 155.3 % of 2019 visitor nights reached in the latest full year (country figure) (Project Green Tourism Consultancy, Ethiopian Tourism Sector Review (2015–2024) / Ministry of Tourism, 2024). At or above 110: grade 4/4.
• Average length of stay: 16.7 nights per visitor (country figure) (Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) & Ministry of Tourism, Tourism Promotion Advisor Completion Report, 2024). At or above 3.5: grade 4/4.
• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 67 % average annual occupancy (Ethiopian Business Review / Addis Ababa Hotel Owners Association (AHA), 2019). Between 65 and 75: grade 3/4.
• Tropical nights: 0 nights a year with a minimum at or above 20°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). At or below 10: grade 4/4.
• Flood hazard: low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 3/4.
• Water scarcity: very low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 4/4.
• Municipal waste per resident: 160.6 kg per resident per year (UN-Habitat, Waste Wise Cities Tool (WaCT) Factsheet - Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2021). At or below 350: grade 4/4.
• Green space: 31 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (Husqvarna Urban Green Space Index (HUGSI), 2023). Between 30 and 40: grade 3/4.

Where Casablanca is stronger

• Unemployment rate: 14.7 % of the labour force (region figure) (Haut-Commissariat au Plan (HCP), Note d'information sur la situation du marché du travail au deuxième trimestre 2025, Q2 2025). Between 12 and 18: grade 1/4.
• Country disaster risk: 4.3 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.
• Wastewater safely treated: 52.4 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (country figure) (UN-Water / WHO / UNICEF via SDG Country Profiles, 2024). Between 50 and 70: grade 1/4.
• Rent growth: 6 % change in rents over the last 12 months (country figure) (Mubawab / Aujourd'hui le Maroc, 'Marché locatif: Les prix moyens en hausse au premier semestre 2025', H1 2024–H1 2025). Between 3 and 6: grade 3/4.
• Access redundancy: 4 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Global Ports Holding / ONCF / ONDA, 2026). At or above 4: grade 4/4.
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: A plan with named owners, operators and recovery funding (Ministère du Tourisme, de l'Artisanat et de l'Economie Sociale et Solidaire / CRI Casablanca-Settat, 2023–2026). Grade 3/4.
• Government effectiveness: 53.8 World Bank WGI percentile rank, 0–100 (country figure) (World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, 2025). Between 40 and 60: grade 2/4.
• 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.
• Dedicated tourism funding: A dedicated source such as a tourist tax or levy (Commune de Casablanca (Portail Officiel de la Ville), 2026). Grade 2/4.

Country context (World Economic Forum)

• Morocco: #70 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026

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