Addis Ababa vs Monrovia

Addis Ababa leads Monrovia by 1 points on the CIRA Index, 53 to 52. Addis Ababa grades better on 6 measures, Monrovia on 4; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: Addis Ababa 53, Monrovia 52
• OECD: Addis Ababa 56, Monrovia 44
• UN Tourism: Addis Ababa 54, Monrovia 53
• UNDRR: Addis Ababa 42, Monrovia 30

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Addis Ababa 90, Monrovia 100
• Economy and jobs: Addis Ababa 0, Monrovia 50
• Climate and hazards: Addis Ababa 60, Monrovia 40
• Water and environment: Addis Ababa 69, Monrovia 56
• Community and housing: Addis Ababa 25, Monrovia 75
• Access and continuity: Addis Ababa 33, Monrovia 25

Where Addis Ababa is stronger

• 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.
• 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.
• Access redundancy: 3 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Ethiopian Airlines & Ethio-Djibouti Railway & Ethiopian Toll Roads Enterprise, 2026). Between 3 and 4: grade 3/4.
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: Crisis communication only, ad hoc (Addis Fortune, 2025-2026). Grade 1/4.
• Government effectiveness: 25 World Bank WGI percentile rank, 0–100 (country figure) (World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, 2025). Between 20 and 40: grade 1/4.

Where Monrovia is stronger

• Unemployment rate: 2.9 % of the labour force (country figure) (World Bank WDI, 2025). At or below 5: grade 4/4.
• Country disaster risk: 4.9 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.
• Rent growth: 6.1 % change in rents over the last 12 months (country figure) (TrueRate / Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services (LISGIS) & Central Bank of Liberia, March 2025 – March 2026). Between 6 and 10: 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.

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