Addis Ababa vs Tunis

Addis Ababa leads Tunis by 1 points on the CIRA Index, 53 to 52. Addis Ababa grades better on 10 measures, Tunis on 7; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: Addis Ababa 53, Tunis 52
• OECD: Addis Ababa 56, Tunis 44
• UN Tourism: Addis Ababa 54, Tunis 56
• UNDRR: Addis Ababa 42, Tunis 38

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Addis Ababa 90, Tunis 38
• Economy and jobs: Addis Ababa 0, Tunis 42
• Climate and hazards: Addis Ababa 60, Tunis 35
• Water and environment: Addis Ababa 69, Tunis 56
• Community and housing: Addis Ababa 25, Tunis 75
• Access and continuity: Addis Ababa 33, Tunis 50

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.
• Largest foreign market: 17 % of international arrivals or nights (country figure) (World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) via ResearchGate / Islamic University Journal of Social Sciences, 2022). Between 15 and 20: grade 3/4.
• 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.
• Extreme heat days: 0 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.
• 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.
• 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 Tunis is stronger

• Unemployment rate: 14.9 % of the labour force (country figure) (National Institute of Statistics (INS Tunisia), Indicateurs de l'emploi et du chômage, Q2 2026). Between 12 and 18: grade 1/4.
• Country disaster risk: 3.4 INFORM Risk index, 0–10 (country figure) (INFORM Risk (European Commission JRC), INFORM Risk Mid 2026, 2026). Between 2 and 3.5: grade 3/4.
• Wastewater safely treated: 60 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (country figure) (ReWater MENA / UN-Water / WHO (SDG 6.3.1 monitoring), 2020). Between 50 and 70: grade 1/4.
• Rent growth: 5.9 % change in rents over the last 12 months (country figure) (National Institute of Statistics (INS) Tunisia / Trading Economics, August 2026). Between 3 and 6: grade 3/4.
• Access redundancy: 4 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (metro figure) (Oxford Business Group / Ministère du Transport Tunisie, 2024–2025). At or above 4: 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.
• Dedicated tourism funding: A dedicated source such as a tourist tax or levy (Ministère du Tourisme de Tunisie, 2024–2025). Grade 2/4.

Country context (World Economic Forum)

• Tunisia: #82 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026

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