Aden vs Isfahan

Isfahan leads Aden by 5 points on the CIRA Index, 32 to 27. Aden grades better on 2 measures, Isfahan on 8; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: Aden 27, Isfahan 32
• OECD: Aden 25, Isfahan 34
• UN Tourism: Aden 31, Isfahan 41
• UNDRR: Aden 12, Isfahan 30

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Aden –, Isfahan 38
• Economy and jobs: Aden 13, Isfahan 38
• Climate and hazards: Aden 25, Isfahan 20
• Water and environment: Aden 44, Isfahan 50
• Community and housing: Aden –, Isfahan 0
• Access and continuity: Aden 8, Isfahan 33

Where Aden is stronger

• Wildfire and storm hazard: very low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 4/4.
• Wastewater safely treated: 52.4 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (country figure) (UN-Habitat & WHO via UN SDG Country Profiles (Indicator 6.3.1), 2024). Between 50 and 70: grade 1/4.

Where Isfahan is stronger

• Unemployment rate: 9.2 % of the labour force (region figure) (Statistical Centre of Iran via Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA), 1402 (March 2023–March 2024)). Between 8 and 12: grade 2/4.
• Income per head: 19,699 GDP per capita, USD PPP (country figure) (World Bank WDI, 2025). Between 15,000 and 30,000: grade 1/4.
• Tropical nights: 81.6 nights a year with a minimum at or above 20°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). Between 60 and 100: grade 1/4.
• Country disaster risk: 5.8 INFORM Risk index, 0–10 (country figure) (INFORM Risk (European Commission JRC), INFORM Risk Mid 2026, 2026). Between 5 and 6.5: grade 1/4.
• Access redundancy: 3 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Iran Airports Company / Islamic Republic of Iran Railways, 2025–2026). Between 3 and 4: grade 3/4.
• Early warning and emergency plan: A national system only; no city plan found (Natural Disaster Research Institute (NDRI) / National Disaster Management Organization (NDMO), 2021–2024). Grade 1/4.
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: A plan with named owners, operators and recovery funding (Tehran Times, 2026). Grade 3/4.
• Dedicated tourism funding: A promotion budget that depends each year on the general budget (Iranian Economic Review & Trend News Agency, 2025–2026). Grade 1/4.

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