Agra vs Ahmedabad
Agra leads Ahmedabad by 1 points on the CIRA Index, 58 to 57. Agra grades better on 3 measures, Ahmedabad on 4; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.
Scores by each organisation's criteria
- CIRA Index: Agra 58, Ahmedabad 57
- OECD: Agra 55, Ahmedabad 57
- UN Tourism: Agra 59, Ahmedabad 60
- UNDRR: Agra 41, Ahmedabad 46
Theme by theme
- Demand and seasonality: Agra 88, Ahmedabad 83
- Economy and jobs: Agra 63, Ahmedabad 67
- Climate and hazards: Agra 15, Ahmedabad 20
- Water and environment: Agra 44, Ahmedabad 44
- Community and housing: Agra 100, Ahmedabad 88
- Access and continuity: Agra 50, Ahmedabad 55
Where Agra is stronger
- Largest foreign market: 18.1 % of international arrivals or nights (country figure) (Ministry of Tourism, Government of India, India Tourism Data Compendium 2025, 2024). Between 15 and 20: grade 3/4.
- Wastewater safely treated: 76.9 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) / Press Trust of India via ThePrint, 2024). Between 70 and 85: grade 2/4.
- Dedicated tourism funding: A dedicated source partly ring-fenced for residents, infrastructure or sustainability (India Today & UP Tourism, 2024–2026). Grade 3/4.
Where Ahmedabad is stronger
- Unemployment rate: 1.1 % of the labour force (metro figure) (Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) / National Statistical Office (NSO), Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) District-level Estimates, 2025). At or below 5: grade 4/4.
- Flood hazard: medium (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 2/4.
- Green space: 12.5 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (Government of Gujarat / Information Department, 2024–2025). Between 10 and 20: grade 1/4.
- Access redundancy: 3 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Press Information Bureau & Airports Authority of India, 2026). Between 3 and 4: grade 3/4.
Country context (World Economic Forum)
- India: #31 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
- India: #31 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
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