Agra vs Jakarta

Agra and Jakarta are level on the CIRA Index at 58. Agra grades better on 7 measures, Jakarta on 8; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: Agra 58, Jakarta 58
• OECD: Agra 55, Jakarta 53
• UN Tourism: Agra 59, Jakarta 56
• UNDRR: Agra 41, Jakarta 46

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Agra 88, Jakarta 63
• Economy and jobs: Agra 63, Jakarta 50
• Climate and hazards: Agra 15, Jakarta 45
• Water and environment: Agra 44, Jakarta 38
• Community and housing: Agra 100, Jakarta 100
• Access and continuity: Agra 50, Jakarta 58

Where Agra is stronger

• Recovery against 2019: 121.2 % of 2019 visitor nights reached in the latest full year (region figure) (Uttar Pradesh Tourism Department / Indian Journal of Multidisciplinary Research and Studies, 2024). At or above 110: grade 4/4.
• Average length of stay: 18.1 nights per visitor (country figure) (Ministry of Tourism, Government of India, India Tourism Data Compendium 2025, 2024). At or above 3.5: grade 4/4.
• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 70.7 % average annual occupancy (Horwath HTL, India Hotel Market Review 2025, 2025). Between 65 and 75: grade 3/4.
• Economic diversity: 75.3 % of employment outside accommodation, food, retail and transport (region figure) (Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI), Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) Annual Report 2023-24, July 2023–June 2024). Between 72 and 80: 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.
• Government effectiveness: 67.5 World Bank WGI percentile rank, 0–100 (country figure) (World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, 2025). Between 60 and 80: grade 3/4.
• Dedicated tourism funding: A dedicated source partly ring-fenced for residents, infrastructure or sustainability (India Today & UP Tourism, 2024–2026). Grade 3/4.

Where Jakarta is stronger

• Nights in the three busiest months: 28.5 % of annual nights (country figure) (World Economic Forum, TTDI 2026 (data: UN Tourism by United Nations World Tourism Organization), 2024, 2025 moving average). At or below 30: grade 4/4.
• Income per head: 17,660 GDP per capita, USD PPP (country figure) (World Bank WDI, 2025). Between 15,000 and 30,000: grade 1/4.
• Extreme heat days: 0.6 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.
• Wildfire and storm hazard: medium (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 2/4.
• Country disaster risk: 4.5 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.
• Water scarcity: medium (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 2/4.
• Access redundancy: 4 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (BPS-Statistics of DKI Jakarta Province, 'Provinsi DKI Jakarta Dalam Angka (DKI Jakarta in Figures)', 2024). At or above 4: grade 4/4.
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: Crisis communication only, ad hoc (Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy (Kemenparekraf) Indonesia, 'Crisis Management & Official Travel Advisory', 2023–2024). Grade 1/4.

Country context (World Economic Forum)

• India: #31 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
• Indonesia: #23 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026

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