Agra vs Mumbai

Mumbai leads Agra by 4 points on the CIRA Index, 62 to 58. Agra grades better on 4 measures, Mumbai on 7; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: Agra 58, Mumbai 62
• OECD: Agra 55, Mumbai 64
• UN Tourism: Agra 59, Mumbai 70
• UNDRR: Agra 41, Mumbai 47

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Agra 88, Mumbai 79
• Economy and jobs: Agra 63, Mumbai 75
• Climate and hazards: Agra 15, Mumbai 25
• Water and environment: Agra 44, Mumbai 69
• Community and housing: Agra 100, Mumbai 75
• Access and continuity: Agra 50, Mumbai 63

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.
• 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.
• 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 Mumbai is stronger

• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 77.1 % average annual occupancy (Horwath HTL, India Hotel Market Review 2025, 2025). At or above 75: grade 4/4.
• Unemployment rate: 3.3 % of the labour force (region figure) (Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) / Government of Maharashtra Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Economic Survey of Maharashtra 2025-26 & PLFS 2023-24, July 2023–June 2024). At or below 5: grade 4/4.
• Economic diversity: 81.3 % of employment outside accommodation, food, retail and transport (country figure) (Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI), Government of India, Annual Report, PLFS, 2025, 2025). At or above 80: grade 4/4.
• Extreme heat days: 23.4 days a year at or above 35°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). Between 15 and 30: grade 2/4.
• Water scarcity: low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 3/4.
• Green space: 35 % 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: 4 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Mumbai Port Authority & Britannica, 2026). At or above 4: grade 4/4.

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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