Ahmedabad vs Jaipur

Ahmedabad leads Jaipur by 1 points on the CIRA Index, 57 to 56. Ahmedabad grades better on 5 measures, Jaipur on 4; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: Ahmedabad 57, Jaipur 56
• OECD: Ahmedabad 57, Jaipur 57
• UN Tourism: Ahmedabad 60, Jaipur 61
• UNDRR: Ahmedabad 46, Jaipur 50

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Ahmedabad 83, Jaipur 85
• Economy and jobs: Ahmedabad 67, Jaipur 63
• Climate and hazards: Ahmedabad 20, Jaipur 25
• Water and environment: Ahmedabad 44, Jaipur 56
• Community and housing: Ahmedabad 88, Jaipur 67
• Access and continuity: Ahmedabad 55, Jaipur 53

Where Ahmedabad is stronger

• 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.
• 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.
• Rent growth: 4 % change in rents over the last 12 months (Cushman & Wakefield via Savitar Realty, Ahmedabad Residential Real Estate MarketBeat Report Q2 2026, Q2 2026). Between 3 and 6: grade 3/4.
• Short-let density: 0 short-term rental listings per 100 dwellings (AirROI / Census of India, 2026). At or below 0.5: grade 4/4.
• Air traffic recovery: 114.7 % of the same 12 months of 2019, airport passengers (DGCA traffic statistics (via india-aviation-traffic, ODbL), TTM Jul 2025 – Jun 2026). At or above 110: grade 4/4.

Where Jaipur is stronger

• Largest foreign market: 7.6 % of international arrivals or nights (region figure) (Department of Tourism, Government of Rajasthan / ET Government, 2024). At or below 15: grade 4/4.
• Flood hazard: low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 3/4.
• Green space: 31 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (Husqvarna Urban Green Space Index (HUGSI), 2024). Between 30 and 40: grade 3/4.
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: Crisis communication only, ad hoc (Department of Tourism, Government of Rajasthan, 2024–2025). Grade 1/4.

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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