Alexandria vs Dakar

Dakar leads Alexandria by 1 points on the CIRA Index, 49 to 48. Alexandria grades better on 6 measures, Dakar on 6; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: Alexandria 48, Dakar 49
• OECD: Alexandria 54, Dakar 44
• UN Tourism: Alexandria 53, Dakar 48
• UNDRR: Alexandria 47, Dakar 51

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Alexandria 79, Dakar 25
• Economy and jobs: Alexandria 67, Dakar 33
• Climate and hazards: Alexandria 30, Dakar 45
• Water and environment: Alexandria 31, Dakar 38
• Community and housing: Alexandria 25, Dakar 75
• Access and continuity: Alexandria 63, Dakar 63

Where Alexandria is stronger

• Domestic share of nights: 66 % of nights by residents of the same country (RoAid (Romanian Agency for International Development Cooperation) & Alexandria Governorate - Impact Study 2019 Phase-1 of Tourism Development for the city of Alexandria-Egypt (Alex-Smart), 2019). At or above 45: grade 4/4.
• Largest foreign market: 10 % of international arrivals or nights (country figure) (Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities / Egyptian Cabinet, 2024). At or below 15: grade 4/4.
• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 70 % average annual occupancy (Colliers International MENA Hotel Market Forecast (via Hotelier Middle East / RX), 2022). Between 65 and 75: grade 3/4.
• Unemployment rate: 5.8 % of the labour force (country figure) (Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS), Q2 2026). Between 5 and 8: grade 3/4.
• Income per head: 20,204 GDP per capita, USD PPP (country figure) (World Bank WDI, 2025). Between 15,000 and 30,000: grade 1/4.
• Early warning and emergency plan: An updated city plan with public early warning for heat, flood or fire (UNDRR & NL Platform, 2026). Grade 3/4.

Where Dakar is stronger

• Extreme heat days: 0 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.
• Flood hazard: medium (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 2/4.
• Country disaster risk: 4.6 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.
• Rent growth: 6.5 % change in rents over the last 12 months (The Africanvestor, Updated Rents in Dakar (2026), 2025–2026). Between 6 and 10: grade 2/4.
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: A plan with named owners, operators and recovery funding (Ministère du Tourisme et des Transports aériens du Sénégal / Agence de Presse Sénégalaise (APS), 2020). Grade 3/4.

Country context (World Economic Forum)

• Egypt: #63 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
• Senegal: #99 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026

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