Alexandria vs Djibouti

Djibouti leads Alexandria by 2 points on the CIRA Index, 50 to 48. Alexandria grades better on 11 measures, Djibouti on 5; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: Alexandria 48, Djibouti 50
• OECD: Alexandria 54, Djibouti 42
• UN Tourism: Alexandria 53, Djibouti 47
• UNDRR: Alexandria 47, Djibouti 29

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Alexandria 79, Djibouti 58
• Economy and jobs: Alexandria 67, Djibouti 0
• Climate and hazards: Alexandria 30, Djibouti 30
• Water and environment: Alexandria 31, Djibouti 50
• Community and housing: Alexandria 25, Djibouti 100
• Access and continuity: Alexandria 63, Djibouti 38

Where Alexandria is stronger

• Recovery against 2019: 121 % of 2019 visitor nights reached in the latest full year (country figure) (UN Tourism / Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities (cited via IMF/Jeune Afrique report), 2024). At or above 110: 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.
• Extreme heat days: 8.8 days a year at or above 35°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). Between 5 and 15: grade 3/4.
• Wastewater safely treated: 62.6 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (country figure) (United Nations in Egypt, Sustainable Development Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation, 2024). Between 50 and 70: grade 1/4.
• Access redundancy: 4 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Encyclopaedia Britannica & Alexandria Port Authority, 2026). At or above 4: grade 4/4.
• 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.
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: Crisis communication only, ad hoc (UNDRR, 2026). Grade 1/4.
• Government effectiveness: 42.5 World Bank WGI percentile rank, 0–100 (country figure) (World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, 2025). Between 40 and 60: grade 2/4.
• Dedicated tourism funding: A dedicated source such as a tourist tax or levy (Cairo Scene & Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, 2022–2026). Grade 2/4.

Where Djibouti is stronger

• Average length of stay: 10 nights per visitor (country figure) (Agence Nationale de Promotion des Investissements (ANPI) / Office National du Tourisme de Djibouti (ONTD), 2019). At or above 3.5: grade 4/4.
• Wildfire and storm hazard: very low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 4/4.
• Water scarcity: medium (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 2/4.
• Municipal waste per resident: 153.3 kg per resident per year (country figure) (World Bank, What a Waste 2.0: A Global Snapshot of Solid Waste Management to 2050, 2016). At or below 350: grade 4/4.
• Rent growth: -0.3 % change in rents over the last 12 months (Ministère de l'Économie et des Finances de Djibouti / INSTAD, Note de conjoncture économique du troisième trimestre 2024, Q3 2024). At or below 3: grade 4/4.

Country context (World Economic Forum)

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

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