Alexandria vs Douala

Douala leads Alexandria by 1 points on the CIRA Index, 49 to 48. Alexandria grades better on 8 measures, Douala on 5; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: Alexandria 48, Douala 49
• OECD: Alexandria 54, Douala 44
• UN Tourism: Alexandria 53, Douala 50
• UNDRR: Alexandria 47, Douala 35

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Alexandria 79, Douala 50
• Economy and jobs: Alexandria 67, Douala 42
• Climate and hazards: Alexandria 30, Douala 30
• Water and environment: Alexandria 31, Douala 50
• Community and housing: Alexandria 25, Douala 75
• Access and continuity: Alexandria 63, Douala 42

Where Alexandria is stronger

• 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.
• Country disaster risk: 5.1 INFORM Risk index, 0–10 (country figure) (INFORM Risk (European Commission JRC), INFORM Risk Mid 2026, 2026). Between 5 and 6.5: grade 1/4.
• 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.
• 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.

Where Douala is stronger

• Average length of stay: 2.4 nights per visitor (region figure) (Ministère du Tourisme et des Loisirs (MINTOUL) / Institut National de la Statistique (INS) - Annuaire des statistiques du tourisme et des loisirs, 2016). Between 2.2 and 2.8: grade 2/4.
• Extreme heat days: 2.4 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.
• Water scarcity: very low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 4/4.
• Municipal waste per resident: 234.5 kg per resident per year (Douala City Council (CUD) / Business in Cameroon via Den Planet & UN-Habitat, 2024). At or below 350: grade 4/4.
• Rent growth: 3.6 % change in rents over the last 12 months (country figure) (Institut National de la Statistique (INS) du Cameroun, Évolution de l'inflation au premier semestre et perspectives pour 2024, June 2023–June 2024). Between 3 and 6: grade 3/4.

Country context (World Economic Forum)

• Egypt: #63 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
• Cameroon: #108 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026

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