Alexandria vs Lagos

Alexandria leads Lagos by 1 points on the CIRA Index, 48 to 47. Alexandria grades better on 9 measures, Lagos on 6; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

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

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Alexandria 79, Lagos 65
• Economy and jobs: Alexandria 67, Lagos 58
• Climate and hazards: Alexandria 30, Lagos 35
• Water and environment: Alexandria 31, Lagos 44
• Community and housing: Alexandria 25, Lagos 25
• Access and continuity: Alexandria 63, Lagos 38

Where Alexandria is stronger

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Travel advisory: 2 stricter of the US and Canadian government advisory for the country, 1 (normal precautions) to 4 (do not travel) (country figure) (US State Department and Government of Canada travel advisories, 2026-09-29). Between 1 and 2: grade 3/4.

Where Lagos is stronger

• Average length of stay: 5.8 nights per visitor (Airbtics, 'Lagos Tourism Statistics: Insights from Airbnb User', Oct 2023–Sep 2024). At or above 3.5: grade 4/4.
• 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.
• Wildfire and storm hazard: medium (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 2/4.
• Water scarcity: medium (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 2/4.
• Municipal waste per resident: 288.4 kg per resident per year (UN-Habitat & Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), Waste Wise Cities Tool in Lagos, Nigeria, 2021). At or below 350: grade 4/4.
• Green space: 14 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (Husqvarna Urban Green Space Index (HUGSI), 2023). Between 10 and 20: grade 1/4.

Country context (World Economic Forum)

• Egypt: #63 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
• Nigeria: #104 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026

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