Almaty vs Chongqing

Chongqing leads Almaty by 1 points on the CIRA Index, 68 to 67. Almaty grades better on 9 measures, Chongqing on 6; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: Almaty 67, Chongqing 68
• OECD: Almaty 66, Chongqing 65
• UN Tourism: Almaty 74, Chongqing 79
• UNDRR: Almaty 64, Chongqing 63

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Almaty 70, Chongqing 63
• Economy and jobs: Almaty 83, Chongqing 67
• Climate and hazards: Almaty 65, Chongqing 40
• Water and environment: Almaty 94, Chongqing 88
• Community and housing: Almaty 25, Chongqing 100
• Access and continuity: Almaty 58, Chongqing 63

Where Almaty is stronger

• Average length of stay: 3.2 nights per visitor (Mastercard Tourism Insights / Kursiv Media, 2025). Between 2.8 and 3.5: grade 3/4.
• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 68.2 % average annual occupancy (Cushman & Wakefield Kazakhstan (using STR data), 2023). Between 65 and 75: grade 3/4.
• Unemployment rate: 4.4 % of the labour force (Bureau of National Statistics of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Almaty City Regional Statistics, Q2 2026). At or below 5: grade 4/4.
• Income per head: 44,293 GDP per capita, USD PPP (country figure) (World Bank WDI, 2025). Between 30,000 and 45,000: grade 2/4.
• Extreme heat days: 11.2 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.
• Tropical nights: 35 nights a year with a minimum at or above 20°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). Between 30 and 60: grade 2/4.
• Flood hazard: very low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 4/4.
• Water scarcity: very low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 4/4.
• Travel advisory: 1 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). At or below 1: grade 4/4.

Where Chongqing is stronger

• Nights in the three busiest months: 34.7 % of annual nights (Chongqing Municipal Culture and Tourism Development Commission, compiled via CQNews and Chongqing Annual Tourism Statistics, 2024). Between 30 and 35: grade 3/4.
• Largest foreign market: 16 % of international arrivals or nights (Sina Finance / Haina Caijing (reporting official inbound tourism monitoring data), H1 2024). Between 15 and 20: grade 3/4.
• Green space: 44.5 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (Chongqing Municipal Ecology and Environment Bureau (2023 Bulletin on the Ecological Environment of Chongqing Municipality), 2023). At or above 40: grade 4/4.
• Rent growth: -0.6 % change in rents over the last 12 months (country figure) (National Bureau of Statistics of China / Trading Economics, August 2026). At or below 3: grade 4/4.
• Access redundancy: 4 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Chongqing Municipal People's Government & CAAC, 2025–2026). At or above 4: grade 4/4.
• Government effectiveness: 69.8 World Bank WGI percentile rank, 0–100 (country figure) (World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, 2025). Between 60 and 80: grade 3/4.

Country context (World Economic Forum)

• Kazakhstan: #56 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
• China: #8 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026

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