Amman vs Chennai

Chennai leads Amman by 1 points on the CIRA Index, 55 to 54. Amman grades better on 8 measures, Chennai on 8; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: Amman 54, Chennai 55
• OECD: Amman 52, Chennai 54
• UN Tourism: Amman 56, Chennai 58
• UNDRR: Amman 61, Chennai 41

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Amman 25, Chennai 71
• Economy and jobs: Amman 50, Chennai 63
• Climate and hazards: Amman 60, Chennai 20
• Water and environment: Amman 63, Chennai 50
• Community and housing: Amman 88, Chennai 75
• Access and continuity: Amman 46, Chennai 55

Where Amman is stronger

• Extreme heat days: 10.2 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: 55.6 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.
• Country disaster risk: 4.1 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.
• Wastewater safely treated: 98 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (country figure) (Jordan Ministry of Water and Irrigation / WHO & UN-Habitat SDG 6.3.1 Monitoring, 2021). At or above 95: grade 4/4.
• Green space: 15 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (Husqvarna Urban Green Space Index (HUGSI), 2024). Between 10 and 20: grade 1/4.
• Rent growth: 3.8 % change in rents over the last 12 months (country figure) (Jordan Department of Statistics / Trading Economics, August 2026). Between 3 and 6: grade 3/4.
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: A written destination crisis plan (Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, 2024). Grade 2/4.

Where Chennai is stronger

• Domestic share of nights: 98.5 % of nights by residents of the same country (Department of Tourism, Government of Tamil Nadu, Monthly Tourism Statistics, November 2024). At or above 45: grade 4/4.
• Largest foreign market: 18.1 % of international arrivals or nights (country figure) (Ministry of Tourism, Government of India, India Tourism Data Compendium 2025, 2024). Between 15 and 20: grade 3/4.
• Average length of stay: 18.1 nights per visitor (country figure) (Ministry of Tourism, Government of India, India Tourism Data Compendium / India Tourism Data Portal, 2024). At or above 3.5: grade 4/4.
• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 69.1 % average annual occupancy (Horwath HTL, India Hotel Market Review 2023, 2023). Between 65 and 75: grade 3/4.
• Unemployment rate: 4.4 % of the labour force (National Statistical Office (NSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI), Government of India, Labour Market Dynamics in Million-plus Cities (based on Periodic Labour Force Surve, 2025). At or below 5: grade 4/4.
• Access redundancy: 4 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Chennai Port Authority / Southern Railway / AAI / NHAI, 2024–2026). At or above 4: grade 4/4.
• Government effectiveness: 67.5 World Bank WGI percentile rank, 0–100 (country figure) (World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, 2025). Between 60 and 80: grade 3/4.
• 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.

Country context (World Economic Forum)

• Jordan: #73 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
• India: #31 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026

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