Amsterdam vs Porto

Porto leads Amsterdam by 1 points on the CIRA Index, 68 to 67. Amsterdam grades better on 6 measures, Porto on 7; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: Amsterdam 67, Porto 68
• OECD: Amsterdam 66, Porto 69
• UN Tourism: Amsterdam 70, Porto 71
• UNDRR: Amsterdam 61, Porto 77

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Amsterdam 67, Porto 54
• Economy and jobs: Amsterdam 83, Porto 83
• Climate and hazards: Amsterdam 70, Porto 85
• Water and environment: Amsterdam 69, Porto 75
• Community and housing: Amsterdam 38, Porto 38
• Access and continuity: Amsterdam 75, Porto 79

Where Amsterdam is stronger

• Average length of stay: 2.4 nights per visitor (Gemeente Amsterdam (Onderzoek en Statistiek), Toerisme in cijfers, 2024). Between 2.2 and 2.8: grade 2/4.
• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 80.7 % average annual occupancy (metro figure) (Horwath HTL / Koninklijke Horeca Nederland (HOSTA 2026), 2025). At or above 75: grade 4/4.
• Income per head: 87,320 GDP per capita, USD PPP (country figure) (World Bank WDI, 2025). At or above 60,000: grade 4/4.
• Wildfire and storm hazard: medium (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 2/4.
• Municipal waste per resident: 356.3 kg per resident per year (Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) StatLine, 2024). Between 350 and 450: grade 3/4.
• Rent growth: 2.2 % change in rents over the last 12 months (Pararius Huurmonitor Q2 2025, Q2 2024–Q2 2025). At or below 3: grade 4/4.

Where Porto is stronger

• Recovery against 2019: 136.9 % of 2019 visitor nights reached in the latest full year (Pordata / Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), 2024). At or above 110: grade 4/4.
• Jobs in tourism industries: 6.5 % of employment in accommodation and food services (country figure) (Turismo de Portugal / INE - População Empregada, 2025). At or below 8: grade 4/4.
• Flood hazard: very low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 4/4.
• Country disaster risk: 1.9 INFORM Risk index, 0–10 (country figure) (INFORM Risk (European Commission JRC), INFORM Risk Mid 2026, 2026). At or below 2: grade 4/4.
• Water scarcity: low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 3/4.
• Green space: 40 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (Municipality of Porto / ResearchGate, Green Structure of Porto study, 2022). At or above 40: 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.

Country context (World Economic Forum)

• Netherlands: #17 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
• Portugal: #11 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026

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