Antananarivo vs Freetown

Antananarivo leads Freetown by 1 points on the CIRA Index, 63 to 62. Antananarivo grades better on 2 measures, Freetown on 5; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: Antananarivo 63, Freetown 62
• OECD: Antananarivo 59, Freetown 60
• UN Tourism: Antananarivo 69, Freetown 65
• UNDRR: Antananarivo 45, Freetown 53

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Antananarivo 75, Freetown 71
• Economy and jobs: Antananarivo 50, Freetown 67
• Climate and hazards: Antananarivo 55, Freetown 55
• Water and environment: Antananarivo 75, Freetown 69
• Community and housing: Antananarivo 100, Freetown –
• Access and continuity: Antananarivo 33, Freetown 46

Where Antananarivo is stronger

• Tropical nights: 0 nights a year with a minimum at or above 20°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). At or below 10: grade 4/4.
• Wastewater safely treated: 52.4 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (country figure) (United Nations SDG Country Profiles / WHO & UN-Habitat, 2024). Between 50 and 70: grade 1/4.

Where Freetown is stronger

• Largest foreign market: 24 % of international arrivals or nights (country figure) (Sierra Leone Ministry of Tourism and Cultural Affairs / Sierra Leone Economic Diversification Project (SLEDP), National Strategic Tourism Plan: Roadmap for a Sustainable Tourism Future (Final Strategy, 2021). Between 20 and 30: grade 2/4.
• Wildfire and storm hazard: very low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 4/4.
• Country disaster risk: 4.8 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.
• Access redundancy: 2 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Sierra Leone Ports and Harbours Authority; Summa Airport Sierra Leone, 2024). Between 2 and 3: grade 2/4.
• Early warning and emergency plan: An updated city plan with public early warning for heat, flood or fire (Freetown City Council, 2024). Grade 3/4.

Country context (World Economic Forum)

• Sierra Leone: #109 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026

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