Asunción vs Bogotá

Bogotá leads Asunción by 1 points on the CIRA Index, 60 to 59. Asunción grades better on 5 measures, Bogotá on 9; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: Asunción 59, Bogotá 60
• OECD: Asunción 49, Bogotá 67
• UN Tourism: Asunción 57, Bogotá 63
• UNDRR: Asunción 38, Bogotá 53

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Asunción 65, Bogotá 83
• Economy and jobs: Asunción 56, Bogotá 63
• Climate and hazards: Asunción 30, Bogotá 60
• Water and environment: Asunción 50, Bogotá 56
• Community and housing: Asunción 100, Bogotá 83
• Access and continuity: Asunción 46, Bogotá 46

Where Asunción is stronger

• Unemployment rate: 7.3 % of the labour force (SINAFOCAL & Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Estudio sobre Tendencias del Mercado Laboral en Asunción y Central 2024, 2023). Between 5 and 8: grade 3/4.
• Country disaster risk: 3.1 INFORM Risk index, 0–10 (country figure) (INFORM Risk (European Commission JRC), INFORM Risk Mid 2026, 2026). Between 2 and 3.5: grade 3/4.
• Water scarcity: very low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 4/4.
• Rent growth: 1.2 % change in rents over the last 12 months (metro figure) (Banco Central del Paraguay (BCP) via InfoNegocios, 2024). At or below 3: grade 4/4.
• 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 Bogotá is stronger

• Largest foreign market: 16.8 % of international arrivals or nights (Instituto Distrital de Turismo (IDT) - Observatorio de Turismo de Bogotá, Boletín cifras de turismo en Bogotá (Diciembre 2025 - Enero 2026), 2025). Between 15 and 20: grade 3/4.
• Income per head: 31,510 GDP per capita, USD PPP (DANE (Cuentas Nacionales Departamentales) / World Bank International Comparison Program, 2022). Between 30,000 and 45,000: grade 2/4.
• Economic diversity: 66.8 % of employment outside accommodation, food, retail and transport (Secretaría Distrital de Desarrollo Económico (SDDE) / DANE - Gran Encuesta Integrada de Hogares (GEIH), 2024). Between 64 and 72: grade 2/4.
• 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.
• 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.
• Wildfire and storm hazard: medium (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 2/4.
• Green space: 33 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (Husqvarna Urban Green Space Index (HUGSI), 2024). Between 30 and 40: grade 3/4.
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: Crisis communication only, ad hoc (Instituto Distrital de Turismo (IDT) - Plan Estratégico 2024-2027, 2024–2027). Grade 1/4.
• Government effectiveness: 42.9 World Bank WGI percentile rank, 0–100 (country figure) (World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, 2025). Between 40 and 60: grade 2/4.

Country context (World Economic Forum)

• Paraguay: #85 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
• Colombia: #54 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026

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