Asunción vs Medellín

Medellín leads Asunción by 1 points on the CIRA Index, 60 to 59. Asunción grades better on 4 measures, Medellín on 10; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: Asunción 59, Medellín 60
• OECD: Asunción 49, Medellín 67
• UN Tourism: Asunción 57, Medellín 68
• UNDRR: Asunción 38, Medellín 52

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Asunción 65, Medellín 65
• Economy and jobs: Asunción 56, Medellín 56
• Climate and hazards: Asunción 30, Medellín 80
• Water and environment: Asunción 50, Medellín 88
• Community and housing: Asunción 100, Medellín 50
• Access and continuity: Asunción 46, Medellín 42

Where Asunción is stronger

• Domestic share of nights: 80 % of nights by residents of the same country (country figure) (Secretaría Nacional de Turismo (SENATUR) - Dirección de Observatorio Turístico / Última Hora, January 2026). At or above 45: grade 4/4.
• 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.
• 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 Medellín is stronger

• Largest foreign market: 39.1 % of international arrivals or nights (region figure) (Gobernación de Antioquia / SITUR Antioquia - Cifras turísticas en Antioquia, 2024). Between 30 and 40: grade 1/4.
• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 66 % average annual occupancy (El Metro / Sistema de Inteligencia Turística (SIT) - Cotelco, 2025). Between 65 and 75: grade 3/4.
• 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.
• Flood hazard: low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 3/4.
• Wildfire and storm hazard: very low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 4/4.
• Wastewater safely treated: 92.8 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (metro figure) (Empresas Públicas de Medellín (EPM), Informe de Gestión / Resultados 2025, 2025). Between 85 and 95: grade 3/4.
• Municipal waste per resident: 171.6 kg per resident per year (Vivir en El Poblado / Medellín Cómo Vamos, 2025). At or below 350: grade 4/4.
• Green space: 35 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (Husqvarna Urban Green Space Index (HUGSI), 2025). Between 30 and 40: grade 3/4.
• 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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