Asunción vs Salvador

Asunción and Salvador are level on the CIRA Index at 59. Asunción grades better on 6 measures, Salvador on 7; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: Asunción 59, Salvador 59
• OECD: Asunción 49, Salvador 55
• UN Tourism: Asunción 57, Salvador 65
• UNDRR: Asunción 38, Salvador 46

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Asunción 65, Salvador 65
• Economy and jobs: Asunción 56, Salvador 58
• Climate and hazards: Asunción 30, Salvador 40
• Water and environment: Asunción 50, Salvador 75
• Community and housing: Asunción 100, Salvador 38
• Access and continuity: Asunción 46, Salvador 54

Where Asunción is stronger

• Nights in the three busiest months: 34.2 % of annual nights (country figure) (World Economic Forum, TTDI 2026 (data: UN Tourism by United Nations World Tourism Organization), 2024, 2025 moving average). Between 30 and 35: grade 3/4.
• 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.
• Dedicated tourism funding: A dedicated source such as a tourist tax or levy (Secretaría Nacional de Turismo (SENATUR) / GHP Abogados, 2024–2026). Grade 2/4.

Where Salvador is stronger

• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 66.5 % average annual occupancy (Associação Brasileira da Indústria de Hotéis da Bahia (ABIH-BA), Pesquisa Conjuntural de Desempenho (Taxinfo), 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.
• Wastewater safely treated: 100 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (Instituto Trata Brasil / Ministério das Cidades (Ranking do Saneamento 2025, base SINISA 2023), 2023). At or above 95: grade 4/4.
• Green space: 26.2 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (MapBiomas (Perfil das Áreas Urbanas no Brasil), 2023). Between 20 and 30: grade 2/4.
• Access redundancy: 3 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Salvador Bahia Airport & Port of Salvador / Companhia das Docas do Estado da Bahia (CODEBA), 2026). Between 3 and 4: grade 3/4.
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: Crisis communication only, ad hoc (Secretaria Municipal de Cultura e Turismo (SECULT Salvador) & SETUR Bahia, 2024–2026). Grade 1/4.
• Government effectiveness: 44.8 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
• Brazil: #32 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026

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