Asunción vs Santa Cruz de la Sierra
Asunción and Santa Cruz de la Sierra are level on the CIRA Index at 59. Asunción grades better on 5 measures, Santa Cruz de la Sierra on 6; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.
Scores by each organisation's criteria
- CIRA Index: Asunción 59, Santa Cruz de la Sierra 59
- OECD: Asunción 49, Santa Cruz de la Sierra 50
- UN Tourism: Asunción 57, Santa Cruz de la Sierra 56
- UNDRR: Asunción 38, Santa Cruz de la Sierra 41
Theme by theme
- Demand and seasonality: Asunción 65, Santa Cruz de la Sierra 45
- Economy and jobs: Asunción 56, Santa Cruz de la Sierra 56
- Climate and hazards: Asunción 30, Santa Cruz de la Sierra 35
- Water and environment: Asunción 50, Santa Cruz de la Sierra 50
- Community and housing: Asunción 100, Santa Cruz de la Sierra 100
- Access and continuity: Asunción 46, Santa Cruz de la Sierra 50
Where Asunción is stronger
- Hotel bed or room occupancy: 64 % average annual occupancy (Asociación Industrial Hotelera del Paraguay (AIHPY) / La Nación, H1 2026). Between 55 and 65: grade 2/4.
- Income per head: 20,181 GDP per capita, USD PPP (country figure) (World Bank WDI, 2025). Between 15,000 and 30,000: grade 1/4.
- 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.
- Green space: 12 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (Global Forest Watch, 2020). Between 10 and 20: grade 1/4.
- 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 Santa Cruz de la Sierra is stronger
- Largest foreign market: 30.7 % of international arrivals or nights (country figure) (Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Boletín Estadístico de la Actividad Turística, 2025). Between 30 and 40: grade 1/4.
- Unemployment rate: 3.7 % of the labour force (region figure) (Instituto Boliviano de Comercio Exterior (IBCE) / Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Q1 2024). At or below 5: grade 4/4.
- Extreme heat days: 11.2 days a year at or above 35°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). Between 5 and 15: grade 3/4.
- Municipal waste per resident: 275.5 kg per resident per year (Gobierno Autónomo Departamental de Santa Cruz (Despacho del Vicegobernador) / CADECOCRUZ, 2022). At or below 350: grade 4/4.
- Access redundancy: 3 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (metro figure) (Ministerio de Obras Públicas, Servicios y Vivienda (MOPSV) & Administradora Boliviana de Carreteras (ABC), 2026). Between 3 and 4: grade 3/4.
- Tourism crisis and recovery plan: Crisis communication only, ad hoc (Ministerio de Turismo Sostenible, Culturas, Folklore y Gastronomía / ABI, 2026). Grade 1/4.
Country context (World Economic Forum)
- Paraguay: #85 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
- Bolivia: #92 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
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