Bangkok vs Doha

Bangkok and Doha are level on the CIRA Index at 60. Bangkok grades better on 10 measures, Doha on 8; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: Bangkok 60, Doha 60
• OECD: Bangkok 57, Doha 63
• UN Tourism: Bangkok 63, Doha 63
• UNDRR: Bangkok 61, Doha 63

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Bangkok 70, Doha 67
• Economy and jobs: Bangkok 56, Doha 92
• Climate and hazards: Bangkok 25, Doha 50
• Water and environment: Bangkok 50, Doha 44
• Community and housing: Bangkok 75, Doha 100
• Access and continuity: Bangkok 75, Doha 54

Where Bangkok is stronger

• Nights in the three busiest months: 29.7 % of annual nights (country figure) (World Economic Forum, TTDI 2026 (data: UN Tourism by United Nations World Tourism Organization), 2024, 2025 moving average). At or below 30: grade 4/4.
• Domestic share of nights: 33.6 % of nights by residents of the same country (country figure) (World Economic Forum, TTDI 2026 (data: Travel & Tourism Economic Impact Research by World Travel & Tourism Council; Travel & Tourism by World Travel & Tourism Council), 2026). Between 25 and 35: grade 2/4.
• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 78.8 % average annual occupancy (National Statistical Office of Thailand / Ministry of Tourism and Sports, Statistical Yearbook Thailand 2025 (Table 17.1), 2024). At or above 75: grade 4/4.
• Extreme heat days: 32.4 days a year at or above 35°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). Between 30 and 60: grade 1/4.
• Water scarcity: medium (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 2/4.
• Municipal waste per resident: 394.2 kg per resident per year (Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) Environment Department via The Circulate Initiative Circularity Assessment Protocol, 2023). Between 350 and 450: grade 3/4.
• Green space: 31 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (Husqvarna Urban Green Space Index (HUGSI), 2024). Between 30 and 40: grade 3/4.
• Access redundancy: 4 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Bangkok Port (Port Authority of Thailand) & State Railway of Thailand, 2026). At or above 4: grade 4/4.
• Early warning and emergency plan: An updated, tested plan that names visitors and tourism operators, with warnings in several languages (Bangkok Post, 2026). 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 Doha is stronger

• Largest foreign market: 25 % of international arrivals or nights (country figure) (Qatar Tourism, Tourism Sector Performance FY 2023, 2023). Between 20 and 30: grade 2/4.
• Average length of stay: 3.6 nights per visitor (country figure) (Qatar Tourism, 2024 Annual Performance Report, 2024). At or above 3.5: grade 4/4.
• Income per head: 128,883 GDP per capita, USD PPP (country figure) (World Bank WDI, 2025). At or above 60,000: grade 4/4.
• Flood hazard: medium (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 2/4.
• Wildfire and storm hazard: very low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 4/4.
• Country disaster risk: 1.5 INFORM Risk index, 0–10 (country figure) (INFORM Risk (European Commission JRC), INFORM Risk Mid 2026, 2026). At or below 2: grade 4/4.
• Wastewater safely treated: 99.7 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (country figure) (Planning and Statistics Authority / National Planning Council (State of Qatar), 2021). At or above 95: grade 4/4.
• Government effectiveness: 79.7 World Bank WGI percentile rank, 0–100 (country figure) (World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, 2025). Between 60 and 80: grade 3/4.

Country context (World Economic Forum)

• Thailand: #38 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
• Qatar: #47 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026

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