Bangui vs Garoua

Bangui leads Garoua by 1 points on the CIRA Index, 39 to 38. Bangui grades better on 3 measures, Garoua on 5; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: Bangui 39, Garoua 38
• OECD: Bangui 39, Garoua 39
• UN Tourism: Bangui 53, Garoua 56
• UNDRR: Bangui 26, Garoua 28

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Bangui 75, Garoua 33
• Economy and jobs: Bangui 38, Garoua 67
• Climate and hazards: Bangui 15, Garoua 10
• Water and environment: Bangui 63, Garoua 75
• Community and housing: Bangui –, Garoua –
• Access and continuity: Bangui 8, Garoua 33

Where Bangui is stronger

• Average length of stay: 2.3 nights per visitor (country figure) (ICASEES-RCA (Institut Centrafricain des Statistiques et des Etudes Economiques et Sociales), Annuaire Statistique - 24. Tourisme, 2024). Between 2.2 and 2.8: grade 2/4.
• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 59.9 % average annual occupancy (country figure) (ICASEES-RCA (Institut Centrafricain des Statistiques et des Etudes Economiques et Sociales), Annuaire Statistique - 24. Tourisme, 2024). Between 55 and 65: grade 2/4.
• Extreme heat days: 44.8 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.

Where Garoua is stronger

• Unemployment rate: 3.6 % of the labour force (country figure) (World Bank / ILOSTAT, 2025). At or below 5: grade 4/4.
• Wastewater safely treated: 52.4 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (country figure) (United Nations Statistics Division / WHO / UN-Habitat SDG 6 Country Profiles, 2024). Between 50 and 70: grade 1/4.
• Early warning and emergency plan: A national system only; no city plan found (National Observatory on Climate Change (NOCC / ONACC), Cameroon, 2025). Grade 1/4.
• 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.
• Dedicated tourism funding: A dedicated source partly ring-fenced for residents, infrastructure or sustainability (Direction Générale des Impôts & Direction Générale du Budget du Cameroun, Code Général des Impôts (Article 223) / PPA des Comptes d'Affectation Spéciale, 2024). Grade 3/4.

Country context (World Economic Forum)

• Cameroon: #108 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026

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