Beijing vs Chengdu

Beijing and Chengdu are level on the CIRA Index at 70. Beijing grades better on 2 measures, Chengdu on 3; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: Beijing 70, Chengdu 70
• OECD: Beijing 64, Chengdu 64
• UN Tourism: Beijing 74, Chengdu 81
• UNDRR: Beijing 59, Chengdu 64

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Beijing 65, Chengdu 58
• Economy and jobs: Beijing 81, Chengdu 75
• Climate and hazards: Beijing 40, Chengdu 40
• Water and environment: Beijing 75, Chengdu 94
• Community and housing: Beijing 100, Chengdu 100
• Access and continuity: Beijing 63, Chengdu 63

Where Beijing is stronger

• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 64.4 % average annual occupancy (Beijing Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism, 2023 Beijing Cultural and Tourism Statistical Communiqué (2023年北京市文化和旅游统计公报), 2023). Between 55 and 65: grade 2/4.
• Tropical nights: 76 nights a year with a minimum at or above 20°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). Between 60 and 100: grade 1/4.

Where Chengdu is stronger

• Flood hazard: medium (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 2/4.
• Water scarcity: low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 3/4.
• Municipal waste per resident: 332.5 kg per resident per year (Chengdu Municipal Bureau of Statistics, 2023 Statistical Bulletin on National Economic and Social Development of Chengdu & 2023 Chengdu Population Bulletin, 2023). At or below 350: grade 4/4.

Country context (World Economic Forum)

• China: #8 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
• China: #8 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026

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