Beijing vs Xi'an
Xi'an leads Beijing by 1 points on the CIRA Index, 71 to 70. Beijing grades better on 2 measures, Xi'an on 3; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.
Scores by each organisation's criteria
- CIRA Index: Beijing 70, Xi'an 71
- OECD: Beijing 64, Xi'an 65
- UN Tourism: Beijing 74, Xi'an 79
- UNDRR: Beijing 59, Xi'an 66
Theme by theme
- Demand and seasonality: Beijing 65, Xi'an 60
- Economy and jobs: Beijing 81, Xi'an 75
- Climate and hazards: Beijing 40, Xi'an 35
- Water and environment: Beijing 75, Xi'an 88
- Community and housing: Beijing 100, Xi'an 100
- Access and continuity: Beijing 63, Xi'an 71
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.
- Extreme heat days: 17.8 days a year at or above 35°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). Between 15 and 30: grade 2/4.
Where Xi'an is stronger
- Water scarcity: medium (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 2/4.
- Municipal waste per resident: 186.2 kg per resident per year (country figure) (Ministry of Ecology and Environment of the People's Republic of China, Report on the State of the Ecology and Environment in China 2024 & National Bureau of Statistics of China, 2024). At or below 350: grade 4/4.
- Tourism crisis and recovery plan: A plan tested in an exercise or a real event, with lessons published (CCTV News (央视网), 2024). 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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