Bengaluru vs Surat

Surat leads Bengaluru by 4 points on the CIRA Index, 66 to 62. Bengaluru grades better on 4 measures, Surat on 3; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: Bengaluru 62, Surat 66
• OECD: Bengaluru 64, Surat 63
• UN Tourism: Bengaluru 66, Surat 76
• UNDRR: Bengaluru 55, Surat 48

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Bengaluru 88, Surat 75
• Economy and jobs: Bengaluru 75, Surat 75
• Climate and hazards: Bengaluru 40, Surat 15
• Water and environment: Bengaluru 56, Surat 81
• Community and housing: Bengaluru 75, Surat 100
• Access and continuity: Bengaluru 56, Surat 56

Where Bengaluru is stronger

• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 66.8 % average annual occupancy (Horwath HTL and CoStar, India Hotel Market Review 2025, 2025). Between 65 and 75: grade 3/4.
• Income per head: 25,461 GDP per capita, USD PPP (metro figure) (C40 Cities / TUMI via ADB Project Assessment, 2021). Between 15,000 and 30,000: grade 1/4.
• Extreme heat days: 12.4 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.
• Flood hazard: low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 3/4.

Where Surat is stronger

• Water scarcity: medium (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 2/4.
• Wastewater safely treated: 100 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (The Economic Times & Surat Municipal Corporation, 2022). At or above 95: grade 4/4.
• Access redundancy: 4 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Airports Authority of India & Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, 2024–2026). At or above 4: grade 4/4.

Country context (World Economic Forum)

• India: #31 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
• India: #31 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026

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