Bengaluru vs Ulaanbaatar

Ulaanbaatar leads Bengaluru by 1 points on the CIRA Index, 63 to 62. Bengaluru grades better on 10 measures, Ulaanbaatar on 4; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: Bengaluru 62, Ulaanbaatar 63
• OECD: Bengaluru 64, Ulaanbaatar 52
• UN Tourism: Bengaluru 66, Ulaanbaatar 51
• UNDRR: Bengaluru 55, Ulaanbaatar 50

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Bengaluru 88, Ulaanbaatar 50
• Economy and jobs: Bengaluru 75, Ulaanbaatar 67
• Climate and hazards: Bengaluru 40, Ulaanbaatar 70
• Water and environment: Bengaluru 56, Ulaanbaatar 31
• Community and housing: Bengaluru 75, Ulaanbaatar 100
• Access and continuity: Bengaluru 56, Ulaanbaatar 50

Where Bengaluru is stronger

• Nights in the three busiest months: 32 % of annual nights (country figure) (World Economic Forum, TTDI 2026 (data: UN Tourism by United Nations World Tourism Organization), 2024, 2025 moving average). Between 30 and 35: grade 3/4.
• Domestic share of nights: 99.8 % of nights by residents of the same country (region figure) (Ministry of Tourism, Government of India / Government of Karnataka Tourism Statistics, 2024). At or above 45: grade 4/4.
• Largest foreign market: 18.1 % of international arrivals or nights (country figure) (Ministry of Tourism, Government of India via Press Information Bureau (PIB), 2024). Between 15 and 20: grade 3/4.
• Recovery against 2019: 133.6 % of 2019 visitor nights reached in the latest full year (region figure) (Reserve Bank of India / Ministry of Tourism, Government of India, Publications - Annual Report: Table 13 State-Wise Domestic Tourist Visits, 2024). At or above 110: grade 4/4.
• 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.
• Unemployment rate: 2.8 % of the labour force (Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) / National Statistical Office (NSO), Labour Market Dynamics in Million-plus Cities (PLFS 2025), 2025). At or below 5: grade 4/4.
• Flood hazard: low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 3/4.
• Municipal waste per resident: 219 kg per resident per year (The Hindu, 2024). At or below 350: grade 4/4.
• Green space: 33 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (Husqvarna Urban Green Space Index (HUGSI), 2024). Between 30 and 40: grade 3/4.
• Government effectiveness: 67.5 World Bank WGI percentile rank, 0–100 (country figure) (World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, 2025). Between 60 and 80: grade 3/4.

Where Ulaanbaatar is stronger

• Extreme heat days: 0 days a year at or above 35°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). At or below 5: grade 4/4.
• Tropical nights: 0 nights a year with a minimum at or above 20°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). At or below 10: grade 4/4.
• Country disaster risk: 2.6 INFORM Risk index, 0–10 (country figure) (INFORM Risk (European Commission JRC), INFORM Risk Mid 2026, 2026). Between 2 and 3.5: grade 3/4.
• Travel advisory: 1 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). At or below 1: grade 4/4.

Country context (World Economic Forum)

• India: #31 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
• Mongolia: #79 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026

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