Benidorm vs Dubrovnik

Benidorm leads Dubrovnik by 4 points on the CIRA Index, 51 to 47. Benidorm grades better on 9 measures, Dubrovnik on 9; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: Benidorm 51, Dubrovnik 47
• OECD: Benidorm 52, Dubrovnik 45
• UN Tourism: Benidorm 49, Dubrovnik 47
• UNDRR: Benidorm 55, Dubrovnik 56

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Benidorm 71, Dubrovnik 42
• Economy and jobs: Benidorm 67, Dubrovnik 58
• Climate and hazards: Benidorm 45, Dubrovnik 50
• Water and environment: Benidorm 38, Dubrovnik 50
• Community and housing: Benidorm 25, Dubrovnik 0
• Access and continuity: Benidorm 58, Dubrovnik 71

Where Benidorm is stronger

• Nights in the three busiest months: 33.3 % 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: 32.2 % of nights by residents of the same country (Visit Benidorm / Ayuntamiento de Benidorm, Informe Anual de Turismo presentado en FITUR 2026, 2025). Between 25 and 35: grade 2/4.
• Recovery against 2019: 132.1 % of 2019 visitor nights reached in the latest full year (Visit Benidorm / Ayuntamiento de Benidorm, 2024). At or above 110: grade 4/4.
• Average length of stay: 5 nights per visitor (HOSBEC (Hotel Monitor 2024 / INE data), 2024). At or above 3.5: grade 4/4.
• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 82.2 % average annual occupancy (Fundación Visit Benidorm / HOSBEC, 2025). At or above 75: grade 4/4.
• Jobs in tourism industries: 7.1 % of employment in accommodation and food services (country figure) (World Economic Forum, TTDI 2026 (data: Travel & Tourism Economic Impact Research by World Travel & Tourism Council; Travel & Tourism by World Travel & Tourism Council), 2026). At or below 8: grade 4/4.
• Wastewater safely treated: 100 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (Ayuntamiento de Benidorm & Generalitat Valenciana (EPSAR), 2024). At or above 95: grade 4/4.
• Rent growth: 5.4 % change in rents over the last 12 months (Idealista, September 2026). Between 3 and 6: grade 3/4.
• Government effectiveness: 83 World Bank WGI percentile rank, 0–100 (country figure) (World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, 2025). At or above 80: grade 4/4.

Where Dubrovnik is stronger

• Largest foreign market: 22.1 % of international arrivals or nights (Croatian Bureau of Statistics (Državni zavod za statistiku - DZS), First Release TUR-2024-1-2 Tourist Arrivals and Nights in Commercial Accommodation, 2024, 2024). Between 20 and 30: grade 2/4.
• Unemployment rate: 7.5 % of the labour force (region figure) (Invest in Croatia / Croatian Bureau of Statistics (DZS), 2025). Between 5 and 8: grade 3/4.
• Income per head: 50,946 GDP per capita, USD PPP (country figure) (World Bank WDI, 2025). Between 45,000 and 60,000: grade 3/4.
• Tropical nights: 61.2 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.
• Water scarcity: very low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 4/4.
• Municipal waste per resident: 474 kg per resident per year (country figure) (Ministry of Environmental Protection and Green Transition (MZOZT) / Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund, '2023 Municipal Waste Report', 2023). Between 450 and 550: grade 2/4.
• Access redundancy: 2 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Poslovni / Croatia Unscripted / Port of Dubrovnik, 2026). Between 2 and 3: grade 2/4.
• 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.
• Dedicated tourism funding: A dedicated source partly ring-fenced for residents, infrastructure or sustainability (European Commission, Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, 2024–2026). Grade 3/4.

Country context (World Economic Forum)

• Spain: #3 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
• Croatia: #46 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026

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