Bishkek vs Siem Reap

Bishkek and Siem Reap are level on the CIRA Index at 44. Bishkek grades better on 7 measures, Siem Reap on 5; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: Bishkek 44, Siem Reap 44
• OECD: Bishkek 46, Siem Reap 44
• UN Tourism: Bishkek 43, Siem Reap 52
• UNDRR: Bishkek 33, Siem Reap 40

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Bishkek 69, Siem Reap 38
• Economy and jobs: Bishkek 67, Siem Reap 50
• Climate and hazards: Bishkek 67, Siem Reap 20
• Water and environment: Bishkek 33, Siem Reap 58
• Community and housing: Bishkek 0, Siem Reap 67
• Access and continuity: Bishkek 29, Siem Reap 50

Where Bishkek is stronger

• Recovery against 2019: 150.9 % of 2019 visitor nights reached in the latest full year (country figure) (International Trade Administration & World Bank, 2024). At or above 110: grade 4/4.
• Average length of stay: 3 nights per visitor (country figure) (Economist.kg / National Statistical Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic, 2024). Between 2.8 and 3.5: grade 3/4.
• 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.
• Tropical nights: 29 nights a year with a minimum at or above 20°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). Between 10 and 30: grade 3/4.
• Country disaster risk: 3.6 INFORM Risk index, 0–10 (country figure) (INFORM Risk (European Commission JRC), INFORM Risk Mid 2026, 2026). Between 3.5 and 5: grade 2/4.
• Municipal waste per resident: 279 kg per resident per year (country figure) (Ministry of Natural Resources, Ecology and Technical Supervision of the Kyrgyz Republic via 24.kg, 2023). At or below 350: grade 4/4.
• Access redundancy: 2 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Ministry of Transport and Communications of the Kyrgyz Republic / Manas International Airport, 2026). Between 2 and 3: grade 2/4.

Where Siem Reap is stronger

• Largest foreign market: 32 % of international arrivals or nights (country figure) (Ministry of Tourism, Cambodia Tourism Statistics Report 2024 / Tourism Cambodia, 2024). Between 30 and 40: grade 1/4.
• Rent growth: 5 % change in rents over the last 12 months (DaBest Properties, Cambodia Condo Trends 2025: 15 Hot Spots Buyers Want Most, 2024). Between 3 and 6: grade 3/4.
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: A plan with named owners, operators and recovery funding (Ministry of Tourism Cambodia / Asia News Network, 'Siem Reap action plan for tourism in motion', 2021-2023). Grade 3/4.
• Government effectiveness: 32.1 World Bank WGI percentile rank, 0–100 (country figure) (World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, 2025). Between 20 and 40: grade 1/4.
• Dedicated tourism funding: A dedicated source partly ring-fenced for residents, infrastructure or sustainability (Agence Kampuchea Presse (AKP) / Angkor Enterprise, 2024-2025). Grade 3/4.

Country context (World Economic Forum)

• Kyrgyzstan: #93 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026

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