Buenos Aires vs Caracas

Buenos Aires leads Caracas by 14 points on the CIRA Index, 54 to 40. Buenos Aires grades better on 8 measures, Caracas on 5; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: Buenos Aires 54, Caracas 40
• OECD: Buenos Aires 55, Caracas 49
• UN Tourism: Buenos Aires 53, Caracas 57
• UNDRR: Buenos Aires 51, Caracas 33

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Buenos Aires 60, Caracas 63
• Economy and jobs: Buenos Aires 75, Caracas 38
• Climate and hazards: Buenos Aires 45, Caracas 45
• Water and environment: Buenos Aires 31, Caracas 63
• Community and housing: Buenos Aires 50, Caracas 100
• Access and continuity: Buenos Aires 71, Caracas 21

Where Buenos Aires is stronger

• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 60 % average annual occupancy (Ente de Turismo del Gobierno de la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires (ENTUR), 2022). Between 55 and 65: grade 2/4.
• Income per head: 32,587 GDP per capita, USD PPP (country figure) (World Bank WDI, 2025). Between 30,000 and 45,000: grade 2/4.
• Country disaster risk: 3.9 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.
• Access redundancy: 4 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (metro figure) (Organismo Regulador del Sistema Nacional de Aeropuertos (ORSNA), Trenes Argentinos, Administración General de Puertos (AGP), & Autopistas Urbanas S.A. (AUSA), 2026). At or above 4: grade 4/4.
• Early warning and emergency plan: An updated city plan with public early warning for heat, flood or fire (Gobierno de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires, 2026). Grade 3/4.
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: Crisis communication only, ad hoc (Ladevi / Ente de Turismo de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires, 2025–2026). Grade 1/4.
• Government effectiveness: 60.4 World Bank WGI percentile rank, 0–100 (country figure) (World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, 2025). Between 60 and 80: 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.

Where Caracas is stronger

• Average length of stay: 8.2 nights per visitor (country figure) (Ministerio del Poder Popular para el Turismo y Comercio Exterior (Oficina Estratégica de Seguimiento y Evaluación de Políticas Públicas), Estadísticas de Turismo en Venezuela 2019, 2019). At or above 3.5: grade 4/4.
• Tropical nights: 52.8 nights a year with a minimum at or above 20°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). Between 30 and 60: grade 2/4.
• Municipal waste per resident: 329.2 kg per resident per year (country figure) (Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) / Fundación Instituto de Ingeniería, 'Gestión Integral De Residuos Sólidos Urbanos En Venezuela Del Problema A La Oportunidad (Parte 1)', 2012). At or below 350: grade 4/4.
• Green space: 48 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (Husqvarna Urban Green Space Index (HUGSI), 2024). At or above 40: grade 4/4.
• Rent growth: 1.5 % change in rents over the last 12 months (metro figure) (Cámara Inmobiliaria Metropolitana de Caracas via Banca y Negocios, 2024–2025). At or below 3: grade 4/4.

Country context (World Economic Forum)

• Argentina: #48 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026

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