Buenos Aires vs Córdoba

Córdoba leads Buenos Aires by 1 points on the CIRA Index, 55 to 54. Buenos Aires grades better on 6 measures, Córdoba on 7; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: Buenos Aires 54, Córdoba 55
• OECD: Buenos Aires 55, Córdoba 53
• UN Tourism: Buenos Aires 53, Córdoba 54
• UNDRR: Buenos Aires 51, Córdoba 48

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Buenos Aires 60, Córdoba 60
• Economy and jobs: Buenos Aires 75, Córdoba 67
• Climate and hazards: Buenos Aires 45, Córdoba 40
• Water and environment: Buenos Aires 31, Córdoba 44
• Community and housing: Buenos Aires 50, Córdoba 50
• Access and continuity: Buenos Aires 71, Córdoba 67

Where Buenos Aires is stronger

• Largest foreign market: 25 % of international arrivals or nights (Ente de Turismo del Gobierno de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Jan–Nov 2023). Between 20 and 30: grade 2/4.
• Unemployment rate: 5.8 % of the labour force (Instituto de Estadística y Censos de la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires (IDECBA), Encuesta Anual de Hogares (EAH), 2025). Between 5 and 8: grade 3/4.
• Extreme heat days: 3.6 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.
• Green space: 30.4 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (Gobierno de la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Dirección General de Datos, Estadística y Proyección Urbana, 2019). Between 30 and 40: grade 3/4.
• 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.
• Dedicated tourism funding: A dedicated source such as a tourist tax or levy (Boletín Oficial de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires - Ley 6278, 2025–2026). Grade 2/4.

Where Córdoba is stronger

• Average length of stay: 2.3 nights per visitor (region figure) (INDEC / Subsecretaría de Turismo de la Nación - Encuesta de Ocupación Hotelera (EOH), Tablero del Sector Hotelero, November 2025). Between 2.2 and 2.8: grade 2/4.
• Tropical nights: 45 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.
• Water scarcity: low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 3/4.
• Wastewater safely treated: 52.4 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (country figure) (United Nations Statistics Division / WHO / UN-Habitat, SDG Country Profiles (SDG 6.3.1), 2024). Between 50 and 70: grade 1/4.
• Municipal waste per resident: 438 kg per resident per year (Municipalidad de Córdoba, 2024). Between 350 and 450: grade 3/4.
• Short-let density: 0.3 short-term rental listings per 100 dwellings (Airbtics / INDEC Censo Nacional de Población, Hogares y Viviendas 2022, 2025–2026). At or below 0.5: grade 4/4.
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: A written destination crisis plan (Municipalidad de Córdoba, Subsecretaría de Turismo, 2025–2026). Grade 2/4.

Country context (World Economic Forum)

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

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