Buenos Aires vs Fortaleza

Fortaleza leads Buenos Aires by 3 points on the CIRA Index, 57 to 54. Buenos Aires grades better on 10 measures, Fortaleza on 8; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: Buenos Aires 54, Fortaleza 57
• OECD: Buenos Aires 55, Fortaleza 54
• UN Tourism: Buenos Aires 53, Fortaleza 53
• UNDRR: Buenos Aires 51, Fortaleza 43

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Buenos Aires 60, Fortaleza 75
• Economy and jobs: Buenos Aires 75, Fortaleza 58
• Climate and hazards: Buenos Aires 45, Fortaleza 45
• Water and environment: Buenos Aires 31, Fortaleza 38
• Community and housing: Buenos Aires 50, Fortaleza 63
• Access and continuity: Buenos Aires 71, Fortaleza 50

Where Buenos Aires is stronger

• Nights in the three busiest months: 33.8 % 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.
• 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.
• Tropical nights: 75 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.
• 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.
• Tourism intensity: 3 visitor nights per resident per year (INDEC & SINTA - Encuesta de Ocupación Hotelera (EOH) and Censo Nacional de Población, Hogares y Viviendas 2022, 2023). At or below 5: grade 4/4.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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 Fortaleza is stronger

• Average length of stay: 6.3 nights per visitor (Observatório do Turismo da Secretaria Municipal do Turismo de Fortaleza (Setfor), 2025). At or above 3.5: grade 4/4.
• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 74.2 % average annual occupancy (Observatório do Turismo da Secretaria Municipal do Turismo de Fortaleza (Setfor), 2025). Between 65 and 75: grade 3/4.
• Flood hazard: medium (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 2/4.
• Water scarcity: low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 3/4.
• Wastewater safely treated: 56 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (Instituto Trata Brasil / SNIS, Ranking do Saneamento, 2021). Between 50 and 70: grade 1/4.
• Municipal waste per resident: 584 kg per resident per year (Prefeitura de Fortaleza / Observatório de Resíduos Sólidos (via Diário do Nordeste), 2024). Between 550 and 700: grade 1/4.
• Rent growth: 12.1 % change in rents over the last 12 months (Fipe / Grupo OLX (Índice FipeZAP de Locação Residencial), March 2025 – February 2026). Between 10 and 15: grade 1/4.
• Short-let density: 0.4 short-term rental listings per 100 dwellings (AirDNA & IBGE, August 2026). At or below 0.5: grade 4/4.

Country context (World Economic Forum)

• Argentina: #48 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
• Brazil: #32 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026

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