Bursa vs Dushanbe

Bursa and Dushanbe are level on the CIRA Index at 50. Bursa grades better on 7 measures, Dushanbe on 6; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: Bursa 50, Dushanbe 50
• OECD: Bursa 52, Dushanbe 45
• UN Tourism: Bursa 55, Dushanbe 55
• UNDRR: Bursa 44, Dushanbe 36

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Bursa 50, Dushanbe 67
• Economy and jobs: Bursa 75, Dushanbe 50
• Climate and hazards: Bursa 40, Dushanbe 42
• Water and environment: Bursa 50, Dushanbe 42
• Community and housing: Bursa 50, Dushanbe 75
• Access and continuity: Bursa 54, Dushanbe 38

Where Bursa is stronger

• Largest foreign market: 13.9 % of international arrivals or nights (region figure) (Bursa İl Kültür ve Turizm Müdürlüğü / Bursa Turizm Tanıtma Birliği, 2023). At or below 15: grade 4/4.
• Income per head: 45,288 GDP per capita, USD PPP (country figure) (World Bank WDI, 2025). Between 45,000 and 60,000: grade 3/4.
• Extreme heat days: 13 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.
• Wastewater safely treated: 96.2 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (TÜİK (Turkish Statistical Institute) via İzmir Metropolitan Municipality / Ege Haber, 2020). At or above 95: grade 4/4.
• Access redundancy: 3 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (metro figure) (State Airports Authority (DHMİ) / General Directorate of Highways (KGM) / İDO & BUDO, 2025–2026). Between 3 and 4: grade 3/4.
• Early warning and emergency plan: An updated city plan with public early warning for heat, flood or fire (T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı AFAD, Bursa İl Afet ve Acil Durum Müdürlüğü, 2022–2026). Grade 3/4.
• Government effectiveness: 47.2 World Bank WGI percentile rank, 0–100 (country figure) (World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, 2025). Between 40 and 60: grade 2/4.

Where Dushanbe is stronger

• Recovery against 2019: 112 % of 2019 visitor nights reached in the latest full year (country figure) (Trend News Agency / President of the Republic of Tajikistan address, 2024). At or above 110: grade 4/4.
• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 75 % average annual occupancy (MyTajikistanStay (citing Tourism Development Committee / STR benchmarking reports), 2022–2023). At or above 75: grade 4/4.
• Unemployment rate: 3.7 % of the labour force (country figure) (Agency on Statistics under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan, 2025). At or below 5: grade 4/4.
• Country disaster risk: 4.3 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.
• Green space: 22 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (World Bank, Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) for Dushanbe Sustainable Urban Development Project, 2022). Between 20 and 30: grade 2/4.
• Rent growth: 5.9 % change in rents over the last 12 months (country figure) (Financial Chain Corporation / Law of the Republic of Tajikistan On the State Budget of the Republic of Tajikistan for 2024, 2024). Between 3 and 6: grade 3/4.

Country context (World Economic Forum)

• Turkey: #36 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026

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