Cairo vs Hurghada
Hurghada leads Cairo by 3 points on the CIRA Index, 59 to 56. Cairo grades better on 2 measures, Hurghada on 5; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.
Scores by each organisation's criteria
- CIRA Index: Cairo 56, Hurghada 59
- OECD: Cairo 57, Hurghada 62
- UN Tourism: Cairo 63, Hurghada 56
- UNDRR: Cairo 37, Hurghada 59
Theme by theme
- Demand and seasonality: Cairo 92, Hurghada 85
- Economy and jobs: Cairo 67, Hurghada 69
- Climate and hazards: Cairo 15, Hurghada 50
- Water and environment: Cairo 50, Hurghada 33
- Community and housing: Cairo 63, Hurghada –
- Access and continuity: Cairo 50, Hurghada 58
Where Cairo is stronger
- Largest foreign market: 10 % of international arrivals or nights (country figure) (Egypt Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities / Egypt Tourism Statistics, 2024). At or below 15: grade 4/4.
- Municipal waste per resident: 310.3 kg per resident per year (IHE Delft / Hemidat et al., Municipal Solid Waste in Egypt, 2022). At or below 350: grade 4/4.
Where Hurghada is stronger
- Hotel bed or room occupancy: 75 % average annual occupancy (Mordor Intelligence - Egypt Hospitality Market Size & Share Analysis, December 2024). At or above 75: grade 4/4.
- Extreme heat days: 52 days a year at or above 35°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). Between 30 and 60: grade 1/4.
- Flood hazard: very low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 4/4.
- Wildfire and storm hazard: very low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 4/4.
- Early warning and emergency plan: An updated city plan with public early warning for heat, flood or fire (Al-Masry Al-Youm / Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation / Red Sea Governorate, 2025–2026). Grade 3/4.
Country context (World Economic Forum)
- Egypt: #63 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
- Egypt: #63 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
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