Cairo vs Rabat
Cairo leads Rabat by 1 points on the CIRA Index, 56 to 55. Cairo grades better on 10 measures, Rabat on 6; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.
Scores by each organisation's criteria
- CIRA Index: Cairo 56, Rabat 55
- OECD: Cairo 57, Rabat 51
- UN Tourism: Cairo 63, Rabat 55
- UNDRR: Cairo 37, Rabat 48
Theme by theme
- Demand and seasonality: Cairo 92, Rabat 40
- Economy and jobs: Cairo 67, Rabat 42
- Climate and hazards: Cairo 15, Rabat 60
- Water and environment: Cairo 50, Rabat 50
- Community and housing: Cairo 63, Rabat 100
- Access and continuity: Cairo 50, Rabat 46
Where Cairo is stronger
- Nights in the three busiest months: 28.2 % of annual nights (country figure) (World Economic Forum, TTDI 2026 (data: UN Tourism by United Nations World Tourism Organization), 2024, 2025 moving average). At or below 30: grade 4/4.
- Domestic share of nights: 37.6 % of nights by residents of the same country (country figure) (World Economic Forum, TTDI 2026 (data: Travel & Tourism Economic Impact Research by World Travel & Tourism Council; Travel & Tourism by World Travel & Tourism Council), 2026). Between 35 and 45: grade 3/4.
- 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.
- Average length of stay: 9.9 nights per visitor (country figure) (Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities / Road Genius Egypt Tourism Statistics, 2024). At or above 3.5: grade 4/4.
- Hotel bed or room occupancy: 71.1 % average annual occupancy (JLL / STR Global via Economy Middle East, 'Cairo's hospitality market sees strong growth in 2025', Q2 2025). Between 65 and 75: grade 3/4.
- Jobs in tourism industries: 8 % of employment in accommodation and food services (country figure) (World Economic Forum, TTDI 2026 (data: Travel & Tourism Economic Impact Research by World Travel & Tourism Council; Travel & Tourism by World Travel & Tourism Council), 2026). At or below 8: grade 4/4.
- Unemployment rate: 6.8 % of the labour force (country figure) (World Bank WDI, 2025). Between 5 and 8: grade 3/4.
- Income per head: 20,204 GDP per capita, USD PPP (country figure) (World Bank WDI, 2025). Between 15,000 and 30,000: grade 1/4.
- Wastewater safely treated: 62.6 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (country figure) (United Nations in Egypt, Sustainable Development Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation, 2024). Between 50 and 70: grade 1/4.
- Tourism crisis and recovery plan: Crisis communication only, ad hoc (Egypt State Information Service (SIS), 2024–2026). Grade 1/4.
Where Rabat is stronger
- Extreme heat days: 2 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.
- Tropical nights: 62.4 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.
- Flood hazard: very low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). 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.
- Water scarcity: medium (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 2/4.
- Rent growth: 0.6 % change in rents over the last 12 months (Haut-Commissariat au Plan (HCP), Indice des prix à la consommation (base 100:2017) : Rapport annuel 2023 – ville de Rabat, 2023). At or below 3: grade 4/4.
Country context (World Economic Forum)
- Egypt: #63 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
- Morocco: #70 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
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