Cần Thơ vs Da Nang
Cần Thơ leads Da Nang by 6 points on the CIRA Index, 62 to 56. Cần Thơ grades better on 4 measures, Da Nang on 4; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.
Scores by each organisation's criteria
- CIRA Index: Cần Thơ 62, Da Nang 56
- OECD: Cần Thơ 58, Da Nang 56
- UN Tourism: Cần Thơ 68, Da Nang 73
- UNDRR: Cần Thơ 49, Da Nang 51
Theme by theme
- Demand and seasonality: Cần Thơ 70, Da Nang 58
- Economy and jobs: Cần Thơ 63, Da Nang 67
- Climate and hazards: Cần Thơ 30, Da Nang 25
- Water and environment: Cần Thơ 69, Da Nang 88
- Community and housing: Cần Thơ 100, Da Nang 50
- Access and continuity: Cần Thơ 54, Da Nang 58
Where Cần Thơ is stronger
- Average length of stay: 1.8 nights per visitor (Thành ủy Cần Thơ / Trang thông tin điện tử Thành ủy Cần Thơ, 2024). Between 1.8 and 2.2: grade 1/4.
- Extreme heat days: 16.6 days a year at or above 35°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). Between 15 and 30: grade 2/4.
- Municipal waste per resident: 181.2 kg per resident per year (Báo Công an TP. Hồ Chí Minh & Cục Thống kê TP Cần Thơ, 2024). At or below 350: grade 4/4.
- Tourism intensity: 2.5 visitor nights per resident per year (Sở Văn hóa, Thể thao và Du lịch TP Cần Thơ / Báo Thời báo Tài chính Việt Nam & Tổng cục Thống kê Việt Nam, 2024). At or below 5: grade 4/4.
Where Da Nang is stronger
- Recovery against 2019: 135 % of 2019 visitor nights reached in the latest full year (Da Nang Department of Tourism (via Voice of Vietnam / Baodautu), 2024). At or above 110: grade 4/4.
- Wastewater safely treated: 89.9 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (Báo Đại biểu Nhân dân (People's Representative Newspaper) / People's Committee of Da Nang City, 2025). Between 85 and 95: grade 3/4.
- Green space: 65.7 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (MDPI Sustainability / Da Nang Green Space System Planning: An Ecology Landscape Approach, 2017). At or above 40: grade 4/4.
- Access redundancy: 4 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Da Nang City People's Committee Portal & Vietnam Ministry of Transport, 2024). At or above 4: grade 4/4.
Country context (World Economic Forum)
- Vietnam: #52 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
- Vietnam: #52 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
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