Cần Thơ vs Haiphong
Haiphong leads Cần Thơ by 2 points on the CIRA Index, 64 to 62. Cần Thơ grades better on 3 measures, Haiphong on 2; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.
Scores by each organisation's criteria
- CIRA Index: Cần Thơ 62, Haiphong 64
- OECD: Cần Thơ 58, Haiphong 60
- UN Tourism: Cần Thơ 68, Haiphong 64
- UNDRR: Cần Thơ 49, Haiphong 52
Theme by theme
- Demand and seasonality: Cần Thơ 70, Haiphong 69
- Economy and jobs: Cần Thơ 63, Haiphong 67
- Climate and hazards: Cần Thơ 30, Haiphong 35
- Water and environment: Cần Thơ 69, Haiphong 50
- Community and housing: Cần Thơ 100, Haiphong 83
- Access and continuity: Cần Thơ 54, Haiphong 65
Where Cần Thơ is stronger
- Recovery against 2019: 104.7 % of 2019 visitor nights reached in the latest full year (Sở Văn hóa, Thể thao và Du lịch TP Cần Thơ & Hiệp hội Du lịch TP Cần Thơ, 2024). Between 100 and 110: grade 3/4.
- Water scarcity: very low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 4/4.
- 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.
Where Haiphong is stronger
- Extreme heat days: 11.6 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.
- Access redundancy: 4 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Vietnam Briefing & Nam Trang Cat Industrial Park Overview, 2025–2026). 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
Cần Thơ in full · Haiphong in full
The CIRA Index ranking · City vs city · How the index works · CIRA Studio · Put your city in the pilot