Cần Thơ vs Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City leads Cần Thơ by 2 points on the CIRA Index, 64 to 62. Cần Thơ grades better on 2 measures, Ho Chi Minh City on 5; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.
Scores by each organisation's criteria
- CIRA Index: Cần Thơ 62, Ho Chi Minh City 64
- OECD: Cần Thơ 58, Ho Chi Minh City 61
- UN Tourism: Cần Thơ 68, Ho Chi Minh City 72
- UNDRR: Cần Thơ 49, Ho Chi Minh City 51
Theme by theme
- Demand and seasonality: Cần Thơ 70, Ho Chi Minh City 85
- Economy and jobs: Cần Thơ 63, Ho Chi Minh City 67
- Climate and hazards: Cần Thơ 30, Ho Chi Minh City 25
- Water and environment: Cần Thơ 69, Ho Chi Minh City 69
- Community and housing: Cần Thơ 100, Ho Chi Minh City 63
- Access and continuity: Cần Thơ 54, Ho Chi Minh City 63
Where Cần Thơ is stronger
- 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.
Where Ho Chi Minh City is stronger
- Average length of stay: 4 nights per visitor (Voice of Ho Chi Minh City People (VOH) / Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism, Jan–Aug 2026). At or above 3.5: grade 4/4.
- Hotel bed or room occupancy: 72 % average annual occupancy (Savills Vietnam / Hotel Performance Review: Vietnam, Full Year 2025, 2025). Between 65 and 75: grade 3/4.
- Green space: 40 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (Husqvarna Urban Green Space Index (HUGSI), 2024). At or above 40: grade 4/4.
- Access redundancy: 4 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Báo Ảnh Việt Nam / Government of Vietnam Infrastructure Review, 2025–2026). At or above 4: grade 4/4.
- Tourism crisis and recovery plan: A written destination crisis plan (Vietnam News, 2025). Grade 2/4.
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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