Cần Thơ vs Ulaanbaatar

Ulaanbaatar leads Cần Thơ by 1 points on the CIRA Index, 63 to 62. Cần Thơ grades better on 9 measures, Ulaanbaatar on 8; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: Cần Thơ 62, Ulaanbaatar 63
• OECD: Cần Thơ 58, Ulaanbaatar 52
• UN Tourism: Cần Thơ 68, Ulaanbaatar 51
• UNDRR: Cần Thơ 49, Ulaanbaatar 50

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Cần Thơ 70, Ulaanbaatar 50
• Economy and jobs: Cần Thơ 63, Ulaanbaatar 67
• Climate and hazards: Cần Thơ 30, Ulaanbaatar 70
• Water and environment: Cần Thơ 69, Ulaanbaatar 31
• Community and housing: Cần Thơ 100, Ulaanbaatar 100
• Access and continuity: Cần Thơ 54, Ulaanbaatar 50

Where Cần Thơ is stronger

• Nights in the three busiest months: 28.9 % 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: 91 % of nights by residents of the same country (Hiệp hội Du lịch TP. Cần Thơ & Sở Văn hóa, Thể thao và Du lịch TP. Cần Thơ, 2025). At or above 45: grade 4/4.
• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 60 % average annual occupancy (Ban Chỉ đạo Phát triển du lịch TP Cần Thơ / Thời báo Tài chính Doanh nghiệp (TCDN), 2023). Between 55 and 65: grade 2/4.
• Unemployment rate: 2.3 % of the labour force (Cục Thống kê thành phố Cần Thơ (Can Tho Statistics Office), 2023). At or below 5: grade 4/4.
• 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.
• Green space: 31.6 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (Vietnam Association for Conservation of Nature and Environment (VACNE), 2024). Between 30 and 40: grade 3/4.
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: Crisis communication only, ad hoc (Tuoi Tre News, 2020–2026). Grade 1/4.
• Government effectiveness: 53.3 World Bank WGI percentile rank, 0–100 (country figure) (World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, 2025). Between 40 and 60: grade 2/4.

Where Ulaanbaatar is stronger

• Average length of stay: 6.2 nights per visitor (AirROI, Ulaanbaatar Short-Term Rental Market Report, August 2025 – July 2026). At or above 3.5: grade 4/4.
• Jobs in tourism industries: 3.7 % 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.
• Extreme heat days: 0 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: 0 nights a year with a minimum at or above 20°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). At or below 10: grade 4/4.
• Flood hazard: medium (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 2/4.
• Country disaster risk: 2.6 INFORM Risk index, 0–10 (country figure) (INFORM Risk (European Commission JRC), INFORM Risk Mid 2026, 2026). Between 2 and 3.5: grade 3/4.
• Wastewater safely treated: 53.2 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (country figure) (United Nations in Mongolia, Sustainable Development Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation, 2024). Between 50 and 70: grade 1/4.
• Travel advisory: 1 stricter of the US and Canadian government advisory for the country, 1 (normal precautions) to 4 (do not travel) (country figure) (US State Department and Government of Canada travel advisories, 2026-09-29). At or below 1: grade 4/4.

Country context (World Economic Forum)

• Vietnam: #52 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
• Mongolia: #79 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026

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