Cancún vs Ciudad Juárez

Cancún leads Ciudad Juárez by 13 points on the CIRA Index, 66 to 53. Cancún grades better on 9 measures, Ciudad Juárez on 5; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: Cancún 66, Ciudad Juárez 53
• OECD: Cancún 61, Ciudad Juárez 53
• UN Tourism: Cancún 62, Ciudad Juárez 61
• UNDRR: Cancún 70, Ciudad Juárez 42

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Cancún 75, Ciudad Juárez 55
• Economy and jobs: Cancún 42, Ciudad Juárez 63
• Climate and hazards: Cancún 45, Ciudad Juárez 30
• Water and environment: Cancún 44, Ciudad Juárez 63
• Community and housing: Cancún 75, Ciudad Juárez 75
• Access and continuity: Cancún 83, Ciudad Juárez 50

Where Cancún is stronger

• Largest foreign market: 35.2 % of international arrivals or nights (region figure) (Secretaría de Turismo del Estado de Quintana Roo (SEDETUR) & CPTQ, ¿Cómo vamos en turismo?, 2023). Between 30 and 40: grade 1/4.
• Average length of stay: 5 nights per visitor (Secretaría de Turismo del Estado de Quintana Roo (SEDETUR) via Cancun Tourism Statistics Report, 2019). At or above 3.5: 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.
• Green space: 10.9 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (Gobierno del Estado de Quintana Roo (SEMA), Modelo de Ordenamiento Ecológico Local del Municipio de Benito Juárez - UGA 21 Zona Urbana de Cancún, 2013). Between 10 and 20: grade 1/4.
• Rent growth: 3.7 % change in rents over the last 12 months (region figure) (Inmuebles24, Index Quintana Roo, Q3 2023–Q3 2024). Between 3 and 6: grade 3/4.
• Access redundancy: 4 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Secretaría de Infraestructura, Comunicaciones y Transportes (SICT) / Tren Maya / ASUR, 2024). At or above 4: grade 4/4.
• Early warning and emergency plan: An updated, tested plan that names visitors and tourism operators, with warnings in several languages (Secretaría de Turismo de Quintana Roo (SEDETUR) / Guest Assist, 2024). Grade 4/4.
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: A plan tested in an exercise or a real event, with lessons published (Gobierno del Estado de Quintana Roo / SEDETUR, 2024). Grade 4/4.
• Dedicated tourism funding: A dedicated source partly ring-fenced for residents, infrastructure or sustainability (Municipio de Benito Juárez & Gobierno del Estado de Quintana Roo (Ley de Hacienda / Ley de Derechos), 2024). Grade 3/4.

Where Ciudad Juárez is stronger

• Domestic share of nights: 95.8 % of nights by residents of the same country (Secretaría de Turismo de la Ciudad de México (con datos de SECTUR / DataTur Monitoreo Hotelero), 2023). At or above 45: grade 4/4.
• Jobs in tourism industries: 8.8 % 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). Between 8 and 12: grade 3/4.
• Tropical nights: 91.8 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.
• Wastewater safely treated: 97 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (CEPAL, Diagnóstico de la prestación de los servicios de agua potable y alcantarillado en México, 2020). At or above 95: grade 4/4.
• Municipal waste per resident: 361.4 kg per resident per year (Dirección General de Servicios Públicos del Municipio de Juárez via El Heraldo de Juárez, 2025). Between 350 and 450: grade 3/4.

Country context (World Economic Forum)

• Mexico: #41 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
• Mexico: #41 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026

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