Casablanca vs Lilongwe

Casablanca and Lilongwe are level on the CIRA Index at 54. Casablanca grades better on 7 measures, Lilongwe on 10; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: Casablanca 54, Lilongwe 54
• OECD: Casablanca 50, Lilongwe 52
• UN Tourism: Casablanca 52, Lilongwe 54
• UNDRR: Casablanca 47, Lilongwe 43

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Casablanca 46, Lilongwe 60
• Economy and jobs: Casablanca 33, Lilongwe 42
• Climate and hazards: Casablanca 45, Lilongwe 65
• Water and environment: Casablanca 38, Lilongwe 69
• Community and housing: Casablanca 83, Lilongwe 50
• Access and continuity: Casablanca 63, Lilongwe 33

Where Casablanca is stronger

• Nights in the three busiest months: 33.2 % of annual nights (country figure) (World Economic Forum, TTDI 2026 (data: UN Tourism by United Nations World Tourism Organization), 2024, 2025 moving average). Between 30 and 35: grade 3/4.
• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 52 % average annual occupancy (Observatoire du Tourisme du Maroc, Ministère du Tourisme, de l'Artisanat et de l'Economie Sociale et Solidaire, 2024). Between 45 and 55: grade 1/4.
• Wastewater safely treated: 52.4 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (country figure) (UN-Water / WHO / UNICEF via SDG Country Profiles, 2024). Between 50 and 70: grade 1/4.
• Rent growth: 6 % change in rents over the last 12 months (country figure) (Mubawab / Aujourd'hui le Maroc, 'Marché locatif: Les prix moyens en hausse au premier semestre 2025', H1 2024–H1 2025). Between 3 and 6: grade 3/4.
• Access redundancy: 4 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Global Ports Holding / ONCF / ONDA, 2026). At or above 4: grade 4/4.
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: A plan with named owners, operators and recovery funding (Ministère du Tourisme, de l'Artisanat et de l'Economie Sociale et Solidaire / CRI Casablanca-Settat, 2023–2026). Grade 3/4.
• Government effectiveness: 53.8 World Bank WGI percentile rank, 0–100 (country figure) (World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, 2025). Between 40 and 60: grade 2/4.

Where Lilongwe is stronger

• Domestic share of nights: 93.3 % of nights by residents of the same country (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 above 45: grade 4/4.
• Recovery against 2019: 102.3 % of 2019 visitor nights reached in the latest full year (country figure) (Malawi National Planning Commission / Ministry of Tourism, Malawi 2063 First 10-Year Implementation Plan (MIP-1) Annual Progress Report (2023/24) & UN Tourism / World Bank, 2023). Between 100 and 110: grade 3/4.
• Average length of stay: 7.6 nights per visitor (country figure) (Malawi Department of Tourism, Ministry of Tourism, 2024). At or above 3.5: grade 4/4.
• Jobs in tourism industries: 4.4 % 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.
• Tropical nights: 14.2 nights a year with a minimum at or above 20°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). Between 10 and 30: grade 3/4.
• Flood hazard: low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 3/4.
• Water scarcity: low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 3/4.
• Municipal waste per resident: 182.5 kg per resident per year (GSGS.network / Journal of Environmental Science, Toxicology and Food Technology, 2023). At or below 350: grade 4/4.
• Green space: 48 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (PLOS ONE / ResearchGate, 'The spatial heterogeneity of urban green space distribution and configuration in Lilongwe City, Malawi', 2023). At or above 40: grade 4/4.
• Short-let density: 0 short-term rental listings per 100 dwellings (AirROI (Lilongwe Airbnb Data 2026) & National Statistical Office of Malawi (2018 Population and Housing Census), 2025–2026). At or below 0.5: grade 4/4.

Country context (World Economic Forum)

• Morocco: #70 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
• Malawi: #107 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026

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