Casablanca vs Marrakesh

Casablanca leads Marrakesh by 2 points on the CIRA Index, 54 to 52. Casablanca grades better on 6 measures, Marrakesh on 6; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: Casablanca 54, Marrakesh 52
• OECD: Casablanca 50, Marrakesh 50
• UN Tourism: Casablanca 52, Marrakesh 56
• UNDRR: Casablanca 47, Marrakesh 52

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Casablanca 46, Marrakesh 63
• Economy and jobs: Casablanca 33, Marrakesh 42
• Climate and hazards: Casablanca 45, Marrakesh 35
• Water and environment: Casablanca 38, Marrakesh 58
• Community and housing: Casablanca 83, Marrakesh 38
• Access and continuity: Casablanca 63, Marrakesh 58

Where Casablanca is stronger

• Domestic share of nights: 34.4 % of nights by residents of the same country (region figure) (Conseil Régional du Tourisme de Casablanca-Settat & Observatoire du Tourisme, Bulletin d'informations statistiques CRTCS N° 12 Bis Décembre 2023, 2023). Between 25 and 35: grade 2/4.
• Largest foreign market: 20 % of international arrivals or nights (region figure) (Conseil Régional du Tourisme de Casablanca-Settat & Observatoire du Tourisme, Bulletin d'informations statistiques CRTCS N° 12 Bis Décembre 2023, 2023). Between 15 and 20: grade 3/4.
• Extreme heat days: 2.2 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.
• Tourism intensity: 0.6 visitor nights per resident per year (Conseil Régional du Tourisme Casablanca-Settat (CRTCS) and Haut-Commissariat au Plan (HCP RGPH 2024), 2023). At or below 5: grade 4/4.
• Short-let density: 0.7 short-term rental listings per 100 dwellings (AirDNA (Casablanca Short-Term Rental Data 2026) and Haut-Commissariat au Plan (RGPH), 2026). Between 0.5 and 1: 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.

Where Marrakesh is stronger

• Recovery against 2019: 111 % of 2019 visitor nights reached in the latest full year (region figure) (Observatoire du Tourisme (via Bladi.net / Le Desk), Jan–Jun 2023). At or above 110: grade 4/4.
• Average length of stay: 3 nights per visitor (Conseil Régional du Tourisme (CRT) de Marrakech-Safi via Médias24, 2024). Between 2.8 and 3.5: grade 3/4.
• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 73 % average annual occupancy (Observatoire du Tourisme du Maroc via EcoActu.ma, 2025). Between 65 and 75: grade 3/4.
• Unemployment rate: 8.1 % of the labour force (region figure) (Haut-Commissariat au Plan (HCP) - Direction Régionale de Marrakech-Safi, Activité, emploi et chômage dans la région de Marrakech-Safi en 2025, 2025). Between 8 and 12: grade 2/4.
• Flood hazard: low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 3/4.
• Municipal waste per resident: 277.4 kg per resident per year (PMC / Effect of COVID-19 on the Generation of Waste in Marrakech, Morocco, 2019). At or below 350: grade 4/4.

Country context (World Economic Forum)

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

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