Casablanca vs Rabat

Rabat leads Casablanca by 1 points on the CIRA Index, 55 to 54. Casablanca grades better on 5 measures, Rabat on 4; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: Casablanca 54, Rabat 55
• OECD: Casablanca 50, Rabat 51
• UN Tourism: Casablanca 52, Rabat 55
• UNDRR: Casablanca 47, Rabat 48

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Casablanca 46, Rabat 40
• Economy and jobs: Casablanca 33, Rabat 42
• Climate and hazards: Casablanca 45, Rabat 60
• Water and environment: Casablanca 38, Rabat 50
• Community and housing: Casablanca 83, Rabat 100
• Access and continuity: Casablanca 63, Rabat 46

Where Casablanca is stronger

• 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.
• Average length of stay: 2 nights per visitor (region figure) (Conseil Régional du Tourisme Casablanca-Settat (CRTCS), Bulletin d'informations statistiques N° 12 Bis, 2023). Between 1.8 and 2.2: 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.
• 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.

Where Rabat is stronger

• Unemployment rate: 10.9 % of the labour force (region figure) (Haut-Commissariat au Plan (HCP), Note d'information sur la situation du marché du travail au Maroc - T1 2026, Q1 2026). Between 8 and 12: grade 2/4.
• Flood hazard: very low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 4/4.
• Municipal waste per resident: 284.7 kg per resident per year (region figure) (Cour des comptes (Royaume du Maroc), Évaluation de l'exécution des contrats de gestion déléguée des services de collecte des déchets ménagers et assimilés dans la région Rabat-Salé-Kénitra, 2021). At or below 350: grade 4/4.
• Rent growth: 0.6 % change in rents over the last 12 months (Haut-Commissariat au Plan (HCP), Indice des prix à la consommation (base 100:2017) : Rapport annuel 2023 – ville de Rabat, 2023). At or below 3: 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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