Chișinău vs Split

Chișinău and Split are level on the CIRA Index at 57. Chișinău grades better on 8 measures, Split on 10; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: Chișinău 57, Split 57
• OECD: Chișinău 56, Split 52
• UN Tourism: Chișinău 60, Split 60
• UNDRR: Chișinău 48, Split 54

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Chișinău 65, Split 55
• Economy and jobs: Chișinău 50, Split 50
• Climate and hazards: Chișinău 65, Split 45
• Water and environment: Chișinău 75, Split 67
• Community and housing: Chișinău 38, Split 33
• Access and continuity: Chișinău 38, Split 71

Where Chișinău is stronger

• Domestic share of nights: 65.9 % of nights by residents of the same country (country figure) (Biroul Național de Statistică al Republicii Moldova, Frecventarea structurilor de primire turistică cu funcțiuni de cazare în anul 2025, 2025). At or above 45: grade 4/4.
• Average length of stay: 4.1 nights per visitor (country figure) (National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova (Biroul Național de Statistică), reported via SeeNews / Radio Moldova, 2025). At or above 3.5: grade 4/4.
• Unemployment rate: 7.3 % of the labour force (country figure) (National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova (BNS), Labour Force Survey, Q2 2026). Between 5 and 8: grade 3/4.
• Extreme heat days: 3.2 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.
• Tropical nights: 17.6 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.
• Wastewater safely treated: 100 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (metro figure) (Logos Press (citing National Bureau of Statistics of Moldova), 2024). At or above 95: grade 4/4.
• Short-let density: 0.6 short-term rental listings per 100 dwellings (metro figure) (Biroul Național de Statistică al Republicii Moldova & AirROI, 2026). Between 0.5 and 1: grade 3/4.

Where Split is stronger

• Largest foreign market: 10.2 % of international arrivals or nights (Turistička zajednica grada Splita, Statistička analiza turističkog prometa na području grada Splita u 2024. godini, 2024). At or below 15: grade 4/4.
• Income per head: 50,946 GDP per capita, USD PPP (country figure) (World Bank WDI, 2025). Between 45,000 and 60,000: grade 3/4.
• Country disaster risk: 2.5 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.
• Water scarcity: very low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 4/4.
• Rent growth: 9 % change in rents over the last 12 months (Slobodna Dalmacija / Nekretnine.hr, August 2024–August 2025). Between 6 and 10: grade 2/4.
• Access redundancy: 4 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Ljubljana Airport Taxi / EveryRail travel guides & Port of Split authority, 2024). At or above 4: grade 4/4.
• Early warning and emergency plan: An updated city plan with public early warning for heat, flood or fire (Grad Split (City of Split Official Portal), 2025). Grade 3/4.
• Government effectiveness: 73.1 World Bank WGI percentile rank, 0–100 (country figure) (World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, 2025). Between 60 and 80: grade 3/4.
• 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.
• Dedicated tourism funding: A dedicated source partly ring-fenced for residents, infrastructure or sustainability (Državni ured za reviziju / Narodne novine (Zakon o turističkim pristojbama), 2024). Grade 3/4.

Country context (World Economic Forum)

• Croatia: #46 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026

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