Chongqing vs Tbilisi

Chongqing and Tbilisi are level on the CIRA Index at 68. Chongqing grades better on 9 measures, Tbilisi on 6; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: Chongqing 68, Tbilisi 68
• OECD: Chongqing 65, Tbilisi 58
• UN Tourism: Chongqing 79, Tbilisi 67
• UNDRR: Chongqing 63, Tbilisi 49

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Chongqing 63, Tbilisi 67
• Economy and jobs: Chongqing 67, Tbilisi 44
• Climate and hazards: Chongqing 40, Tbilisi 55
• Water and environment: Chongqing 88, Tbilisi 75
• Community and housing: Chongqing 100, Tbilisi 100
• Access and continuity: Chongqing 63, Tbilisi 54

Where Chongqing is stronger

• Nights in the three busiest months: 34.7 % of annual nights (Chongqing Municipal Culture and Tourism Development Commission, compiled via CQNews and Chongqing Annual Tourism Statistics, 2024). Between 30 and 35: grade 3/4.
• Domestic share of nights: 99.4 % of nights by residents of the same country (Chongqing Municipal People's Government Information Office / Guandian, Jan–Aug 2024). At or above 45: grade 4/4.
• Largest foreign market: 16 % of international arrivals or nights (Sina Finance / Haina Caijing (reporting official inbound tourism monitoring data), H1 2024). Between 15 and 20: grade 3/4.
• Recovery against 2019: 200 % of 2019 visitor nights reached in the latest full year (Chongqing Municipal Commission of Culture and Tourism Development via iChongqing, 2024). At or above 110: grade 4/4.
• Unemployment rate: 5.3 % of the labour force (Chongqing Municipal Bureau of Statistics / Xinhua Net, 2024). Between 5 and 8: grade 3/4.
• Flood hazard: low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 3/4.
• Wastewater safely treated: 98 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (Chongqing Municipal Bureau of Ecology and Environment / Chongqing Municipal People's Government, 2022/2023 Monitoring Report on the Construction of a Land of Beautiful Mountains and Rivers, 2023). At or above 95: grade 4/4.
• Access redundancy: 4 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Chongqing Municipal People's Government & CAAC, 2025–2026). 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 (iChongqing & Chongqing Municipal People's Congress, 2026). Grade 3/4.

Where Tbilisi is stronger

• Average length of stay: 5.5 nights per visitor (country figure) (National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat), Q2 2026). At or above 3.5: grade 4/4.
• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 56.3 % average annual occupancy (Cushman & Wakefield Georgia / STR Global, Q1 2024). Between 55 and 65: grade 2/4.
• Extreme heat days: 12.6 days a year at or above 35°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). Between 5 and 15: grade 3/4.
• Tropical nights: 44.2 nights a year with a minimum at or above 20°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). Between 30 and 60: grade 2/4.
• Water scarcity: very low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 4/4.
• 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.

Country context (World Economic Forum)

• China: #8 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
• Georgia: #40 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026

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