Chongqing vs Zhuhai

Chongqing leads Zhuhai by 3 points on the CIRA Index, 68 to 65. Chongqing grades better on 7 measures, Zhuhai on 4; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: Chongqing 68, Zhuhai 65
• OECD: Chongqing 65, Zhuhai 59
• UN Tourism: Chongqing 79, Zhuhai 71
• UNDRR: Chongqing 63, Zhuhai 58

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Chongqing 63, Zhuhai 30
• Economy and jobs: Chongqing 67, Zhuhai 83
• Climate and hazards: Chongqing 40, Zhuhai 45
• Water and environment: Chongqing 88, Zhuhai 81
• Community and housing: Chongqing 100, Zhuhai 88
• Access and continuity: Chongqing 63, Zhuhai 63

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.
• 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.
• Flood hazard: low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 3/4.
• Municipal waste per resident: 290.9 kg per resident per year (Chongqing Municipal Ecology and Environment Bureau (Press Conference on the 2025 Chongqing Ecological Environment Status Bulletin / CCTV News), 2025). At or below 350: grade 4/4.
• Tourism intensity: 3.2 visitor nights per resident per year (Chongqing Municipal Bureau of Statistics, 'Statistical Communiqué of Chongqing Municipality on the 2023 National Economic and Social Development', 2023). At or below 5: 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.

Where Zhuhai is stronger

• Unemployment rate: 4.6 % of the labour force (country figure) (World Bank WDI, 2025). At or below 5: grade 4/4.
• Income per head: 44,754 GDP per capita, USD PPP (Zhuhai Municipal Bureau of Statistics & World Bank, 2024). Between 30,000 and 45,000: grade 2/4.
• Extreme heat days: 0.6 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 crisis and recovery plan: A written destination crisis plan (Zhuhai Municipal Culture, Radio, Television, Tourism and Sports Bureau, 2023). Grade 2/4.

Country context (World Economic Forum)

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

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