Ciudad Juárez vs Havana

Havana leads Ciudad Juárez by 4 points on the CIRA Index, 57 to 53. Ciudad Juárez grades better on 9 measures, Havana on 7; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: Ciudad Juárez 53, Havana 57
• OECD: Ciudad Juárez 53, Havana 49
• UN Tourism: Ciudad Juárez 61, Havana 65
• UNDRR: Ciudad Juárez 42, Havana 57

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Ciudad Juárez 55, Havana 29
• Economy and jobs: Ciudad Juárez 63, Havana 63
• Climate and hazards: Ciudad Juárez 30, Havana 40
• Water and environment: Ciudad Juárez 63, Havana 67
• Community and housing: Ciudad Juárez 75, Havana 75
• Access and continuity: Ciudad Juárez 50, Havana 58

Where Ciudad Juárez is stronger

• Nights in the three busiest months: 28.6 % of annual nights (country figure) (World Economic Forum, TTDI 2026 (data: UN Tourism by United Nations World Tourism Organization), 2024, 2025 moving average). At or below 30: grade 4/4.
• Domestic share of nights: 95.8 % of nights by residents of the same country (Secretaría de Turismo de la Ciudad de México (con datos de SECTUR / DataTur Monitoreo Hotelero), 2023). At or above 45: grade 4/4.
• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 67.7 % average annual occupancy (Secretaría de Turismo del Estado de Chihuahua / DataTur via Report News México, 2023). Between 65 and 75: grade 3/4.
• Tropical nights: 91.8 nights a year with a minimum at or above 20°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). Between 60 and 100: grade 1/4.
• Flood hazard: medium (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 2/4.
• Wastewater safely treated: 97 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (CEPAL, Diagnóstico de la prestación de los servicios de agua potable y alcantarillado en México, 2020). At or above 95: grade 4/4.
• Government effectiveness: 40.1 World Bank WGI percentile rank, 0–100 (country figure) (World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, 2025). Between 40 and 60: grade 2/4.
• Travel advisory: 2 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). Between 1 and 2: grade 3/4.
• Dedicated tourism funding: A dedicated source such as a tourist tax or levy (Gobierno del Estado de Chihuahua / Fideicomiso de Administración para la Promoción y Fomento a las Actividades Turísticas en el Estado de Chihuahua, 2025-2026). Grade 2/4.

Where Havana is stronger

• Average length of stay: 5.8 nights per visitor (country figure) (Oficina Nacional de Estadística e Información (ONEI) via 14ymedio / IPS Cuba, 2024). At or above 3.5: grade 4/4.
• Extreme heat days: 7.4 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.
• Country disaster risk: 3.5 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.
• Municipal waste per resident: 225.9 kg per resident per year (Revista Universidad de La Habana / ONEI, 2021). At or below 350: grade 4/4.
• Access redundancy: 4 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (CubaTravel (Ministry of Tourism) & World Travel Guide, 2024–2026). At or above 4: grade 4/4.
• Early warning and emergency plan: An updated, tested plan that names visitors and tourism operators, with warnings in several languages (UNDRR & PreventionWeb, ALNAP Disaster Risk Reduction Case Studies, 2024–2026). Grade 4/4.
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: A plan with named owners, operators and recovery funding (Open Jaw & Ministry of Tourism of Cuba (MINTUR), 2025–2026). Grade 3/4.

Country context (World Economic Forum)

• Mexico: #41 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026

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