Ciudad Juárez vs Port-au-Prince

Ciudad Juárez leads Port-au-Prince by 31 points on the CIRA Index, 53 to 22. Ciudad Juárez grades better on 13 measures, Port-au-Prince on 3; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: Ciudad Juárez 53, Port-au-Prince 22
• OECD: Ciudad Juárez 53, Port-au-Prince 24
• UN Tourism: Ciudad Juárez 61, Port-au-Prince 26
• UNDRR: Ciudad Juárez 42, Port-au-Prince 21

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Ciudad Juárez 55, Port-au-Prince 25
• Economy and jobs: Ciudad Juárez 63, Port-au-Prince 13
• Climate and hazards: Ciudad Juárez 30, Port-au-Prince 20
• Water and environment: Ciudad Juárez 63, Port-au-Prince 50
• Community and housing: Ciudad Juárez 75, Port-au-Prince 0
• Access and continuity: Ciudad Juárez 50, Port-au-Prince 13

Where Ciudad Juárez is stronger

• 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.
• Unemployment rate: 1.7 % of the labour force (INEGI - Encuesta Nacional de Ocupación y Empleo (ENOE), Q2 2025). At or below 5: grade 4/4.
• Income per head: 25,868 GDP per capita, USD PPP (country figure) (World Bank WDI, 2025). Between 15,000 and 30,000: grade 1/4.
• 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.
• Country disaster risk: 4.9 INFORM Risk index, 0–10 (country figure) (INFORM Risk (European Commission JRC), INFORM Risk Mid 2026, 2026). Between 3.5 and 5: grade 2/4.
• Water scarcity: low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 3/4.
• 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.
• Rent growth: 12.8 % change in rents over the last 12 months (Obras por Expansión / Asociación Mexicana de Profesionales Inmobiliarios (AMPI), March 2024–March 2025). Between 10 and 15: grade 1/4.
• Access redundancy: 2 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Secretaría de Infraestructura, Comunicaciones y Transportes (SICT) / OMA, 2026). Between 2 and 3: grade 2/4.
• Early warning and emergency plan: An updated city plan with public early warning for heat, flood or fire (Gobierno Municipal de Juárez / Protección Civil Municipal, 2024-2026). Grade 3/4.
• 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 Port-au-Prince is stronger

• Average length of stay: 3 nights per visitor (country figure) (Ministère du Tourisme d'Haïti via Le Nouvelliste & Caribbean Journal, 2014). Between 2.8 and 3.5: grade 3/4.
• Flood hazard: low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 3/4.
• Municipal waste per resident: 219 kg per resident per year (World Bank / UNDP Haiti, 2018). At or below 350: grade 4/4.

Country context (World Economic Forum)

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

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