Ciudad Juárez vs Tijuana
Tijuana leads Ciudad Juárez by 5 points on the CIRA Index, 58 to 53. Ciudad Juárez grades better on 3 measures, Tijuana on 4; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.
Scores by each organisation's criteria
- CIRA Index: Ciudad Juárez 53, Tijuana 58
- OECD: Ciudad Juárez 53, Tijuana 56
- UN Tourism: Ciudad Juárez 61, Tijuana 54
- UNDRR: Ciudad Juárez 42, Tijuana 45
Theme by theme
- Demand and seasonality: Ciudad Juárez 55, Tijuana 45
- Economy and jobs: Ciudad Juárez 63, Tijuana 63
- Climate and hazards: Ciudad Juárez 30, Tijuana 65
- Water and environment: Ciudad Juárez 63, Tijuana 44
- Community and housing: Ciudad Juárez 75, Tijuana 100
- Access and continuity: Ciudad Juárez 50, Tijuana 50
Where Ciudad Juárez is stronger
- 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.
- 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.
Where Tijuana is stronger
- Extreme heat days: 0 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: 7.4 nights a year with a minimum at or above 20°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). At or below 10: grade 4/4.
- Municipal waste per resident: 346.7 kg per resident per year (IMPLAN Tijuana (Instituto Metropolitano de Planeación de Tijuana) & Dirección de Servicios Públicos Municipales, Tijuana Ciudad Limpia 2025-2027, 2023). At or below 350: grade 4/4.
- Rent growth: -9 % change in rents over the last 12 months (Mercado Libre Inmuebles via TheLatinvestor, 2025). At or below 3: grade 4/4.
Country context (World Economic Forum)
- Mexico: #41 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
- Mexico: #41 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
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