Conakry vs Dar es Salaam

Conakry leads Dar es Salaam by 2 points on the CIRA Index, 62 to 60. Conakry grades better on 4 measures, Dar es Salaam on 6; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: Conakry 62, Dar es Salaam 60
• OECD: Conakry 50, Dar es Salaam 64
• UN Tourism: Conakry 67, Dar es Salaam 68
• UNDRR: Conakry 35, Dar es Salaam 56

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Conakry 88, Dar es Salaam 75
• Economy and jobs: Conakry 38, Dar es Salaam 44
• Climate and hazards: Conakry 40, Dar es Salaam 42
• Water and environment: Conakry 92, Dar es Salaam 67
• Community and housing: Conakry 100, Dar es Salaam 100
• Access and continuity: Conakry 25, Dar es Salaam 50

Where Conakry is stronger

• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 68 % average annual occupancy (Belgeo (Belgian Journal of Geography) - 'Hôtellerie haut de gamme à Conakry : une croissance sans effet d'entraînement sur la demande touristique' (Mamoudou Kouyaté & Serge Schmitz), 2025). Between 65 and 75: grade 3/4.
• Unemployment rate: 5.2 % of the labour force (country figure) (World Bank WDI, 2025). Between 5 and 8: grade 3/4.
• Country disaster risk: 4.8 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.
• 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.

Where Dar es Salaam is stronger

• Green space: 52 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (Husqvarna Urban Green Space Index (HUGSI), 2024). At or above 40: grade 4/4.
• Access redundancy: 3 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (TanzaniaInvest / Progress.tz, 2024–2026). Between 3 and 4: grade 3/4.
• Early warning and emergency plan: An updated city plan with public early warning for heat, flood or fire (Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) / World Bank, 2024). Grade 3/4.
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: Crisis communication only, ad hoc (The Citizen Tanzania, 2026). Grade 1/4.
• Government effectiveness: 35.4 World Bank WGI percentile rank, 0–100 (country figure) (World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, 2025). Between 20 and 40: grade 1/4.
• Dedicated tourism funding: A dedicated source partly ring-fenced for residents, infrastructure or sustainability (Southern & East African Tourism Update / Tourism Confederation of Tanzania, 2025/2026). Grade 3/4.

Country context (World Economic Forum)

• Tanzania: #74 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026

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