Conakry vs Freetown
Conakry and Freetown are level on the CIRA Index at 62. Conakry grades better on 1 measures, Freetown on 6; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.
Scores by each organisation's criteria
- CIRA Index: Conakry 62, Freetown 62
- OECD: Conakry 50, Freetown 60
- UN Tourism: Conakry 67, Freetown 65
- UNDRR: Conakry 35, Freetown 53
Theme by theme
- Demand and seasonality: Conakry 88, Freetown 71
- Economy and jobs: Conakry 38, Freetown 67
- Climate and hazards: Conakry 40, Freetown 55
- Water and environment: Conakry 92, Freetown 69
- Community and housing: Conakry 100, Freetown –
- Access and continuity: Conakry 25, Freetown 46
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.
Where Freetown is stronger
- Unemployment rate: 3.2 % of the labour force (country figure) (World Bank WDI, 2025). At or below 5: grade 4/4.
- Wildfire and storm hazard: very low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 4/4.
- Access redundancy: 2 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Sierra Leone Ports and Harbours Authority; Summa Airport Sierra Leone, 2024). 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 (Freetown City Council, 2024). Grade 3/4.
- Tourism crisis and recovery plan: Crisis communication only, ad hoc (Ministry of Tourism and Cultural Affairs / Sierra Leone Economic Diversification Project, 2024). Grade 1/4.
- Dedicated tourism funding: A dedicated source such as a tourist tax or levy (Ministry of Tourism and Cultural Affairs, 2024). Grade 2/4.
Country context (World Economic Forum)
- Sierra Leone: #109 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
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