Conakry vs Lusaka

Conakry and Lusaka are level on the CIRA Index at 62. Conakry grades better on 5 measures, Lusaka on 6; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: Conakry 62, Lusaka 62
• OECD: Conakry 50, Lusaka 59
• UN Tourism: Conakry 67, Lusaka 58
• UNDRR: Conakry 35, Lusaka 49

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Conakry 88, Lusaka 71
• Economy and jobs: Conakry 38, Lusaka 63
• Climate and hazards: Conakry 40, Lusaka 60
• Water and environment: Conakry 92, Lusaka 56
• Community and housing: Conakry 100, Lusaka 75
• Access and continuity: Conakry 25, Lusaka 42

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.
• Green space: 32 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (MDPI Sustainability / Land-Cover Change Analysis and Simulation in Conakry (Guinea), 2025). Between 30 and 40: grade 3/4.
• Rent growth: 0.2 % change in rents over the last 12 months (country figure) (Institut National de la Statistique (INS) Guinée via ÉcoMatin, June 2025–June 2026). At or below 3: grade 4/4.

Where Lusaka is stronger

• Tropical nights: 40 nights a year with a minimum at or above 20°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). Between 30 and 60: grade 2/4.
• Flood 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 (Zambia Railways Limited / Zambia Airports Corporation Limited, 2024). Between 2 and 3: grade 2/4.
• Government effectiveness: 33 World Bank WGI percentile rank, 0–100 (country figure) (World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, 2025). Between 20 and 40: grade 1/4.
• Travel advisory: 1 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). At or below 1: grade 4/4.
• Dedicated tourism funding: A dedicated source such as a tourist tax or levy (National Assembly of Zambia, The Tourism and Hospitality Act No. 13 of 2015, 2015–2024). Grade 2/4.

Country context (World Economic Forum)

• Zambia: #96 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026

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