Copenhagen vs Warsaw

Copenhagen and Warsaw are level on the CIRA Index at 71. Copenhagen grades better on 8 measures, Warsaw on 9; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: Copenhagen 71, Warsaw 71
• OECD: Copenhagen 71, Warsaw 72
• UN Tourism: Copenhagen 69, Warsaw 78
• UNDRR: Copenhagen 73, Warsaw 67

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Copenhagen 75, Warsaw 63
• Economy and jobs: Copenhagen 100, Warsaw 92
• Climate and hazards: Copenhagen 75, Warsaw 70
• Water and environment: Copenhagen 56, Warsaw 88
• Community and housing: Copenhagen 50, Warsaw 81
• Access and continuity: Copenhagen 75, Warsaw 63

Where Copenhagen is stronger

• Average length of stay: 2.9 nights per visitor (Wonderful Copenhagen, Status on rail tourism 2025, 2024). Between 2.8 and 3.5: grade 3/4.
• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 75 % average annual occupancy (Annordia / Statistics Denmark, Hotel Market Update, 2024). At or above 75: grade 4/4.
• Income per head: 83,218 GDP per capita, USD PPP (country figure) (World Bank WDI, 2025). At or above 60,000: grade 4/4.
• Wildfire and storm hazard: medium (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 2/4.
• Country disaster risk: 1.5 INFORM Risk index, 0–10 (country figure) (INFORM Risk (European Commission JRC), INFORM Risk Mid 2026, 2026). At or below 2: grade 4/4.
• Access redundancy: 4 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (VisitCopenhagen / Copenhagen Malmö Port, 2024). At or above 4: grade 4/4.
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: A plan with named owners, operators and recovery funding (Wonderful Copenhagen, 2021). Grade 3/4.
• Government effectiveness: 98.1 World Bank WGI percentile rank, 0–100 (country figure) (World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, 2025). At or above 80: grade 4/4.

Where Warsaw is stronger

• Nights in the three busiest months: 32.4 % of annual nights (country figure) (World Economic Forum, TTDI 2026 (data: UN Tourism by United Nations World Tourism Organization), 2024, 2025 moving average). Between 30 and 35: grade 3/4.
• Domestic share of nights: 61.4 % of nights by residents of the same country (Statistics Poland (GUS) / Poland.gg Local Data Bank summary, 2025). At or above 45: grade 4/4.
• Flood hazard: medium (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 2/4.
• Water scarcity: low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 3/4.
• Municipal waste per resident: 379.6 kg per resident per year (Statistical Office in Warsaw (Urząd Statystyczny w Warszawie), 2023). Between 350 and 450: grade 3/4.
• Green space: 50 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (Husqvarna Urban Green Space Index (HUGSI.green), 2025). At or above 40: grade 4/4.
• Tourism intensity: 4.7 visitor nights per resident per year (Urząd Statystyczny w Warszawie & Główny Urząd Statystyczny (GUS), 2025). At or below 5: grade 4/4.
• Short-let density: 0.9 short-term rental listings per 100 dwellings (Gazeta Wyborcza / DELab UW (Najem krótkoterminowy w Warszawie: charakterystyka rynku i kierunki rozwoju) & Główny Urząd Statystyczny (GUS), Feb 2024). Between 0.5 and 1: grade 3/4.
• 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.

Country context (World Economic Forum)

• Denmark: #16 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
• Poland: #28 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026

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