Córdoba vs Palma

Córdoba leads Palma by 3 points on the CIRA Index, 57 to 54. Córdoba grades better on 6 measures, Palma on 11; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: Córdoba 57, Palma 54
• OECD: Córdoba 56, Palma 53
• UN Tourism: Córdoba 55, Palma 51
• UNDRR: Córdoba 59, Palma 54

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Córdoba 54, Palma 46
• Economy and jobs: Córdoba 67, Palma 83
• Climate and hazards: Córdoba 45, Palma 55
• Water and environment: Córdoba 44, Palma 38
• Community and housing: Córdoba 67, Palma 35
• Access and continuity: Córdoba 66, Palma 69

Where Córdoba is stronger

• Nights in the three busiest months: 30.4 % of annual nights (Instituto Municipal de Turismo de Córdoba (IMTUR) / INE, Informe 2023 del Observatorio Turístico de Córdoba, 2023). Between 30 and 35: grade 3/4.
• Domestic share of nights: 56.7 % of nights by residents of the same country (Instituto Municipal de Turismo de Córdoba (IMTUR) / INE, Informe 2023 del Observatorio Turístico de Córdoba, 2023). At or above 45: grade 4/4.
• Largest foreign market: 22.4 % of international arrivals or nights (INE, foreign tourists by municipality and country of residence (mobile-phone positioning, table 52048), 2025). Between 20 and 30: grade 2/4.
• Flood hazard: very low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 4/4.
• Wastewater safely treated: 86 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (region figure) (Diputación de Córdoba - Observatorio de Sostenibilidad de la Provincia de Córdoba, Tasa de depuración de aguas residuales municipales, 2020). Between 85 and 95: grade 3/4.
• Tourism intensity: 4.8 visitor nights per resident per year (Instituto Municipal de Turismo de Córdoba (IMTUR) & Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), 2023). At or below 5: grade 4/4.

Where Palma is stronger

• Recovery against 2019: 105.8 % of 2019 visitor nights reached in the latest full year (region figure) (IBESTAT & INE, Moviments Turístics / FRONTUR-EGATUR / EOH Balears, 2024). Between 100 and 110: grade 3/4.
• Average length of stay: 5.1 nights per visitor (region figure) (Govern de les Illes Balears / Consell Econòmic i Social de les Illes Balears (CES), 2024). At or above 3.5: grade 4/4.
• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 74.2 % average annual occupancy (INE (Instituto Nacional de Estadística), Encuesta de Ocupación Hotelera: Puntos Turísticos, 2024). Between 65 and 75: grade 3/4.
• Unemployment rate: 6.1 % of the labour force (region figure) (Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Encuesta de Población Activa (EPA), Q2 2026). Between 5 and 8: grade 3/4.
• Extreme heat days: 16.4 days a year at or above 35°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). Between 15 and 30: grade 2/4.
• Wildfire and storm hazard: very low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 4/4.
• Rent growth: 5.9 % change in rents over the last 12 months (idealista, Informe de precios de alquiler, August 2025 – August 2026). Between 3 and 6: grade 3/4.
• Short-let density: 0.5 short-term rental listings per 100 dwellings (Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Medición del número de viviendas turísticas en España y su capacidad (via Ultima Hora), November 2024). Between 0.5 and 1: grade 3/4.
• Access redundancy: 3 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Aena / Autoritat Portuària de Balears / Consell de Mallorca, 2026). Between 3 and 4: grade 3/4.
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: Crisis communication only, ad hoc (Fundación Turismo Palma 365, III Plan Estratégico de Turismo de Palma 2023-2027, 2023-2027). Grade 1/4.
• Dedicated tourism funding: A dedicated source partly ring-fenced for residents, infrastructure or sustainability (Govern de les Illes Balears, Ley 2/2016 del impuesto sobre estancias turísticas en las Illes Balears y de medidas de impulso del turismo sostenible, 2024-2026). Grade 3/4.

Country context (World Economic Forum)

• Spain: #3 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
• Spain: #3 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026

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