Córdoba vs Seville

Seville leads Córdoba by 1 points on the CIRA Index, 58 to 57. Córdoba grades better on 6 measures, Seville on 7; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: Córdoba 57, Seville 58
• OECD: Córdoba 56, Seville 58
• UN Tourism: Córdoba 55, Seville 58
• UNDRR: Córdoba 59, Seville 57

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Córdoba 54, Seville 65
• Economy and jobs: Córdoba 67, Seville 67
• Climate and hazards: Córdoba 45, Seville 35
• Water and environment: Córdoba 44, Seville 50
• Community and housing: Córdoba 67, Seville 56
• Access and continuity: Córdoba 66, Seville 70

Where Córdoba is stronger

• 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.
• Flood hazard: very low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 4/4.
• Green space: 18 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (Ayuntamiento de Córdoba, Plan Director de Arbolado (conclusiones presentadas por la Delegación de Infraestructuras y Medio Ambiente), 2025). Between 10 and 20: grade 1/4.
• 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.
• Short-let density: 1.6 short-term rental listings per 100 dwellings (INE (Instituto Nacional de Estadística) via El Día de Córdoba, May 2025). Between 1 and 2: grade 2/4.
• Rail share of intercity access: 100 % of intercity passengers travelling by long-distance rail (rail vs rail + airport) (Ministerio de Transportes, Observatorio del Ferrocarril en España 2024 (rail, by city) and Eurostat avia_paoa (airport), 2024). At or above 50: grade 4/4.

Where Seville is stronger

• Nights in the three busiest months: 28.7 % of annual nights (Smart Tourism Office Sevilla / INE (Coyuntura Turística Hotelera), 2024). At or below 30: grade 4/4.
• Largest foreign market: 16.4 % of international arrivals or nights (INE, foreign tourists by municipality and country of residence (mobile-phone positioning, table 52048), 2025). Between 15 and 20: grade 3/4.
• Average length of stay: 2.2 nights per visitor (Smart Tourism Office (Ayuntamiento de Sevilla), Informe anual 2025, 2025). Between 2.2 and 2.8: grade 2/4.
• Wastewater safely treated: 100 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (metro figure) (EMASESA (Empresa Metropolitana de Abastecimiento y Saneamiento de Aguas de Sevilla) - Saneamiento, 2025). At or above 95: grade 4/4.
• Municipal waste per resident: 464.3 kg per resident per year (country figure) (INE (Instituto Nacional de Estadística) - Statistics on the Collection and Treatment of Waste, 2023). Between 450 and 550: grade 2/4.
• Access redundancy: 4 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Sevilla Open for Business / Aena / Puertos del Estado, 2024). At or above 4: grade 4/4.
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: Crisis communication only, ad hoc (Ayuntamiento de Sevilla - Sevilla City Office, 2024). Grade 1/4.

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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