Córdoba vs Split

Córdoba and Split are level on the CIRA Index at 57. Córdoba grades better on 8 measures, Split on 10; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: Córdoba 57, Split 57
• OECD: Córdoba 56, Split 52
• UN Tourism: Córdoba 55, Split 60
• UNDRR: Córdoba 59, Split 54

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Córdoba 54, Split 55
• Economy and jobs: Córdoba 67, Split 50
• Climate and hazards: Córdoba 45, Split 45
• Water and environment: Córdoba 44, Split 67
• Community and housing: Córdoba 67, Split 33
• Access and continuity: Córdoba 66, Split 71

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.
• Jobs in tourism industries: 7.1 % of employment in accommodation and food services (country figure) (World Economic Forum, TTDI 2026 (data: Travel & Tourism Economic Impact Research by World Travel & Tourism Council; Travel & Tourism by World Travel & Tourism Council), 2026). At or below 8: grade 4/4.
• 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.
• 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.
• Government effectiveness: 83 World Bank WGI percentile rank, 0–100 (country figure) (World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, 2025). At or above 80: grade 4/4.

Where Split is stronger

• Largest foreign market: 10.2 % of international arrivals or nights (Turistička zajednica grada Splita, Statistička analiza turističkog prometa na području grada Splita u 2024. godini, 2024). At or below 15: grade 4/4.
• Recovery against 2019: 112.6 % of 2019 visitor nights reached in the latest full year (Turistička zajednica grada Splita, Statistički podaci o ostvarenom turističkom prometu na području grada Splita od 2013. do 2023. / Statistička analiza turističkog prometa na području grada Splita u 2, 2024). At or above 110: grade 4/4.
• Average length of stay: 3 nights per visitor (Turistička zajednica grada Splita, Statistička analiza turističkog prometa na području grada Splita u 2024. godini, 2024). Between 2.8 and 3.5: grade 3/4.
• Unemployment rate: 8.2 % of the labour force (region figure) (Croatian Bureau of Statistics (DZS), First Release RAD-2025-2-6/1: Persons in Paid Employment, by Sex and by Counties, 2025, March 2025). Between 8 and 12: grade 2/4.
• Extreme heat days: 7.8 days a year at or above 35°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). Between 5 and 15: grade 3/4.
• Water scarcity: very low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 4/4.
• Municipal waste per resident: 486 kg per resident per year (country figure) (Ministry of Environmental Protection and Green Transition / Croatian Bureau of Statistics, Municipal Waste Report for 2024, 2024). Between 450 and 550: grade 2/4.
• Access redundancy: 4 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Ljubljana Airport Taxi / EveryRail travel guides & Port of Split authority, 2024). At or above 4: grade 4/4.
• 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 partly ring-fenced for residents, infrastructure or sustainability (Državni ured za reviziju / Narodne novine (Zakon o turističkim pristojbama), 2024). Grade 3/4.

Country context (World Economic Forum)

• Spain: #3 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
• Croatia: #46 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026

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