Curitiba vs Santiago

Curitiba leads Santiago by 4 points on the CIRA Index, 69 to 65. Curitiba grades better on 7 measures, Santiago on 9; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: Curitiba 69, Santiago 65
• OECD: Curitiba 67, Santiago 64
• UN Tourism: Curitiba 70, Santiago 63
• UNDRR: Curitiba 54, Santiago 62

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Curitiba 65, Santiago 54
• Economy and jobs: Curitiba 75, Santiago 58
• Climate and hazards: Curitiba 75, Santiago 75
• Water and environment: Curitiba 81, Santiago 63
• Community and housing: Curitiba 69, Santiago 83
• Access and continuity: Curitiba 46, Santiago 63

Where Curitiba is stronger

• Average length of stay: 3.9 nights per visitor (Instituto Municipal de Turismo de Curitiba (Pesquisa de Demanda Turística 2024), 2024). At or above 3.5: grade 4/4.
• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 70 % average annual occupancy (Curitiba e Região Convention & Visitors Bureau (CCVB) / Bem Paraná, 2024). Between 65 and 75: grade 3/4.
• Unemployment rate: 3.9 % of the labour force (IBGE via Prefeitura de Curitiba / PNAD Contínua Trimestral, Q1 2026). At or below 5: grade 4/4.
• Wildfire and storm hazard: medium (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 2/4.
• Water scarcity: very low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 4/4.
• Green space: 34 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (Husqvarna Urban Green Space Index (HUGSI), 2023). Between 30 and 40: grade 3/4.
• Short-let density: 0.9 short-term rental listings per 100 dwellings (AirDNA & IBGE (PNAD Contínua), 2025–2026). Between 0.5 and 1: grade 3/4.

Where Santiago is stronger

• Nights in the three busiest months: 31 % of annual nights (region figure) (Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas (INE) / Gobierno Regional Metropolitano de Santiago, Política Regional de Turismo Sostenible Santiago 2025–2035 & Boletines EMAT, 2024). Between 30 and 35: grade 3/4.
• Largest foreign market: 39.9 % of international arrivals or nights (country figure) (Subsecretaría de Turismo & Sernatur - Balance de Turismo 2024, 2024). Between 30 and 40: grade 1/4.
• Country disaster risk: 3.1 INFORM Risk index, 0–10 (country figure) (INFORM Risk (European Commission JRC), INFORM Risk Mid 2026, 2026). Between 2 and 3.5: grade 3/4.
• Wastewater safely treated: 100 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (metro figure) (Aguas Andinas S.A., Análisis Razonado 4T24, 2024). At or above 95: grade 4/4.
• Tourism intensity: 0.8 visitor nights per resident per year (region figure) (Gobierno Regional Metropolitano de Santiago & INE, Política Regional de Turismo Sostenible RMS 2025–2035 / Proyecciones de Población INE, 2024). At or below 5: grade 4/4.
• Rent growth: -4.3 % change in rents over the last 12 months (metro figure) (Portalinmobiliario / Mercado Libre, Informe Trimestral de Vivienda de la Región Metropolitana, Q1 2024). At or below 3: grade 4/4.
• Access redundancy: 3 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (metro figure) (BNamericas & ENEA Ciudad Aeropuerto, 2025). Between 3 and 4: grade 3/4.
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: Crisis communication only, ad hoc (SERNATUR / Travelweek, 2024–2025). Grade 1/4.
• Government effectiveness: 80.7 World Bank WGI percentile rank, 0–100 (country figure) (World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, 2025). At or above 80: grade 4/4.

Country context (World Economic Forum)

• Brazil: #32 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
• Chile: #35 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026

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