Da Nang vs Hanoi

Hanoi leads Da Nang by 6 points on the CIRA Index, 62 to 56. Da Nang grades better on 3 measures, Hanoi on 5; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: Da Nang 56, Hanoi 62
• OECD: Da Nang 56, Hanoi 62
• UN Tourism: Da Nang 73, Hanoi 70
• UNDRR: Da Nang 51, Hanoi 51

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Da Nang 58, Hanoi 75
• Economy and jobs: Da Nang 67, Hanoi 67
• Climate and hazards: Da Nang 25, Hanoi 30
• Water and environment: Da Nang 88, Hanoi 69
• Community and housing: Da Nang 50, Hanoi 83
• Access and continuity: Da Nang 58, Hanoi 58

Where Da Nang is stronger

• Water scarcity: very low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 4/4.
• Wastewater safely treated: 89.9 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (Báo Đại biểu Nhân dân (People's Representative Newspaper) / People's Committee of Da Nang City, 2025). Between 85 and 95: grade 3/4.
• Access redundancy: 4 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Da Nang City People's Committee Portal & Vietnam Ministry of Transport, 2024). At or above 4: grade 4/4.

Where Hanoi is stronger

• Largest foreign market: 26 % of international arrivals or nights (country figure) (VietNamNet / Vietnam National Authority of Tourism (VNAT), 2024). Between 20 and 30: grade 2/4.
• Average length of stay: 2.5 nights per visitor (VietNamNet / Hanoi Department of Tourism, 2025). Between 2.2 and 2.8: grade 2/4.
• Extreme heat days: 24.4 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.
• Municipal waste per resident: 302.5 kg per resident per year (Vietnam News / Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (citing GSO population), 2025). At or below 350: grade 4/4.
• Dedicated tourism funding: A dedicated source such as a tourist tax or levy (Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism / Vietnam Tourism Development Support Fund (Law on Tourism 2017 & Decree 168/2017/ND-CP), 2024-2025). Grade 2/4.

Country context (World Economic Forum)

• Vietnam: #52 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
• Vietnam: #52 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026

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