Da Nang vs Kuwait City
Da Nang and Kuwait City are level on the CIRA Index at 56. Da Nang grades better on 9 measures, Kuwait City on 5; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.
Scores by each organisation's criteria
- CIRA Index: Da Nang 56, Kuwait City 56
- OECD: Da Nang 56, Kuwait City 53
- UN Tourism: Da Nang 73, Kuwait City 55
- UNDRR: Da Nang 51, Kuwait City 34
Theme by theme
- Demand and seasonality: Da Nang 58, Kuwait City 75
- Economy and jobs: Da Nang 67, Kuwait City 88
- Climate and hazards: Da Nang 25, Kuwait City 40
- Water and environment: Da Nang 88, Kuwait City 33
- Community and housing: Da Nang 50, Kuwait City 100
- Access and continuity: Da Nang 58, Kuwait City 29
Where Da Nang is stronger
- Nights in the three busiest months: 28.9 % of annual nights (country figure) (World Economic Forum, TTDI 2026 (data: UN Tourism by United Nations World Tourism Organization), 2024, 2025 moving average). At or below 30: grade 4/4.
- Extreme heat days: 39 days a year at or above 35°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). Between 30 and 60: grade 1/4.
- 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.
- Municipal waste per resident: 352.7 kg per resident per year (Báo Chính phủ (Vietnam Government Portal) & Da Nang Department of Natural Resources and Environment, 2024). Between 350 and 450: 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.
- Early warning and emergency plan: An updated city plan with public early warning for heat, flood or fire (Nhan Dan (NDO) / Da Nang City People's Committee, 2026). Grade 3/4.
- Tourism crisis and recovery plan: Crisis communication only, ad hoc (Da Nang Tourism Promotion Center (Danang Fantasticity), 2025). Grade 1/4.
- Travel advisory: 2 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). Between 1 and 2: grade 3/4.
Where Kuwait City is stronger
- Jobs in tourism industries: 4.1 % of employment in accommodation and food services (country figure) (Kuwait Central Statistical Bureau (CSB) / PACI, Census 2021 via GLMM, 2021). At or below 8: grade 4/4.
- Income per head: 54,300 GDP per capita, USD PPP (country figure) (International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook Database, 2026). Between 45,000 and 60,000: grade 3/4.
- Wildfire and storm hazard: very low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 4/4.
- Country disaster risk: 3 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.
- Rent growth: 0.1 % change in rents over the last 12 months (region figure) (TheEconomic / Kuwait Real Estate Market Assessment, Q1 2026). At or below 3: grade 4/4.
Country context (World Economic Forum)
- Vietnam: #52 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
- Kuwait: #88 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
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