Da Nang vs Malé
Malé leads Da Nang by 1 points on the CIRA Index, 57 to 56. Da Nang grades better on 8 measures, Malé on 8; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.
Scores by each organisation's criteria
- CIRA Index: Da Nang 56, Malé 57
- OECD: Da Nang 56, Malé 57
- UN Tourism: Da Nang 73, Malé 48
- UNDRR: Da Nang 51, Malé 52
Theme by theme
- Demand and seasonality: Da Nang 58, Malé 85
- Economy and jobs: Da Nang 67, Malé 63
- Climate and hazards: Da Nang 25, Malé 69
- Water and environment: Da Nang 88, Malé 8
- Community and housing: Da Nang 50, Malé 67
- Access and continuity: Da Nang 58, Malé 50
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.
- 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.
- Green space: 65.7 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (MDPI Sustainability / Da Nang Green Space System Planning: An Ecology Landscape Approach, 2017). At or above 40: grade 4/4.
- Tourism intensity: 12.8 visitor nights per resident per year (Da Nang Department of Tourism & Da Nang Statistical Office, 2024). Between 10 and 20: grade 2/4.
- 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.
- Government effectiveness: 53.3 World Bank WGI percentile rank, 0–100 (country figure) (World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, 2025). Between 40 and 60: grade 2/4.
Where Malé is stronger
- Largest foreign market: 12.9 % of international arrivals or nights (country figure) (Maldives Ministry of Tourism, 2024). At or below 15: grade 4/4.
- Average length of stay: 7.7 nights per visitor (country figure) (Maldives Ministry of Tourism, 2024). At or above 3.5: grade 4/4.
- Extreme heat days: 0 days a year at or above 35°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). At or below 5: grade 4/4.
- Wildfire and storm hazard: very low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 4/4.
- Country disaster risk: 2.2 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 % change in rents over the last 12 months (Maldives Monetary Authority & Maldives Bureau of Statistics, CPI Statistics Database, 2024 to 2025). At or below 3: grade 4/4.
- Tourism crisis and recovery plan: A written destination crisis plan (Ministry of Tourism, Republic of Maldives, 2023–2025). Grade 2/4.
- Dedicated tourism funding: A dedicated source partly ring-fenced for residents, infrastructure or sustainability (Ministry of Climate Change, Environment and Energy / Ministry of Finance, Maldives, 2025). Grade 3/4.
Country context (World Economic Forum)
- Vietnam: #52 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
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