Da Nang vs Medina

Da Nang and Medina are level on the CIRA Index at 56. Da Nang grades better on 11 measures, Medina on 8; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: Da Nang 56, Medina 56
• OECD: Da Nang 56, Medina 55
• UN Tourism: Da Nang 73, Medina 51
• UNDRR: Da Nang 51, Medina 39

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Da Nang 58, Medina 92
• Economy and jobs: Da Nang 67, Medina 67
• Climate and hazards: Da Nang 25, Medina 40
• Water and environment: Da Nang 88, Medina 31
• Community and housing: Da Nang 50, Medina 63
• Access and continuity: Da Nang 58, Medina 38

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.
• Domestic share of nights: 60.2 % of nights by residents of the same country (Viet Capital Real Estate citing Da Nang Department of Tourism, 2024). At or above 45: grade 4/4.
• Unemployment rate: 1.4 % of the labour force (General Statistics Office of Vietnam / CEIC, 2024). At or below 5: 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.
• 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.
• 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 Medina is stronger

• Largest foreign market: 10.8 % of international arrivals or nights (country figure) (Ministry of Tourism (Saudi Arabia), Tourism Statistics in Saudi Arabia - Annual Statistical Report 2024, 2024). At or below 15: grade 4/4.
• Average length of stay: 10 nights per visitor (Madinah Region Development Authority via Saudi Press Agency (SPA), 2023). At or above 3.5: grade 4/4.
• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 75 % average annual occupancy (Almqr Development Company / Saudi Press Agency (SPA), 2025). At or above 75: grade 4/4.
• Income per head: 73,784 GDP per capita, USD PPP (country figure) (World Bank WDI, 2025). At or above 60,000: grade 4/4.
• Wildfire and storm hazard: very low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 4/4.
• 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.
• Rent growth: 5.3 % change in rents over the last 12 months (country figure) (General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT), Consumer Price Index – December 2025, December 2024–December 2025). Between 3 and 6: grade 3/4.
• Government effectiveness: 71.7 World Bank WGI percentile rank, 0–100 (country figure) (World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, 2025). Between 60 and 80: grade 3/4.

Country context (World Economic Forum)

• Vietnam: #52 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
• Saudi Arabia: #29 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026

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