Davao City vs Manila

Davao City and Manila are level on the CIRA Index at 61. Davao City grades better on 4 measures, Manila on 3; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: Davao City 61, Manila 61
• OECD: Davao City 55, Manila 56
• UN Tourism: Davao City 58, Manila 58
• UNDRR: Davao City 42, Manila 46

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Davao City 71, Manila 67
• Economy and jobs: Davao City 33, Manila 33
• Climate and hazards: Davao City 35, Manila 25
• Water and environment: Davao City 56, Manila 44
• Community and housing: Davao City 100, Manila 100
• Access and continuity: Davao City 50, Manila 67

Where Davao City is stronger

• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 70 % average annual occupancy (Department of Tourism via Prime Philippines / Market Reports, 2024). Between 65 and 75: grade 3/4.
• Extreme heat days: 0.4 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.
• Water scarcity: very low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 4/4.
• Municipal waste per resident: 211.7 kg per resident per year (City Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) / JICA, 'Feasibility Study Report: The Project for the Construction of Waste to Energy Facilities in Davao City', 2017). At or below 350: grade 4/4.

Where Manila is stronger

• Access redundancy: 3 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (metro figure) (Department of Transportation / Philippine Ports Authority / Manila International Airport Authority, 2024). Between 3 and 4: grade 3/4.
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: A written destination crisis plan (Department of Tourism (DOT), 2023–2028). Grade 2/4.
• Dedicated tourism funding: A dedicated source partly ring-fenced for residents, infrastructure or sustainability (Supreme Court E-Library / Republic Act No. 9593 (Tourism Act of 2009), 2024). Grade 3/4.

Country context (World Economic Forum)

• Philippines: #57 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
• Philippines: #57 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026

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