Davao City vs Phnom Penh

Davao City and Phnom Penh are level on the CIRA Index at 61. Davao City grades better on 6 measures, Phnom Penh on 4; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: Davao City 61, Phnom Penh 61
• OECD: Davao City 55, Phnom Penh 55
• UN Tourism: Davao City 58, Phnom Penh 62
• UNDRR: Davao City 42, Phnom Penh 43

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Davao City 71, Phnom Penh 83
• Economy and jobs: Davao City 33, Phnom Penh 42
• Climate and hazards: Davao City 35, Phnom Penh 20
• Water and environment: Davao City 56, Phnom Penh 50
• Community and housing: Davao City 100, Phnom Penh 88
• Access and continuity: Davao City 50, Phnom Penh 54

Where Davao City is stronger

• Nights in the three busiest months: 29 % of annual nights (country figure) (World Economic Forum, TTDI 2026 (data: UN Tourism by United Nations World Tourism Organization), 2023, 2024 moving average). At or below 30: grade 4/4.
• 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.
• Wastewater safely treated: 66.6 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (country figure) (WHO / UN-Water / UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) SDG 6.3.1 Data, 2022). Between 50 and 70: grade 1/4.
• Tourism intensity: 1.1 visitor nights per resident per year (City Government of Davao / Philippine News Agency & Philippine Statistics Authority, 2024). At or below 5: grade 4/4.
• Early warning and emergency plan: An updated city plan with public early warning for heat, flood or fire (City Government of Davao, 2025). Grade 3/4.
• Government effectiveness: 55.2 World Bank WGI percentile rank, 0–100 (country figure) (World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, 2025). Between 40 and 60: grade 2/4.

Where Phnom Penh is stronger

• Recovery against 2019: 102 % of 2019 visitor nights reached in the latest full year (Cambodia Ministry of Tourism via NagaCorp Investor Relations (Tourism Statistics Report December 2025), 2025). Between 100 and 110: grade 3/4.
• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 77.8 % average annual occupancy (country figure) (Cambodia Ministry of Tourism, Cambodia Tourism Statistics Report 2024, 2024). At or above 75: grade 4/4.
• Access redundancy: 4 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Open Development Cambodia & Royal Railway Cambodia, 2024–2026). At or above 4: grade 4/4.
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: A plan with named owners, operators and recovery funding (Ministry of Tourism, Cambodia, 2021–2025). Grade 3/4.

Country context (World Economic Forum)

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

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