Davao City vs Zhengzhou
Davao City and Zhengzhou are level on the CIRA Index at 61. Davao City grades better on 6 measures, Zhengzhou on 8; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.
Scores by each organisation's criteria
- CIRA Index: Davao City 61, Zhengzhou 61
- OECD: Davao City 55, Zhengzhou 60
- UN Tourism: Davao City 58, Zhengzhou 74
- UNDRR: Davao City 42, Zhengzhou 55
Theme by theme
- Demand and seasonality: Davao City 71, Zhengzhou 50
- Economy and jobs: Davao City 33, Zhengzhou 83
- Climate and hazards: Davao City 35, Zhengzhou 30
- Water and environment: Davao City 56, Zhengzhou 81
- Community and housing: Davao City 100, Zhengzhou 92
- Access and continuity: Davao City 50, Zhengzhou 58
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.
- Average length of stay: 11 nights per visitor (country figure) (Department of Tourism (DOT), 2024). At or above 3.5: grade 4/4.
- 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.
- 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.
Where Zhengzhou is stronger
- Recovery against 2019: 130.4 % of 2019 visitor nights reached in the latest full year (Zhengzhou Municipal Bureau of Statistics, 2024 and 2019 Statistical Communiqués on National Economic and Social Development of Zhengzhou, 2024). At or above 110: grade 4/4.
- Jobs in tourism industries: 5.4 % of employment in accommodation and food services (country figure) (World Economic Forum, TTDI 2026 (data: Travel & Tourism Economic Impact Research by World Travel & Tourism Council; Travel & Tourism by World Travel & Tourism Council), 2026). At or below 8: grade 4/4.
- Income per head: 32,908 GDP per capita, USD PPP (Zhengzhou Municipal Bureau of Statistics & NBS, (河南省)2025年郑州市国民经济和社会发展统计公报; World Bank WDI, 2025). Between 30,000 and 45,000: grade 2/4.
- Country disaster risk: 2.9 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.
- Wastewater safely treated: 98 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (Zhengzhou Municipal People's Government General Office (郑州市人民政府办公厅), Action Plan for Accelerating the Construction of Urban Environmental Infrastructure in Zhengzhou, 2023). At or above 95: grade 4/4.
- Green space: 41.9 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (Zhengzhou Municipal People's Government (郑州市人民政府), Beautiful Zhengzhou Construction Planning Outline (2025–2035), 2024). At or above 40: grade 4/4.
- Access redundancy: 3 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (The People's Government of Henan Province / Zhengzhou Municipal Bureau of Transportation, 2024). Between 3 and 4: grade 3/4.
- Government effectiveness: 69.8 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)
- Philippines: #57 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
- China: #8 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
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