Denpasar vs Malé

Denpasar leads Malé by 4 points on the CIRA Index, 61 to 57. Denpasar grades better on 7 measures, Malé on 6; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: Denpasar 61, Malé 57
• OECD: Denpasar 60, Malé 57
• UN Tourism: Denpasar 60, Malé 48
• UNDRR: Denpasar 65, Malé 52

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Denpasar 63, Malé 85
• Economy and jobs: Denpasar 50, Malé 63
• Climate and hazards: Denpasar 50, Malé 69
• Water and environment: Denpasar 44, Malé 8
• Community and housing: Denpasar 88, Malé 67
• Access and continuity: Denpasar 75, Malé 50

Where Denpasar is stronger

• Municipal waste per resident: 501.9 kg per resident per year (Dinas Kehutanan dan Lingkungan Hidup Provinsi Bali via Bali Satu Data & BPS Kota Denpasar, 2024). Between 450 and 550: grade 2/4.
• Green space: 36.2 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (Dinas Pekerjaan Umum dan Penataan Ruang Kota Denpasar via Jurnal Taman Udayana University, 2024). Between 30 and 40: grade 3/4.
• Tourism intensity: 1.5 visitor nights per resident per year (Dinas Pariwisata Kota Denpasar & Dinas Kependudukan dan Pencatatan Sipil Kota Denpasar, 2024). At or below 5: grade 4/4.
• Access redundancy: 3 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (metro figure) (Wikipedia / PT Jasamarga Bali Tol / Pelindo, 2026). Between 3 and 4: grade 3/4.
• Early warning and emergency plan: An updated city plan with public early warning for heat, flood or fire (BPBD Bali / Apa Kabar Bali, 2026). Grade 3/4.
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: A plan tested in an exercise or a real event, with lessons published (Journal of Business on Hospitality and Tourism (JBHOST), 2025). Grade 4/4.
• Government effectiveness: 59 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.
• Recovery against 2019: 124.8 % of 2019 visitor nights reached in the latest full year (country figure) (Maldives Ministry of Tourism and Environment, Tourism Yearbook 2025, 2024). At or above 110: 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.
• 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.

Country context (World Economic Forum)

• Indonesia: #23 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026

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