Denpasar vs Zhengzhou

Denpasar and Zhengzhou are level on the CIRA Index at 61. Denpasar grades better on 10 measures, Zhengzhou on 9; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: Denpasar 61, Zhengzhou 61
• OECD: Denpasar 60, Zhengzhou 60
• UN Tourism: Denpasar 60, Zhengzhou 74
• UNDRR: Denpasar 65, Zhengzhou 55

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Denpasar 63, Zhengzhou 50
• Economy and jobs: Denpasar 50, Zhengzhou 83
• Climate and hazards: Denpasar 50, Zhengzhou 30
• Water and environment: Denpasar 44, Zhengzhou 81
• Community and housing: Denpasar 88, Zhengzhou 92
• Access and continuity: Denpasar 75, Zhengzhou 58

Where Denpasar is stronger

• Nights in the three busiest months: 31.8 % of annual nights (Dinas Pariwisata Kota Denpasar, Portal Satu Data Denpasar (Data Kunjungan Wisatawan Mancanegara dan Nusantara Ke Kota Denpasar Januari - Desember 2024), 2024). Between 30 and 35: grade 3/4.
• Average length of stay: 2.7 nights per visitor (region figure) (BPS Provinsi Bali, Provinsi Bali Dalam Angka 2025, 2024). Between 2.2 and 2.8: grade 2/4.
• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 62 % average annual occupancy (Dinas Pariwisata Kota Denpasar, Portal Satu Data Denpasar, 2024). Between 55 and 65: grade 2/4.
• Extreme heat days: 0 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.
• Flood hazard: medium (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 2/4.
• Wildfire and storm hazard: medium (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 2/4.
• Water scarcity: medium (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 2/4.
• 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.
• 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.
• Dedicated tourism funding: A dedicated source partly ring-fenced for residents, infrastructure or sustainability (Bali Provincial Government (Love Bali), 2025). Grade 3/4.

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.
• Municipal waste per resident: 306.6 kg per resident per year (Henan Provincial Department of Ecology and Environment report cited via China Philanthropy Times / Zhengzhou Municipal Bureau of Statistics, 2024). At or below 350: 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.
• Rent growth: -5 % change in rents over the last 12 months (Sixth Tone / China Real Estate Index System (CREIS), 2023). At or below 3: grade 4/4.
• 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)

• Indonesia: #23 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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