Depok vs Karachi

Depok and Karachi are level on the CIRA Index at 45. Depok grades better on 7 measures, Karachi on 2; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: Depok 45, Karachi 45
• OECD: Depok 45, Karachi 43
• UN Tourism: Depok 52, Karachi 45
• UNDRR: Depok 40, Karachi 30

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Depok 50, Karachi 56
• Economy and jobs: Depok 67, Karachi 63
• Climate and hazards: Depok 30, Karachi 20
• Water and environment: Depok 58, Karachi 31
• Community and housing: Depok –, Karachi 50
• Access and continuity: Depok 42, Karachi 38

Where Depok is stronger

• Largest foreign market: 16 % of international arrivals or nights (country figure) (Badan Pusat Statistik (BPS), November 2024). Between 15 and 20: grade 3/4.
• Income per head: 17,660 GDP per capita, USD PPP (country figure) (World Bank WDI, 2025). Between 15,000 and 30,000: grade 1/4.
• Country disaster risk: 4.5 INFORM Risk index, 0–10 (country figure) (INFORM Risk (European Commission JRC), INFORM Risk Mid 2026, 2026). Between 3.5 and 5: grade 2/4.
• Water scarcity: medium (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 2/4.
• Green space: 13.6 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (ResearchGate / Jurnal Geodesi Undip, 'Identifikasi Ruang Terbuka Hijau Menggunakan Metode NDVI di Kota Depok', 2020). Between 10 and 20: grade 1/4.
• 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.
• Travel advisory: 2 stricter of the US and Canadian government advisory for the country, 1 (normal precautions) to 4 (do not travel) (country figure) (US State Department and Government of Canada travel advisories, 2026-09-29). Between 1 and 2: grade 3/4.

Where Karachi is stronger

• Average length of stay: 6.2 nights per visitor (AirROI, Karachi, Sindh Airbnb Data 2026: Occupancy, Revenue & STR Market Report, August 2025 – July 2026). At or above 3.5: grade 4/4.
• Access redundancy: 3 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Civil Aviation Authority Pakistan / Pakistan Railways / National Highway Authority, 2024). Between 3 and 4: grade 3/4.

Country context (World Economic Forum)

• Indonesia: #23 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
• Pakistan: #95 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026

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