Dhaka vs Gazipur

Dhaka leads Gazipur by 7 points on the CIRA Index, 53 to 46. Dhaka grades better on 3 measures, Gazipur on 1; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: Dhaka 53, Gazipur 46
• OECD: Dhaka 48, Gazipur 42
• UN Tourism: Dhaka 54, Gazipur 46
• UNDRR: Dhaka 36, Gazipur 30

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Dhaka 50, Gazipur 56
• Economy and jobs: Dhaka 69, Gazipur 69
• Climate and hazards: Dhaka 20, Gazipur 25
• Water and environment: Dhaka 38, Gazipur 38
• Community and housing: Dhaka 88, Gazipur 75
• Access and continuity: Dhaka 42, Gazipur 21

Where Dhaka is stronger

• Largest foreign market: 33.3 % of international arrivals or nights (country figure) (The Business Standard / Bangladesh Tourism Board / Special Branch of Police, 2025). Between 30 and 40: grade 1/4.
• Access redundancy: 4 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh, Bangladesh Railway, BIWTA, Roads and Highways Department, 2024). At or above 4: grade 4/4.
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: A written destination crisis plan (Dhaka Tribune / Bangladesh Tourism Board, 2022–2024). Grade 2/4.

Where Gazipur is stronger

• Flood hazard: medium (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 2/4.

Country context (World Economic Forum)

• Bangladesh: #98 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
• Bangladesh: #98 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026

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