Djibouti vs Douala

Djibouti leads Douala by 1 points on the CIRA Index, 50 to 49. Djibouti grades better on 6 measures, Douala on 5; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: Djibouti 50, Douala 49
• OECD: Djibouti 42, Douala 44
• UN Tourism: Djibouti 47, Douala 50
• UNDRR: Djibouti 29, Douala 35

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Djibouti 58, Douala 50
• Economy and jobs: Djibouti 0, Douala 42
• Climate and hazards: Djibouti 30, Douala 30
• Water and environment: Djibouti 50, Douala 50
• Community and housing: Djibouti 100, Douala 75
• Access and continuity: Djibouti 38, Douala 42

Where Djibouti is stronger

• Average length of stay: 10 nights per visitor (country figure) (Agence Nationale de Promotion des Investissements (ANPI) / Office National du Tourisme de Djibouti (ONTD), 2019). 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: 5.2 INFORM Risk index, 0–10 (country figure) (INFORM Risk (European Commission JRC), INFORM Risk Mid 2026, 2026). Between 5 and 6.5: grade 1/4.
• Rent growth: -0.3 % change in rents over the last 12 months (Ministère de l'Économie et des Finances de Djibouti / INSTAD, Note de conjoncture économique du troisième trimestre 2024, Q3 2024). At or below 3: grade 4/4.
• Access redundancy: 3 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Global Infrastructure Hub & Port de Djibouti, 2024). Between 3 and 4: grade 3/4.
• Government effectiveness: 29.2 World Bank WGI percentile rank, 0–100 (country figure) (World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, 2025). Between 20 and 40: grade 1/4.

Where Douala is stronger

• Unemployment rate: 15.4 % of the labour force (Institut National de la Statistique (INS) du Cameroun, Troisième Enquête sur l'Emploi et le Secteur Informel (EESI 3), 2021). Between 12 and 18: grade 1/4.
• Extreme heat days: 2.4 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.
• Early warning and emergency plan: An updated city plan with public early warning for heat, flood or fire (Cameroon-Tribune, December 2025). Grade 3/4.
• Dedicated tourism funding: A dedicated source such as a tourist tax or levy (Ministry of Tourism and Leisure / Cameroon Tax Code, 2025). Grade 2/4.

Country context (World Economic Forum)

• Cameroon: #108 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026

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