Dubrovnik vs Kyiv

Dubrovnik leads Kyiv by 7 points on the CIRA Index, 47 to 40. Dubrovnik grades better on 11 measures, Kyiv on 5; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: Dubrovnik 47, Kyiv 40
• OECD: Dubrovnik 45, Kyiv 51
• UN Tourism: Dubrovnik 47, Kyiv 49
• UNDRR: Dubrovnik 56, Kyiv 49

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Dubrovnik 42, Kyiv 31
• Economy and jobs: Dubrovnik 58, Kyiv 42
• Climate and hazards: Dubrovnik 50, Kyiv 67
• Water and environment: Dubrovnik 50, Kyiv 50
• Community and housing: Dubrovnik 0, Kyiv 69
• Access and continuity: Dubrovnik 71, Kyiv 38

Where Dubrovnik is stronger

• Largest foreign market: 22.1 % of international arrivals or nights (Croatian Bureau of Statistics (Državni zavod za statistiku - DZS), First Release TUR-2024-1-2 Tourist Arrivals and Nights in Commercial Accommodation, 2024, 2024). Between 20 and 30: grade 2/4.
• Average length of stay: 3.3 nights per visitor (Total Croatia / City of Dubrovnik / Ministry of Tourism and Sport (eVisitor), 2024). Between 2.8 and 3.5: grade 3/4.
• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 59.9 % average annual occupancy (country figure) (Croatian Bureau of Statistics (DZS), 'TUR-2025-1-2 Tourist Arrivals and Nights in Commercial Accommodation, 2025', 2025). Between 55 and 65: grade 2/4.
• Unemployment rate: 7.5 % of the labour force (region figure) (Invest in Croatia / Croatian Bureau of Statistics (DZS), 2025). Between 5 and 8: grade 3/4.
• Income per head: 50,946 GDP per capita, USD PPP (country figure) (World Bank WDI, 2025). Between 45,000 and 60,000: grade 3/4.
• Country disaster risk: 2.5 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.
• Municipal waste per resident: 474 kg per resident per year (country figure) (Ministry of Environmental Protection and Green Transition (MZOZT) / Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund, '2023 Municipal Waste Report', 2023). Between 450 and 550: grade 2/4.
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: A written destination crisis plan (City of Dubrovnik / DURA, 2024–2026). Grade 2/4.
• Government effectiveness: 73.1 World Bank WGI percentile rank, 0–100 (country figure) (World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, 2025). Between 60 and 80: grade 3/4.
• Travel advisory: 1 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). At or below 1: grade 4/4.
• Dedicated tourism funding: A dedicated source partly ring-fenced for residents, infrastructure or sustainability (European Commission, Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, 2024–2026). Grade 3/4.

Where Kyiv is stronger

• Domestic share of nights: 70.6 % of nights by residents of the same country (Kyiv City State Administration / Ukrinform, Jan–Sep 2021). At or above 45: grade 4/4.
• Tropical nights: 11.2 nights a year with a minimum at or above 20°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). Between 10 and 30: grade 3/4.
• Wastewater safely treated: 52.4 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (country figure) (United Nations Global SDG Database / WHO & UN-Habitat, SDG 6.3.1, 2024). Between 50 and 70: grade 1/4.
• Tourism intensity: 0.2 visitor nights per resident per year (State Agency for Tourism Development of Ukraine (DART) via Visit Ukraine, Q1 2026). At or below 5: grade 4/4.
• Short-let density: 0.3 short-term rental listings per 100 dwellings (AirDNA & Main Department of Statistics in Kyiv, 2026). At or below 0.5: grade 4/4.

Country context (World Economic Forum)

• Croatia: #46 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026

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