Dubrovnik vs Zagreb

Zagreb leads Dubrovnik by 11 points on the CIRA Index, 58 to 47. Dubrovnik grades better on 3 measures, Zagreb on 8; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: Dubrovnik 47, Zagreb 58
• OECD: Dubrovnik 45, Zagreb 57
• UN Tourism: Dubrovnik 47, Zagreb 62
• UNDRR: Dubrovnik 56, Zagreb 56

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Dubrovnik 42, Zagreb 45
• Economy and jobs: Dubrovnik 58, Zagreb 67
• Climate and hazards: Dubrovnik 50, Zagreb 60
• Water and environment: Dubrovnik 50, Zagreb 69
• Community and housing: Dubrovnik 0, Zagreb 50
• Access and continuity: Dubrovnik 71, Zagreb 67

Where Dubrovnik is stronger

• 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.
• Water scarcity: very low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 4/4.
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: A written destination crisis plan (City of Dubrovnik / DURA, 2024–2026). Grade 2/4.

Where Zagreb is stronger

• Domestic share of nights: 20.2 % of nights by residents of the same country (Turistička zajednica grada Zagreba (TZGZ) / eVisitor, 2025). Between 15 and 25: grade 1/4.
• Largest foreign market: 8.1 % of international arrivals or nights (Turistička zajednica grada Zagreba (TZGZ) / eVisitor, 2025). At or below 15: grade 4/4.
• Unemployment rate: 3.7 % of the labour force (Državni zavod za statistiku (Croatian Bureau of Statistics), Labour Force Survey, Q2 2026). At or below 5: grade 4/4.
• Tropical nights: 15.6 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: 83.8 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (country figure) (Državni zavod za statistiku (Croatian Bureau of Statistics) - Javna odvodnja u 2024. (OEN-2025-1-3), 2024). Between 70 and 85: grade 2/4.
• Tourism intensity: 3.6 visitor nights per resident per year (Turistička zajednica grada Zagreba (TZGZ) & Državni zavod za statistiku (DZS), 2025). At or below 5: grade 4/4.
• Short-let density: 1.1 short-term rental listings per 100 dwellings (AirDNA & Croatian Bureau of Statistics (DZS) 2021 Census, 2026). Between 1 and 2: grade 2/4.
• Access redundancy: 3 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (City of Zagreb & HŽ Infrastruktura / Zagreb Airport, 2024). Between 3 and 4: grade 3/4.

Country context (World Economic Forum)

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

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