Dushanbe vs Konya

Dushanbe and Konya are level on the CIRA Index at 50. Dushanbe grades better on 4 measures, Konya on 6; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: Dushanbe 50, Konya 50
• OECD: Dushanbe 45, Konya 52
• UN Tourism: Dushanbe 55, Konya 55
• UNDRR: Dushanbe 36, Konya 43

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Dushanbe 67, Konya 38
• Economy and jobs: Dushanbe 50, Konya 83
• Climate and hazards: Dushanbe 42, Konya 45
• Water and environment: Dushanbe 42, Konya 56
• Community and housing: Dushanbe 75, Konya 50
• Access and continuity: Dushanbe 38, Konya 50

Where Dushanbe is stronger

• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 75 % average annual occupancy (MyTajikistanStay (citing Tourism Development Committee / STR benchmarking reports), 2022–2023). At or above 75: grade 4/4.
• Unemployment rate: 3.7 % of the labour force (country figure) (Agency on Statistics under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan, 2025). At or below 5: grade 4/4.
• Country disaster risk: 4.3 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.
• Rent growth: 5.9 % change in rents over the last 12 months (country figure) (Financial Chain Corporation / Law of the Republic of Tajikistan On the State Budget of the Republic of Tajikistan for 2024, 2024). Between 3 and 6: grade 3/4.

Where Konya is stronger

• Income per head: 45,288 GDP per capita, USD PPP (country figure) (World Bank WDI, 2025). Between 45,000 and 60,000: grade 3/4.
• Extreme heat days: 14.4 days a year at or above 35°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). Between 5 and 15: grade 3/4.
• Tropical nights: 17.2 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: 65 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (country figure) (UNDRR / UN Turkey Common Country Analysis (citing UN-Water), 2022). Between 50 and 70: grade 1/4.
• Early warning and emergency plan: An updated city plan with public early warning for heat, flood or fire (Konya Valiliği & AFAD Konya İl Afet ve Acil Durum Müdürlüğü, 2022–2026). Grade 3/4.
• Government effectiveness: 47.2 World Bank WGI percentile rank, 0–100 (country figure) (World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, 2025). Between 40 and 60: grade 2/4.

Country context (World Economic Forum)

• Turkey: #36 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026

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