Dushanbe vs Macau

Dushanbe leads Macau by 1 points on the CIRA Index, 50 to 49. Dushanbe grades better on 4 measures, Macau on 7; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: Dushanbe 50, Macau 49
• OECD: Dushanbe 45, Macau 55
• UN Tourism: Dushanbe 55, Macau 57
• UNDRR: Dushanbe 36, Macau 71

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Dushanbe 67, Macau 35
• Economy and jobs: Dushanbe 50, Macau 100
• Climate and hazards: Dushanbe 42, Macau 44
• Water and environment: Dushanbe 42, Macau 42
• Community and housing: Dushanbe 75, Macau 38
• Access and continuity: Dushanbe 38, Macau 71

Where Dushanbe is stronger

• Recovery against 2019: 112 % of 2019 visitor nights reached in the latest full year (country figure) (Trend News Agency / President of the Republic of Tajikistan address, 2024). At or above 110: grade 4/4.
• Tropical nights: 58 nights a year with a minimum at or above 20°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). Between 30 and 60: grade 2/4.
• Municipal waste per resident: 386.3 kg per resident per year (EBRD Green Cities / City of Dushanbe, Green City Action Plan (GCAP) Dushanbe, 2021). Between 350 and 450: grade 3/4.
• Travel advisory: 2 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). Between 1 and 2: grade 3/4.

Where Macau is stronger

• Income per head: 137,031 GDP per capita, USD PPP (region figure) (World Bank, World Development Indicators, 2025). At or above 60,000: grade 4/4.
• Extreme heat days: 0.4 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.
• Wastewater safely treated: 93 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (Government of Macao SAR Statistics and Census Service (DSEC), Environmental Statistics 2024, 2024). Between 85 and 95: grade 3/4.
• Access redundancy: 3 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Macao Government Tourism Office, 2026). Between 3 and 4: grade 3/4.
• Early warning and emergency plan: An updated, tested plan that names visitors and tourism operators, with warnings in several languages (Macao Government Tourism Office, 2026). Grade 4/4.
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: A plan with named owners, operators and recovery funding (Macao Government Tourism Office, 2026). Grade 3/4.
• Government effectiveness: 83.5 World Bank WGI percentile rank, 0–100 (World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, 2025). At or above 80: grade 4/4.

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