Florence vs Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

Florence and Las Palmas de Gran Canaria are level on the CIRA Index at 58. Florence grades better on 9 measures, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria on 8; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: Florence 58, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 58
• OECD: Florence 58, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 58
• UN Tourism: Florence 61, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 52
• UNDRR: Florence 56, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 52

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Florence 54, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 80
• Economy and jobs: Florence 92, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 31
• Climate and hazards: Florence 55, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 60
• Water and environment: Florence 56, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 42
• Community and housing: Florence 42, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 55
• Access and continuity: Florence 63, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 67

Where Florence is stronger

• Jobs in tourism industries: 9 % of employment in accommodation and food services (country figure) (World Economic Forum, TTDI 2026 (data: Travel & Tourism Economic Impact Research by World Travel & Tourism Council; Travel & Tourism by World Travel & Tourism Council), 2026). Between 8 and 12: grade 3/4.
• Unemployment rate: 4 % of the labour force (region figure) (IRPET / Istat, Flash Lavoro 63/2025, Q4 2024). At or below 5: grade 4/4.
• Income per head: 61,826 GDP per capita, USD PPP (metro figure) (OECD Functional Urban Areas (Metropolitan Areas Database), 2021). At or above 60,000: grade 4/4.
• Tropical nights: 28.2 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.
• Flood hazard: medium (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 2/4.
• Water scarcity: low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 3/4.
• Wastewater safely treated: 99 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (metro figure) (Publiacqua (Water Utility of Metropolitan Florence), 2022). At or above 95: grade 4/4.
• Rent growth: -13.8 % change in rents over the last 12 months (Idealista, Evoluzione del prezzo delle case in affitto, Firenze, August 2025 – August 2026). At or below 3: grade 4/4.
• Dedicated tourism funding: A dedicated source partly ring-fenced for residents, infrastructure or sustainability (Comune di Firenze, Regolamento per l'applicazione dell'imposta di soggiorno, 2024). Grade 3/4.

Where Las Palmas de Gran Canaria is stronger

• Domestic share of nights: 56.3 % of nights by residents of the same country (Ayuntamiento de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria / ISTAC (Sistema de Inteligencia del Turismo Sostenible), 2022). At or above 45: grade 4/4.
• Recovery against 2019: 108.9 % of 2019 visitor nights reached in the latest full year (ISTAC / Sistema de Inteligencia del Turismo Sostenible de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (LPAVisit), 2024). Between 100 and 110: grade 3/4.
• Average length of stay: 3.6 nights per visitor (Ayuntamiento de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria / Turismo LPA (ISTAC), 2024). At or above 3.5: grade 4/4.
• Extreme heat days: 0.2 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.
• Wildfire and storm hazard: very low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 4/4.
• Tourism intensity: 3.7 visitor nights per resident per year (Ayuntamiento de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria / ISTAC & Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), 2022). At or below 5: grade 4/4.
• Short-let density: 1.1 short-term rental listings per 100 dwellings (INE / ASCAV via Atlántico Hoy, May 2026). Between 1 and 2: grade 2/4.
• Government effectiveness: 83 World Bank WGI percentile rank, 0–100 (country figure) (World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, 2025). At or above 80: grade 4/4.

Country context (World Economic Forum)

• Italy: #10 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
• Spain: #3 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026

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