Florence vs Seville

Florence and Seville are level on the CIRA Index at 58. Florence grades better on 9 measures, Seville on 10; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: Florence 58, Seville 58
• OECD: Florence 58, Seville 58
• UN Tourism: Florence 61, Seville 58
• UNDRR: Florence 56, Seville 57

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Florence 54, Seville 65
• Economy and jobs: Florence 92, Seville 67
• Climate and hazards: Florence 55, Seville 35
• Water and environment: Florence 56, Seville 50
• Community and housing: Florence 42, Seville 56
• Access and continuity: Florence 63, Seville 70

Where Florence is stronger

• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 76.3 % average annual occupancy (Italian Hotel Monitor (Trademark Italia) via GuidaViaggi, 2024). At or above 75: grade 4/4.
• 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.
• Extreme heat days: 23.4 days a year at or above 35°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). Between 15 and 30: grade 2/4.
• 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.
• Water scarcity: low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 3/4.
• Green space: 17 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (L'Italia Forestale e Montana / Comune di Firenze (Piano del Verde IRIS), 2024). Between 10 and 20: grade 1/4.
• 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 Seville is stronger

• Nights in the three busiest months: 28.7 % of annual nights (Smart Tourism Office Sevilla / INE (Coyuntura Turística Hotelera), 2024). At or below 30: grade 4/4.
• Domestic share of nights: 31.5 % of nights by residents of the same country (Smart Tourism Office - Ayuntamiento de Sevilla, Informe anual 2025, 2025). Between 25 and 35: grade 2/4.
• Largest foreign market: 16.4 % of international arrivals or nights (INE, foreign tourists by municipality and country of residence (mobile-phone positioning, table 52048), 2025). Between 15 and 20: grade 3/4.
• Jobs in tourism industries: 7.1 % 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). At or below 8: grade 4/4.
• Municipal waste per resident: 464.3 kg per resident per year (country figure) (INE (Instituto Nacional de Estadística) - Statistics on the Collection and Treatment of Waste, 2023). Between 450 and 550: grade 2/4.
• Tourism intensity: 12.2 visitor nights per resident per year (Smart Tourism Office - Ayuntamiento de Sevilla (Informe anual 2025) and INE (Padrón Municipal), 2025). Between 10 and 20: grade 2/4.
• Short-let density: 2.1 short-term rental listings per 100 dwellings (Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Estadística experimental: Medición del número de viviendas turísticas en España y su capacidad & Censo de Población y Viviendas, May 2026). Between 2 and 4: grade 1/4.
• Access redundancy: 4 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Sevilla Open for Business / Aena / Puertos del Estado, 2024). At or above 4: grade 4/4.
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: Crisis communication only, ad hoc (Ayuntamiento de Sevilla - Sevilla City Office, 2024). Grade 1/4.
• 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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