Florence vs Venice

Florence leads Venice by 4 points on the CIRA Index, 58 to 54. Florence grades better on 7 measures, Venice on 4; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: Florence 58, Venice 54
• OECD: Florence 58, Venice 54
• UN Tourism: Florence 61, Venice 53
• UNDRR: Florence 56, Venice 54

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Florence 54, Venice 54
• Economy and jobs: Florence 92, Venice 92
• Climate and hazards: Florence 55, Venice 55
• Water and environment: Florence 56, Venice 31
• Community and housing: Florence 42, Venice 33
• Access and continuity: Florence 63, Venice 67

Where Florence is stronger

• Domestic share of nights: 17 % of nights by residents of the same country (ISTAT, I flussi turistici – Anno 2024, 2024). Between 15 and 25: grade 1/4.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Tourism intensity: 25 visitor nights per resident per year (Centro Studi Turistici Firenze / Comune di Firenze, Il mercato turistico delle prime cinque città d'arte italiane, 2023). Between 20 and 40: grade 1/4.

Where Venice is stronger

• Largest foreign market: 19.7 % of international arrivals or nights (Regione Veneto — statistica turismo, comune, annuale, 2025). Between 15 and 20: grade 3/4.
• Recovery against 2019: 102.6 % of 2019 visitor nights reached in the latest full year (Regione del Veneto – U.O. Sistema Statistico Regionale & Città Metropolitana di Venezia DUP 2026-2028, 2024). Between 100 and 110: grade 3/4.
• Extreme heat days: 0.8 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.
• Access redundancy: 4 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Comune di Venezia & SAVE S.p.A., 2025–2026). At or above 4: grade 4/4.

Country context (World Economic Forum)

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

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