Freetown vs Libreville

Libreville leads Freetown by 1 points on the CIRA Index, 63 to 62. Freetown grades better on 4 measures, Libreville on 7; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: Freetown 62, Libreville 63
• OECD: Freetown 60, Libreville 53
• UN Tourism: Freetown 65, Libreville 60
• UNDRR: Freetown 53, Libreville 43

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Freetown 71, Libreville 25
• Economy and jobs: Freetown 67, Libreville 13
• Climate and hazards: Freetown 55, Libreville 65
• Water and environment: Freetown 69, Libreville 100
• Community and housing: Freetown –, Libreville 100
• Access and continuity: Freetown 46, Libreville 38

Where Freetown is stronger

• Unemployment rate: 3.2 % of the labour force (country figure) (World Bank WDI, 2025). At or below 5: grade 4/4.
• Early warning and emergency plan: An updated city plan with public early warning for heat, flood or fire (Freetown City Council, 2024). Grade 3/4.
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: Crisis communication only, ad hoc (Ministry of Tourism and Cultural Affairs / Sierra Leone Economic Diversification Project, 2024). Grade 1/4.
• Dedicated tourism funding: A dedicated source such as a tourist tax or levy (Ministry of Tourism and Cultural Affairs, 2024). Grade 2/4.

Where Libreville is stronger

• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 45.6 % average annual occupancy (country figure) (Sika Finance / Direction Générale de l'Économie et de la Politique Fiscale (DGEPF), 2024). Between 45 and 55: grade 1/4.
• Income per head: 18,986 GDP per capita, USD PPP (country figure) (World Bank / Trading Economics, 2025). Between 15,000 and 30,000: grade 1/4.
• Flood hazard: medium (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 2/4.
• Country disaster risk: 3.5 INFORM Risk index, 0–10 (country figure) (INFORM Risk (European Commission JRC), INFORM Risk Mid 2026, 2026). Between 2 and 3.5: grade 3/4.
• Green space: 94 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (region figure) (Global Forest Watch, Estuaire, Gabon Deforestation Rates & Statistics, 2020). At or above 40: grade 4/4.
• Access redundancy: 3 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (metro figure) (Wikipedia / Trans-Gabon Railway & Léon-Mba International Airport, 2024). Between 3 and 4: grade 3/4.
• Government effectiveness: 28.3 World Bank WGI percentile rank, 0–100 (country figure) (World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, 2025). Between 20 and 40: grade 1/4.

Country context (World Economic Forum)

• Sierra Leone: #109 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026

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