Gazipur vs Gujranwala

Gujranwala leads Gazipur by 1 points on the CIRA Index, 47 to 46. Gazipur grades better on 6 measures, Gujranwala on 4; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: Gazipur 46, Gujranwala 47
• OECD: Gazipur 42, Gujranwala 45
• UN Tourism: Gazipur 46, Gujranwala 55
• UNDRR: Gazipur 30, Gujranwala 33

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Gazipur 56, Gujranwala 63
• Economy and jobs: Gazipur 69, Gujranwala 63
• Climate and hazards: Gazipur 25, Gujranwala 10
• Water and environment: Gazipur 38, Gujranwala 50
• Community and housing: Gazipur 75, Gujranwala 75
• Access and continuity: Gazipur 21, Gujranwala 33

Where Gazipur is stronger

• Unemployment rate: 3.8 % of the labour force (country figure) (World Bank WDI, 2025). At or below 5: grade 4/4.
• Extreme heat days: 35.2 days a year at or above 35°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). Between 30 and 60: grade 1/4.
• Flood hazard: medium (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 2/4.
• Country disaster risk: 5.9 INFORM Risk index, 0–10 (country figure) (INFORM Risk (European Commission JRC), INFORM Risk Mid 2026, 2026). Between 5 and 6.5: grade 1/4.
• Water scarcity: medium (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 2/4.
• Municipal waste per resident: 160.2 kg per resident per year (Research Square / IUT Institutional Repository, Municipal Solid Waste Management of Gazipur City Corporation, 2022). At or below 350: grade 4/4.

Where Gujranwala is stronger

• Largest foreign market: 36 % of international arrivals or nights (country figure) (Policy Advisory Board of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FPCCI), Mapping Pakistan's Tourism Potential, 2023). Between 30 and 40: grade 1/4.
• Green space: 86.6 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (region figure) (Elsevier / Results in Engineering - Assessing Past, Present, and Simulated Future Prediction of Land Use Land Cover Changes using CA-Markov Chain Models with Satellite Data, 2022). At or above 40: grade 4/4.
• Access redundancy: 2 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Business Recorder / Wikipedia (Gujranwala Expressway & Pakistan Railways), 2024–2026). Between 2 and 3: grade 2/4.
• Early warning and emergency plan: An updated city plan with public early warning for heat, flood or fire (Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) Punjab, District Disaster Response Plan Gujranwala, 2024–2026). Grade 3/4.

Country context (World Economic Forum)

• Bangladesh: #98 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
• Pakistan: #95 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026

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