Granada vs Rome

Granada and Rome are level on the CIRA Index at 58. Granada grades better on 9 measures, Rome on 8; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: Granada 58, Rome 58
• OECD: Granada 58, Rome 58
• UN Tourism: Granada 57, Rome 62
• UNDRR: Granada 57, Rome 58

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Granada 63, Rome 65
• Economy and jobs: Granada 67, Rome 81
• Climate and hazards: Granada 50, Rome 45
• Water and environment: Granada 50, Rome 50
• Community and housing: Granada 69, Rome 42
• Access and continuity: Granada 58, Rome 67

Where Granada is stronger

• Nights in the three busiest months: 33.3 % of annual nights (country figure) (World Economic Forum, TTDI 2026 (data: UN Tourism by United Nations World Tourism Organization), 2024, 2025 moving average). Between 30 and 35: grade 3/4.
• Domestic share of nights: 52.4 % of nights by residents of the same country (region figure) (Diputación Provincial de Granada / Patronato Provincial de Turismo (based on INE - Encuesta de Ocupación Hotelera), 2024). At or above 45: grade 4/4.
• 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.
• Tropical nights: 58.2 nights a year with a minimum at or above 20°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). Between 30 and 60: grade 2/4.
• Flood hazard: low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 3/4.
• Municipal waste per resident: 526.1 kg per resident per year (Ayuntamiento de Granada, Medio Ambiente - Gestión de Residuos, 2024). Between 450 and 550: grade 2/4.
• Tourism intensity: 6.4 visitor nights per resident per year (region figure) (Diputación Provincial de Granada & INE (Estadística Continua de Población), 2024). Between 5 and 10: grade 3/4.
• Rent growth: 4.7 % change in rents over the last 12 months (Idealista, El alquiler en España termina 2025 con una subida anual del 8,5%, 2025). Between 3 and 6: grade 3/4.
• 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.

Where Rome is stronger

• Recovery against 2019: 110.4 % of 2019 visitor nights reached in the latest full year (EBTL / Roma Capitale / ISTAT, 2024). At or above 110: grade 4/4.
• Average length of stay: 2.3 nights per visitor (Roma Capitale, Turismo, 2024 da record storico: 51,4 milioni di presenze (data from EBTL), 2024). Between 2.2 and 2.8: grade 2/4.
• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 77.1 % average annual occupancy (Trademark Italia, Italian Hotel Monitor (via Guida Viaggi), 2024). At or above 75: grade 4/4.
• Unemployment rate: 5.9 % of the labour force (metro figure) (Roma Capitale (Direzione Generale - Ufficio di Statistica) / ISTAT, Struttura e dinamiche del mercato del lavoro nell'area romana, 2024). Between 5 and 8: grade 3/4.
• Income per head: 62,803 GDP per capita, USD PPP (country figure) (World Bank WDI, 2025). At or above 60,000: grade 4/4.
• Extreme heat days: 28.2 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.
• Access redundancy: 4 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (metro figure) (Roma Capitale & Porti di Roma e del Lazio, 2024). At or above 4: grade 4/4.
• Dedicated tourism funding: A dedicated source partly ring-fenced for residents, infrastructure or sustainability (Roma Capitale - Regolamento sul Contributo di Soggiorno, 2024). Grade 3/4.

Country context (World Economic Forum)

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

Granada in full · Rome in full

The CIRA Index ranking · City vs city · How the index works · CIRA Studio · Put your city in the pilot