Gujranwala vs Karachi
Gujranwala leads Karachi by 2 points on the CIRA Index, 47 to 45. Gujranwala grades better on 2 measures, Karachi on 4; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.
Scores by each organisation's criteria
- CIRA Index: Gujranwala 47, Karachi 45
- OECD: Gujranwala 45, Karachi 43
- UN Tourism: Gujranwala 55, Karachi 45
- UNDRR: Gujranwala 33, Karachi 30
Theme by theme
- Demand and seasonality: Gujranwala 63, Karachi 56
- Economy and jobs: Gujranwala 63, Karachi 63
- Climate and hazards: Gujranwala 10, Karachi 20
- Water and environment: Gujranwala 50, Karachi 31
- Community and housing: Gujranwala 75, Karachi 50
- Access and continuity: Gujranwala 33, Karachi 38
Where Gujranwala is stronger
- 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.
- Rent growth: 4.9 % change in rents over the last 12 months (country figure) (PACRA / Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, Real Estate Industry Report, Feb 2025). Between 3 and 6: grade 3/4.
Where Karachi is stronger
- Average length of stay: 6.2 nights per visitor (AirROI, Karachi, Sindh Airbnb Data 2026: Occupancy, Revenue & STR Market Report, August 2025 – July 2026). At or above 3.5: grade 4/4.
- Extreme heat days: 27.2 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.
- Municipal waste per resident: 178.9 kg per resident per year (UN-Habitat Waste Wise Cities Tool (WaCT) Factsheet Karachi, 2021). At or below 350: grade 4/4.
- Access redundancy: 3 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Civil Aviation Authority Pakistan / Pakistan Railways / National Highway Authority, 2024). Between 3 and 4: grade 3/4.
Country context (World Economic Forum)
- Pakistan: #95 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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