Gujranwala vs Tashkent

Tashkent leads Gujranwala by 1 points on the CIRA Index, 48 to 47. Gujranwala grades better on 6 measures, Tashkent on 12; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: Gujranwala 47, Tashkent 48
• OECD: Gujranwala 45, Tashkent 51
• UN Tourism: Gujranwala 55, Tashkent 51
• UNDRR: Gujranwala 33, Tashkent 52

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Gujranwala 63, Tashkent 67
• Economy and jobs: Gujranwala 63, Tashkent 63
• Climate and hazards: Gujranwala 10, Tashkent 40
• Water and environment: Gujranwala 50, Tashkent 44
• Community and housing: Gujranwala 75, Tashkent 25
• Access and continuity: Gujranwala 33, Tashkent 58

Where Gujranwala is stronger

• Domestic share of nights: 90.9 % of nights by residents of the same country (country figure) (Research and Markets, Pakistan Tourism - Market Share Analysis, Industry Trends & Statistics, Growth Forecasts (2026-2031), 2025). At or above 45: grade 4/4.
• Average length of stay: 3.1 nights per visitor (country figure) (SMART - SMEs / World Economic Forum TTDI Data via FPCCI, 2024). Between 2.8 and 3.5: grade 3/4.
• Economic diversity: 75.7 % of employment outside accommodation, food, retail and transport (country figure) (Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, Labour Force Survey 2024-25 (Table 16), 2024-25). Between 72 and 80: grade 3/4.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

Where Tashkent is stronger

• Largest foreign market: 28.4 % of international arrivals or nights (country figure) (National Statistics Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan, '11.7 million tourists visited Uzbekistan in 2025', 2025). Between 20 and 30: grade 2/4.
• Recovery against 2019: 117.9 % of 2019 visitor nights reached in the latest full year (country figure) (National Statistics Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan (Stat.uz), Press Release: Development of tourism and recreation in the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2024). At or above 110: grade 4/4.
• Unemployment rate: 4 % of the labour force (Statistics Agency under the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, SIAT database (Ishsizlik darajasi / Unemployment rate), 2023). At or below 5: grade 4/4.
• Tropical nights: 65.2 nights a year with a minimum at or above 20°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). Between 60 and 100: grade 1/4.
• Flood hazard: low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 3/4.
• Country disaster risk: 3.2 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.
• Water scarcity: medium (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 2/4.
• Municipal waste per resident: 300 kg per resident per year (Technical Science and Innovation, 'Investigation of Morphological Composition and Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Municipal Solid Waste Recycling Methods in UZB', 2020). At or below 350: grade 4/4.
• Access redundancy: 3 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Sojitz Corporation / Uzbekistan Airports PPP Agreement, 2026). Between 3 and 4: grade 3/4.
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: A plan with named owners, operators and recovery funding (AIP Publishing / Lex.uz, Presidential Decree UP-6002 'On urgent measures to support the tourism sector to reduce the negative impact of the coronavirus pandemic', 2020–2025). Grade 3/4.
• Travel advisory: 1 stricter of the US and Canadian government advisory for the country, 1 (normal precautions) to 4 (do not travel) (country figure) (US State Department and Government of Canada travel advisories, 2026-09-29). At or below 1: grade 4/4.
• Dedicated tourism funding: A dedicated source such as a tourist tax or levy (Cabinet of Ministers of Uzbekistan / Gazeta.uz, 2025–2026). Grade 2/4.

Country context (World Economic Forum)

• Pakistan: #95 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
• Uzbekistan: #76 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026

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