Haiphong vs Hanoi
Haiphong leads Hanoi by 2 points on the CIRA Index, 64 to 62. Haiphong grades better on 2 measures, Hanoi on 4; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.
Scores by each organisation's criteria
- CIRA Index: Haiphong 64, Hanoi 62
- OECD: Haiphong 60, Hanoi 62
- UN Tourism: Haiphong 64, Hanoi 70
- UNDRR: Haiphong 52, Hanoi 51
Theme by theme
- Demand and seasonality: Haiphong 69, Hanoi 75
- Economy and jobs: Haiphong 67, Hanoi 67
- Climate and hazards: Haiphong 35, Hanoi 30
- Water and environment: Haiphong 50, Hanoi 69
- Community and housing: Haiphong 83, Hanoi 83
- Access and continuity: Haiphong 65, Hanoi 58
Where Haiphong is stronger
- Extreme heat days: 11.6 days a year at or above 35°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). Between 5 and 15: grade 3/4.
- Access redundancy: 4 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Vietnam Briefing & Nam Trang Cat Industrial Park Overview, 2025–2026). At or above 4: grade 4/4.
Where Hanoi is stronger
- Largest foreign market: 26 % of international arrivals or nights (country figure) (VietNamNet / Vietnam National Authority of Tourism (VNAT), 2024). Between 20 and 30: grade 2/4.
- Recovery against 2019: 116.2 % of 2019 visitor nights reached in the latest full year (VietNamNet / Hanoi Department of Tourism, 2025). At or above 110: grade 4/4.
- Municipal waste per resident: 302.5 kg per resident per year (Vietnam News / Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (citing GSO population), 2025). At or below 350: grade 4/4.
- Dedicated tourism funding: A dedicated source such as a tourist tax or levy (Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism / Vietnam Tourism Development Support Fund (Law on Tourism 2017 & Decree 168/2017/ND-CP), 2024-2025). Grade 2/4.
Country context (World Economic Forum)
- Vietnam: #52 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
- Vietnam: #52 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
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