Haiphong vs Ho Chi Minh City

Haiphong and Ho Chi Minh City are level on the CIRA Index at 64. Haiphong grades better on 1 measures, Ho Chi Minh City on 2; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: Haiphong 64, Ho Chi Minh City 64
• OECD: Haiphong 60, Ho Chi Minh City 61
• UN Tourism: Haiphong 64, Ho Chi Minh City 72
• UNDRR: Haiphong 52, Ho Chi Minh City 51

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Haiphong 69, Ho Chi Minh City 85
• Economy and jobs: Haiphong 67, Ho Chi Minh City 67
• Climate and hazards: Haiphong 35, Ho Chi Minh City 25
• Water and environment: Haiphong 50, Ho Chi Minh City 69
• Community and housing: Haiphong 83, Ho Chi Minh City 63
• Access and continuity: Haiphong 65, Ho Chi Minh City 63

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.

Where Ho Chi Minh City is stronger

• Largest foreign market: 26 % of international arrivals or nights (country figure) (General Statistics Office of Vietnam / Vietnam National Authority of Tourism (VNAT), 2024). Between 20 and 30: grade 2/4.
• Water scarcity: very low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 4/4.

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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