Haiphong vs Taipei

Haiphong and Taipei are level on the CIRA Index at 64. Haiphong grades better on 5 measures, Taipei on 5; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: Haiphong 64, Taipei 64
• OECD: Haiphong 60, Taipei 60
• UN Tourism: Haiphong 64, Taipei 65
• UNDRR: Haiphong 52, Taipei 51

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Haiphong 69, Taipei 60
• Economy and jobs: Haiphong 67, Taipei 83
• Climate and hazards: Haiphong 35, Taipei 25
• Water and environment: Haiphong 50, Taipei 63
• Community and housing: Haiphong 83, Taipei 92
• Access and continuity: Haiphong 65, Taipei 60

Where Haiphong is stronger

• Domestic share of nights: 89.2 % of nights by residents of the same country (Hai Phong City Portal, 2024). At or above 45: grade 4/4.
• Recovery against 2019: 97 % of 2019 visitor nights reached in the latest full year (Hai Phong News (haiphongnews.gov.vn) & Hai Phong Department of Tourism, 2023). Between 90 and 100: grade 2/4.
• 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.
• Tourism intensity: 3.8 visitor nights per resident per year (Haiphong Department of Tourism & Hai Phong Statistical Office, 2023). At or below 5: grade 4/4.
• 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 Taipei is stronger

• Largest foreign market: 17.3 % of international arrivals or nights (country figure) (National Immigration Agency, Ministry of the Interior, Republic of China (Taiwan), 2025). Between 15 and 20: grade 3/4.
• Income per head: 80,091 GDP per capita, USD PPP (country figure) (The Growth Lab at Harvard University / IMF WEO, 2024). At or above 60,000: grade 4/4.
• Wastewater safely treated: 90.1 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (National Land Management Agency, Ministry of the Interior (Taiwan), The Table of the Statistics of the Sewage Treatment Rate, 2024). Between 85 and 95: grade 3/4.
• Rent growth: 2 % change in rents over the last 12 months (country figure) (Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics (DGBAS), Executive Yuan, via Focus Taiwan / CNA, December 2025). At or below 3: grade 4/4.
• 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.

Country context (World Economic Forum)

• Vietnam: #52 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026

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