Haiphong vs Ulaanbaatar
Haiphong leads Ulaanbaatar by 1 points on the CIRA Index, 64 to 63. Haiphong grades better on 6 measures, Ulaanbaatar on 9; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.
Scores by each organisation's criteria
- CIRA Index: Haiphong 64, Ulaanbaatar 63
- OECD: Haiphong 60, Ulaanbaatar 52
- UN Tourism: Haiphong 64, Ulaanbaatar 51
- UNDRR: Haiphong 52, Ulaanbaatar 50
Theme by theme
- Demand and seasonality: Haiphong 69, Ulaanbaatar 50
- Economy and jobs: Haiphong 67, Ulaanbaatar 67
- Climate and hazards: Haiphong 35, Ulaanbaatar 70
- Water and environment: Haiphong 50, Ulaanbaatar 31
- Community and housing: Haiphong 83, Ulaanbaatar 100
- Access and continuity: Haiphong 65, Ulaanbaatar 50
Where Haiphong is stronger
- Nights in the three busiest months: 28.9 % of annual nights (country figure) (World Economic Forum, TTDI 2026 (data: UN Tourism by United Nations World Tourism Organization), 2024, 2025 moving average). At or below 30: grade 4/4.
- 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.
- Unemployment rate: 2.4 % of the labour force (Haiphong City Portal (Cổng Thông tin điện tử thành phố Hải Phòng), 'Tình hình dân số, lao động và việc làm tại Hải Phòng năm 2023', 2023). At or below 5: grade 4/4.
- Water scarcity: low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). 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.
- Government effectiveness: 53.3 World Bank WGI percentile rank, 0–100 (country figure) (World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, 2025). Between 40 and 60: grade 2/4.
Where Ulaanbaatar is stronger
- Largest foreign market: 23.1 % of international arrivals or nights (country figure) (National Statistics Office of Mongolia (NSO), 2024). Between 20 and 30: grade 2/4.
- Recovery against 2019: 105.5 % of 2019 visitor nights reached in the latest full year (country figure) (National Statistics Office of Mongolia (NSO) via Xinhua / Atlas Mongolia, 2024). Between 100 and 110: grade 3/4.
- Jobs in tourism industries: 3.7 % of employment in accommodation and food services (country figure) (World Economic Forum, TTDI 2026 (data: Travel & Tourism Economic Impact Research by World Travel & Tourism Council; Travel & Tourism by World Travel & Tourism Council), 2026). At or below 8: grade 4/4.
- Extreme heat days: 0 days a year at or above 35°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). At or below 5: grade 4/4.
- Tropical nights: 0 nights a year with a minimum at or above 20°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). At or below 10: grade 4/4.
- Flood hazard: medium (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 2/4.
- Country disaster risk: 2.6 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.
- Wastewater safely treated: 53.2 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (country figure) (United Nations in Mongolia, Sustainable Development Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation, 2024). Between 50 and 70: grade 1/4.
- 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
- Mongolia: #79 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
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