Higüey vs Managua

Higüey leads Managua by 8 points on the CIRA Index, 54 to 46. Higüey grades better on 8 measures, Managua on 5; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: Higüey 54, Managua 46
• OECD: Higüey 55, Managua 45
• UN Tourism: Higüey 53, Managua 50
• UNDRR: Higüey 52, Managua 37

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Higüey 79, Managua 60
• Economy and jobs: Higüey 67, Managua 63
• Climate and hazards: Higüey 40, Managua 35
• Water and environment: Higüey 42, Managua 58
• Community and housing: Higüey 50, Managua –
• Access and continuity: Higüey 50, Managua 21

Where Higüey is stronger

• Nights in the three busiest months: 29.8 % 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.
• Recovery against 2019: 133 % of 2019 visitor nights reached in the latest full year (country figure) (ASONAHORES / ONE / Arecoa, 2024). At or above 110: grade 4/4.
• Income per head: 24,543 GDP per capita, USD PPP (country figure) (World Bank, World Development Indicators, 2025). Between 15,000 and 30,000: grade 1/4.
• 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.
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: A plan with named owners, operators and recovery funding (Presidencia de la República Dominicana / MITUR, 2020). Grade 3/4.
• Government effectiveness: 48.1 World Bank WGI percentile rank, 0–100 (country figure) (World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, 2025). Between 40 and 60: grade 2/4.
• Travel advisory: 2 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). Between 1 and 2: grade 3/4.
• Dedicated tourism funding: A dedicated source such as a tourist tax or levy (Congreso Nacional de la República Dominicana / Consejo de Fomento Turístico (CONFOTUR), 2024). Grade 2/4.

Where Managua is stronger

• Domestic share of nights: 77.4 % of nights by residents of the same country (country figure) (Banco Central de Nicaragua (BCN) & Instituto Nicaragüense de Turismo (INTUR), Informe de resultados de la Cuenta Satélite de Turismo de Nicaragua en 2025, 2025). At or above 45: grade 4/4.
• Unemployment rate: 3.1 % of the labour force (Instituto Nacional de Información de Desarrollo (INIDE), Informe de Empleo Mensual Septiembre 2024, September 2024). At or below 5: grade 4/4.
• Flood hazard: low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 3/4.
• Water scarcity: low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 3/4.
• Municipal waste per resident: 255.5 kg per resident per year (Revista Científica de FAREM-Estelí (UNAN-Managua), 'Características física y producción per cápita de los residuos sólidos generados por los habitantes del complejo Ciudad Belén, distrito VI del Munic, 2020). At or below 350: grade 4/4.

Country context (World Economic Forum)

• Dominican Republic: #66 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
• Nicaragua: #100 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026

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