Higüey vs Mexico City

Mexico City leads Higüey by 3 points on the CIRA Index, 57 to 54. Higüey grades better on 7 measures, Mexico City on 6; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: Higüey 54, Mexico City 57
• OECD: Higüey 55, Mexico City 59
• UN Tourism: Higüey 53, Mexico City 54
• UNDRR: Higüey 52, Mexico City 49

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Higüey 79, Mexico City 67
• Economy and jobs: Higüey 67, Mexico City 56
• Climate and hazards: Higüey 40, Mexico City 60
• Water and environment: Higüey 42, Mexico City 38
• Community and housing: Higüey 50, Mexico City 75
• Access and continuity: Higüey 50, Mexico City 58

Where Higüey is stronger

• 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.
• Average length of stay: 8 nights per visitor (country figure) (Banco Central de la República Dominicana, Gasto y estadía promedio de turistas no residentes, 2024). At or above 3.5: grade 4/4.
• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 81.9 % average annual occupancy (region figure) (Banco Central de la República Dominicana, Informe de la Economía Dominicana 2024 / ASONAHORES, 2024). At or above 75: grade 4/4.
• Jobs in tourism industries: 8 % 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.
• Water scarcity: medium (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 2/4.
• Rent growth: 2.6 % change in rents over the last 12 months (country figure) (Banco Central de la República Dominicana, Informe Índice de Precios al Consumidor (IPC), March 2025 – March 2026). At or below 3: 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.

Where Mexico City is stronger

• Domestic share of nights: 70.9 % of nights by residents of the same country (Secretaría de Turismo de la Ciudad de México via El Universal / LAB-CO, 2023). At or above 45: grade 4/4.
• Unemployment rate: 4 % of the labour force (INEGI, Encuesta Nacional de Ocupación y Empleo (ENOE), Ciudad de México, Q2 2024). 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.
• Short-let density: 0.9 short-term rental listings per 100 dwellings (AirDNA and Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI), 2026). Between 0.5 and 1: grade 3/4.
• Access redundancy: 3 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Government of Mexico & Secretaría de Infraestructura, Comunicaciones y Transportes (SICT), 2026). Between 3 and 4: grade 3/4.
• Early warning and emergency plan: An updated city plan with public early warning for heat, flood or fire (Secretaría de Gestión Integral de Riesgos y Protección Civil (SGIRPC CDMX), 2026). Grade 3/4.

Country context (World Economic Forum)

• Dominican Republic: #66 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
• Mexico: #41 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026

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