Ho Chi Minh City vs Taipei

Ho Chi Minh City and Taipei are level on the CIRA Index at 64. Ho Chi Minh City grades better on 5 measures, Taipei on 7; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: Ho Chi Minh City 64, Taipei 64
• OECD: Ho Chi Minh City 61, Taipei 60
• UN Tourism: Ho Chi Minh City 72, Taipei 65
• UNDRR: Ho Chi Minh City 51, Taipei 51

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Ho Chi Minh City 85, Taipei 60
• Economy and jobs: Ho Chi Minh City 67, Taipei 83
• Climate and hazards: Ho Chi Minh City 25, Taipei 25
• Water and environment: Ho Chi Minh City 69, Taipei 63
• Community and housing: Ho Chi Minh City 63, Taipei 92
• Access and continuity: Ho Chi Minh City 63, Taipei 60

Where Ho Chi Minh City is stronger

• Domestic share of nights: 84.1 % of nights by residents of the same country (Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism via Vietnam Tourism News, 2025). At or above 45: grade 4/4.
• Water scarcity: very low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 4/4.
• Green space: 40 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (Husqvarna Urban Green Space Index (HUGSI), 2024). At or above 40: grade 4/4.
• Access redundancy: 4 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Báo Ảnh Việt Nam / Government of Vietnam Infrastructure Review, 2025–2026). At or above 4: grade 4/4.
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: A written destination crisis plan (Vietnam News, 2025). Grade 2/4.

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.
• Extreme heat days: 17.2 days a year at or above 35°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). Between 15 and 30: grade 2/4.
• 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.
• Short-let density: 0.5 short-term rental listings per 100 dwellings (AirDNA & Taipei City Government Department of Civil Affairs, 2025–2026). At or below 0.5: 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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