Juba vs Khartoum

Juba leads Khartoum by 6 points on the CIRA Index, 26 to 20. Juba grades better on 2 measures, Khartoum on 2; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: Juba 26, Khartoum 20
• OECD: Juba 25, Khartoum 20
• UN Tourism: Juba 34, Khartoum 27
• UNDRR: Juba 16, Khartoum 15

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Juba 75, Khartoum –
• Economy and jobs: Juba 13, Khartoum 0
• Climate and hazards: Juba 10, Khartoum 10
• Water and environment: Juba 44, Khartoum 31
• Community and housing: Juba –, Khartoum –
• Access and continuity: Juba 13, Khartoum 17

Where Juba is stronger

• Water scarcity: low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 3/4.
• Dedicated tourism funding: A promotion budget that depends each year on the general budget (Ministry of Finance and Planning, Republic of South Sudan, 2023–2026). Grade 1/4.

Where Khartoum is stronger

• Access redundancy: 2 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Wikipedia - Transport in Sudan & OpenStreetMap, 2024). Between 2 and 3: grade 2/4.
• Early warning and emergency plan: A city emergency plan exists, not updated in the last 3 years (Khartoum State / UNDRR - Khartoum Disaster Risk Reduction Action Plan 2019, 2019–2024). Grade 2/4.

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