Juba vs Mbuji-Mayi

Mbuji-Mayi leads Juba by 1 points on the CIRA Index, 27 to 26. Juba grades better on 1 measures, Mbuji-Mayi on 1; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: Juba 26, Mbuji-Mayi 27
• OECD: Juba 25, Mbuji-Mayi 29
• UN Tourism: Juba 34, Mbuji-Mayi 38
• UNDRR: Juba 16, Mbuji-Mayi 14

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Juba 75, Mbuji-Mayi 0
• Economy and jobs: Juba 13, Mbuji-Mayi 50
• Climate and hazards: Juba 10, Mbuji-Mayi 0
• Water and environment: Juba 44, Mbuji-Mayi 50
• Community and housing: Juba –, Mbuji-Mayi 75
• Access and continuity: Juba 13, Mbuji-Mayi 8

Where Juba is stronger

• Access redundancy: 1 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Japan International Cooperation Agency / South Sudan Ministry of Transport, 2026). Between 1 and 2: grade 1/4.

Where Mbuji-Mayi is stronger

• Unemployment rate: 4.4 % of the labour force (country figure) (World Bank WDI, 2025). At or below 5: grade 4/4.

Juba in full · Mbuji-Mayi in full

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