Kananga vs Khartoum

Kananga leads Khartoum by 5 points on the CIRA Index, 25 to 20. Kananga 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: Kananga 25, Khartoum 20
• OECD: Kananga 23, Khartoum 20
• UN Tourism: Kananga 31, Khartoum 27
• UNDRR: Kananga 18, Khartoum 15

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Kananga 0, Khartoum –
• Economy and jobs: Kananga 50, Khartoum 0
• Climate and hazards: Kananga 17, Khartoum 10
• Water and environment: Kananga 42, Khartoum 31
• Community and housing: Kananga –, Khartoum –
• Access and continuity: Kananga 4, Khartoum 17

Where Kananga is stronger

• Extreme heat days: 29.2 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.
• Green space: 16 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (Global Forest Watch, 2020). Between 10 and 20: 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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