Khartoum vs Mbuji-Mayi

Mbuji-Mayi leads Khartoum by 7 points on the CIRA Index, 27 to 20. Khartoum grades better on 2 measures, Mbuji-Mayi on 1; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: Khartoum 20, Mbuji-Mayi 27
• OECD: Khartoum 20, Mbuji-Mayi 29
• UN Tourism: Khartoum 27, Mbuji-Mayi 38
• UNDRR: Khartoum 15, Mbuji-Mayi 14

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Khartoum –, Mbuji-Mayi 0
• Economy and jobs: Khartoum 0, Mbuji-Mayi 50
• Climate and hazards: Khartoum 10, Mbuji-Mayi 0
• Water and environment: Khartoum 31, Mbuji-Mayi 50
• Community and housing: Khartoum –, Mbuji-Mayi 75
• Access and continuity: Khartoum 17, Mbuji-Mayi 8

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.

Where Mbuji-Mayi is stronger

• Dedicated tourism funding: A promotion budget that depends each year on the general budget (Ministère du Budget & Ministère du Tourisme RDC, Journal Officiel de la RDC, 2024–2025). Grade 1/4.

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