Kumasi vs Lagos

Kumasi and Lagos are level on the CIRA Index at 47. Kumasi grades better on 6 measures, Lagos on 6; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: Kumasi 47, Lagos 47
• OECD: Kumasi 46, Lagos 49
• UN Tourism: Kumasi 51, Lagos 50
• UNDRR: Kumasi 26, Lagos 35

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Kumasi 85, Lagos 65
• Economy and jobs: Kumasi 31, Lagos 58
• Climate and hazards: Kumasi 20, Lagos 35
• Water and environment: Kumasi 56, Lagos 44
• Community and housing: Kumasi 50, Lagos 25
• Access and continuity: Kumasi 38, Lagos 38

Where Kumasi is stronger

• Largest foreign market: 11.9 % of international arrivals or nights (country figure) (Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA), 2025 Tourism Report, 2025). At or below 15: grade 4/4.
• Country disaster risk: 5.1 INFORM Risk index, 0–10 (country figure) (INFORM Risk (European Commission JRC), INFORM Risk Mid 2026, 2026). Between 5 and 6.5: grade 1/4.
• Green space: 34.9 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) Medium-Term Development Plan, via Ghana National Development Planning Commission / Forestry Commission, 2020). Between 30 and 40: grade 3/4.
• Rent growth: 7 % change in rents over the last 12 months (The Africanvestor, Updated Rents in Kumasi (2026), 2026). Between 6 and 10: grade 2/4.
• Government effectiveness: 51.9 World Bank WGI percentile rank, 0–100 (country figure) (World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, 2025). Between 40 and 60: grade 2/4.
• Travel advisory: 2 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). Between 1 and 2: grade 3/4.

Where Lagos is stronger

• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 66.7 % average annual occupancy (region figure) (Estate Intel / Punch Newspapers, 'Lagos hotel room rates hit N205,534 as supply lags', October 2025). Between 65 and 75: grade 3/4.
• Unemployment rate: 5.5 % of the labour force (region figure) (National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Nigeria Labour Force Survey Annual Report 2023, 2023). Between 5 and 8: grade 3/4.
• Extreme heat days: 0 days a year at or above 35°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). At or below 5: grade 4/4.
• Wildfire and storm hazard: medium (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 2/4.
• Access redundancy: 3 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (metro figure) (Federal Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development & Nigerian Railway Corporation, 2026). Between 3 and 4: grade 3/4.
• Early warning and emergency plan: An updated city plan with public early warning for heat, flood or fire (Radio Nigeria Lagos / Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), 2026). Grade 3/4.

Country context (World Economic Forum)

• Ghana: #97 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
• Nigeria: #104 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026

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