Kyiv vs Minsk

Kyiv and Minsk are level on the CIRA Index at 40. Kyiv grades better on 5 measures, Minsk on 10; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: Kyiv 40, Minsk 40
• OECD: Kyiv 51, Minsk 62
• UN Tourism: Kyiv 49, Minsk 71
• UNDRR: Kyiv 49, Minsk 50

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Kyiv 31, Minsk 58
• Economy and jobs: Kyiv 42, Minsk 75
• Climate and hazards: Kyiv 67, Minsk 75
• Water and environment: Kyiv 50, Minsk 88
• Community and housing: Kyiv 69, Minsk 75
• Access and continuity: Kyiv 38, Minsk 21

Where Kyiv is stronger

• Domestic share of nights: 70.6 % of nights by residents of the same country (Kyiv City State Administration / Ukrinform, Jan–Sep 2021). At or above 45: grade 4/4.
• Early warning and emergency plan: An updated city plan with public early warning for heat, flood or fire (Kyiv City State Administration / Google Play Store, 2025–2026). Grade 3/4.
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: Crisis communication only, ad hoc (State Agency for Tourism Development of Ukraine (SATD), 2024–2026). Grade 1/4.
• Government effectiveness: 26.9 World Bank WGI percentile rank, 0–100 (country figure) (World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, 2025). Between 20 and 40: grade 1/4.
• Dedicated tourism funding: A dedicated source such as a tourist tax or levy (State Tax Service of Ukraine, 'Tourist tax in Ukraine increased by 23%: local budgets received almost 270 million UAH', Jan–Aug 2026). Grade 2/4.

Where Minsk is stronger

• Average length of stay: 4 nights per visitor (country figure) (National Statistical Committee of the Republic of Belarus (Belstat) / BelTA, 2025). At or above 3.5: grade 4/4.
• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 52.7 % average annual occupancy (National Statistical Committee of the Republic of Belarus (Belstat), Interactive Information and Analytical System, 2025). Between 45 and 55: grade 1/4.
• Unemployment rate: 3.3 % of the labour force (Main Statistical Administration of the City of Minsk (Belstat), Infographics 'Employment in the City of Minsk', 2024). At or below 5: grade 4/4.
• Income per head: 34,716 GDP per capita, USD PPP (country figure) (World Bank WDI, 2025). Between 30,000 and 45,000: grade 2/4.
• Tropical nights: 2.4 nights a year with a minimum at or above 20°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). At or below 10: grade 4/4.
• Country disaster risk: 2.4 INFORM Risk index, 0–10 (country figure) (INFORM Risk (European Commission JRC), INFORM Risk Mid 2026, 2026). Between 2 and 3.5: grade 3/4.
• Wastewater safely treated: 99.4 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (country figure) (UN Statistics Division / WHO / SDG Country Profile Belarus, 2024). At or above 95: grade 4/4.
• Municipal waste per resident: 436.9 kg per resident per year (country figure) (OECD / CEIC Data, 2023). Between 350 and 450: grade 3/4.
• Rent growth: 5 % change in rents over the last 12 months (Investropa, Updated Rents in Belarus / Minsk Real Estate Market Review, 2025). Between 3 and 6: grade 3/4.
• Access redundancy: 3 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Minsk National Airport & Belarusian Railways, 2026). Between 3 and 4: grade 3/4.

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