La Paz vs Santa Cruz de la Sierra
La Paz leads Santa Cruz de la Sierra by 2 points on the CIRA Index, 61 to 59. La Paz grades better on 4 measures, Santa Cruz de la Sierra on 3; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.
Scores by each organisation's criteria
- CIRA Index: La Paz 61, Santa Cruz de la Sierra 59
- OECD: La Paz 57, Santa Cruz de la Sierra 50
- UN Tourism: La Paz 59, Santa Cruz de la Sierra 56
- UNDRR: La Paz 47, Santa Cruz de la Sierra 41
Theme by theme
- Demand and seasonality: La Paz 63, Santa Cruz de la Sierra 45
- Economy and jobs: La Paz 56, Santa Cruz de la Sierra 56
- Climate and hazards: La Paz 60, Santa Cruz de la Sierra 35
- Water and environment: La Paz 63, Santa Cruz de la Sierra 50
- Community and housing: La Paz 75, Santa Cruz de la Sierra 100
- Access and continuity: La Paz 46, Santa Cruz de la Sierra 50
Where La Paz is stronger
- Recovery against 2019: 92.4 % of 2019 visitor nights reached in the latest full year (country figure) (Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) - Boletín Estadístico de la Actividad Turística, 2025). Between 90 and 100: grade 2/4.
- 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.
- Tropical nights: 0 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.
- Green space: 52.3 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (Gobierno Autónomo Municipal de La Paz (GAMLP) - Secretaría Municipal de Planificación para el Desarrollo, 'Objetivos De Desarrollo Sostenible Y Su Localización En El Municipio De La Paz', 2016). At or above 40: grade 4/4.
Where Santa Cruz de la Sierra is stronger
- Water scarcity: very low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 4/4.
- Short-let density: 0.3 short-term rental listings per 100 dwellings (AirROI (Santa Cruz de la Sierra STR Report & Statistics) and Instituto Cruceño de Estadística (ICE), August 2025–July 2026). At or below 0.5: grade 4/4.
- Access redundancy: 3 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (metro figure) (Ministerio de Obras Públicas, Servicios y Vivienda (MOPSV) & Administradora Boliviana de Carreteras (ABC), 2026). Between 3 and 4: grade 3/4.
Country context (World Economic Forum)
- Bolivia: #92 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
- Bolivia: #92 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
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