Las Palmas de Gran Canaria vs Rome

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and Rome are level on the CIRA Index at 58. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria grades better on 8 measures, Rome on 9; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 58, Rome 58
• OECD: Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 58, Rome 58
• UN Tourism: Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 52, Rome 62
• UNDRR: Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 52, Rome 58

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 80, Rome 65
• Economy and jobs: Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 31, Rome 81
• Climate and hazards: Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 60, Rome 45
• Water and environment: Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 42, Rome 50
• Community and housing: Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 55, Rome 42
• Access and continuity: Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 67, Rome 67

Where Las Palmas de Gran Canaria is stronger

• Nights in the three busiest months: 33.3 % of annual nights (country figure) (World Economic Forum, TTDI 2026 (data: UN Tourism by United Nations World Tourism Organization), 2024, 2025 moving average). Between 30 and 35: grade 3/4.
• Domestic share of nights: 56.3 % of nights by residents of the same country (Ayuntamiento de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria / ISTAC (Sistema de Inteligencia del Turismo Sostenible), 2022). At or above 45: grade 4/4.
• Average length of stay: 3.6 nights per visitor (Ayuntamiento de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria / Turismo LPA (ISTAC), 2024). At or above 3.5: grade 4/4.
• Extreme heat days: 0.2 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: very low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 4/4.
• Tourism intensity: 3.7 visitor nights per resident per year (Ayuntamiento de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria / ISTAC & Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), 2022). At or below 5: grade 4/4.
• Short-let density: 1.1 short-term rental listings per 100 dwellings (INE / ASCAV via Atlántico Hoy, May 2026). Between 1 and 2: grade 2/4.
• Government effectiveness: 83 World Bank WGI percentile rank, 0–100 (country figure) (World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, 2025). At or above 80: grade 4/4.

Where Rome is stronger

• Recovery against 2019: 110.4 % of 2019 visitor nights reached in the latest full year (EBTL / Roma Capitale / ISTAT, 2024). At or above 110: grade 4/4.
• Jobs in tourism industries: 9 % of employment in accommodation and food services (country figure) (World Economic Forum, TTDI 2026 (data: Travel & Tourism Economic Impact Research by World Travel & Tourism Council; Travel & Tourism by World Travel & Tourism Council), 2026). Between 8 and 12: grade 3/4.
• Unemployment rate: 5.9 % of the labour force (metro figure) (Roma Capitale (Direzione Generale - Ufficio di Statistica) / ISTAT, Struttura e dinamiche del mercato del lavoro nell'area romana, 2024). Between 5 and 8: grade 3/4.
• Income per head: 62,803 GDP per capita, USD PPP (country figure) (World Bank WDI, 2025). At or above 60,000: grade 4/4.
• Economic diversity: 77.5 % of employment outside accommodation, food, retail and transport (Confcommercio Roma / Istat Datawarehouse, Osservatorio Economico, 2024). Between 72 and 80: grade 3/4.
• Tropical nights: 61.8 nights a year with a minimum at or above 20°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). Between 60 and 100: grade 1/4.
• Flood hazard: medium (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 2/4.
• Access redundancy: 4 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (metro figure) (Roma Capitale & Porti di Roma e del Lazio, 2024). At or above 4: grade 4/4.
• Dedicated tourism funding: A dedicated source partly ring-fenced for residents, infrastructure or sustainability (Roma Capitale - Regolamento sul Contributo di Soggiorno, 2024). Grade 3/4.

Country context (World Economic Forum)

• Spain: #3 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
• Italy: #10 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026

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