Las Palmas de Gran Canaria vs Zagreb

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and Zagreb are level on the CIRA Index at 58. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria grades better on 6 measures, Zagreb on 8; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 58, Zagreb 58
• OECD: Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 58, Zagreb 57
• UN Tourism: Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 52, Zagreb 62
• UNDRR: Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 52, Zagreb 56

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 80, Zagreb 45
• Economy and jobs: Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 31, Zagreb 67
• Climate and hazards: Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 60, Zagreb 60
• Water and environment: Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 42, Zagreb 69
• Community and housing: Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 55, Zagreb 50
• Access and continuity: Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 67, Zagreb 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.
• Wildfire and storm hazard: very low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 4/4.
• Rent growth: 6.2 % change in rents over the last 12 months (Idealista / Atlántico Hoy, August 2025 – August 2026). Between 6 and 10: 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 Zagreb is stronger

• Largest foreign market: 8.1 % of international arrivals or nights (Turistička zajednica grada Zagreba (TZGZ) / eVisitor, 2025). At or below 15: grade 4/4.
• Jobs in tourism industries: 17.7 % 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 16 and 22: grade 1/4.
• Unemployment rate: 3.7 % of the labour force (Državni zavod za statistiku (Croatian Bureau of Statistics), Labour Force Survey, Q2 2026). At or below 5: grade 4/4.
• Tropical nights: 15.6 nights a year with a minimum at or above 20°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). Between 10 and 30: grade 3/4.
• Water scarcity: low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 3/4.
• Municipal waste per resident: 455 kg per resident per year (Grad Zagreb, Plan gospodarenja otpadom Grada Zagreba za razdoblje do 2029. godine (citing MZOZT), 2022). Between 450 and 550: grade 2/4.
• Travel advisory: 1 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). At or below 1: grade 4/4.
• Dedicated tourism funding: A dedicated source partly ring-fenced for residents, infrastructure or sustainability (Narodne novine (Official Gazette of the Republic of Croatia), Zakon o turističkoj pristojbi, 2024). Grade 3/4.

Country context (World Economic Forum)

• Spain: #3 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
• Croatia: #46 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026

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