Macau vs Tashkent

Macau leads Tashkent by 1 points on the CIRA Index, 49 to 48. Macau grades better on 7 measures, Tashkent on 8; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: Macau 49, Tashkent 48
• OECD: Macau 55, Tashkent 51
• UN Tourism: Macau 57, Tashkent 51
• UNDRR: Macau 71, Tashkent 52

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Macau 35, Tashkent 67
• Economy and jobs: Macau 100, Tashkent 63
• Climate and hazards: Macau 44, Tashkent 40
• Water and environment: Macau 42, Tashkent 44
• Community and housing: Macau 38, Tashkent 25
• Access and continuity: Macau 71, Tashkent 58

Where Macau is stronger

• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 89.4 % average annual occupancy (Statistics and Census Service (DSEC), Government of Macao Special Administrative Region, 2025). At or above 75: grade 4/4.
• Income per head: 137,031 GDP per capita, USD PPP (region figure) (World Bank, World Development Indicators, 2025). At or above 60,000: grade 4/4.
• Extreme heat days: 0.4 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.
• Wastewater safely treated: 93 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (Government of Macao SAR Statistics and Census Service (DSEC), Environmental Statistics 2024, 2024). Between 85 and 95: grade 3/4.
• Rent growth: 3.9 % change in rents over the last 12 months (Statistics and Census Service (DSEC), Government of Macao SAR, 2024). Between 3 and 6: grade 3/4.
• Early warning and emergency plan: An updated, tested plan that names visitors and tourism operators, with warnings in several languages (Macao Government Tourism Office, 2026). Grade 4/4.
• Government effectiveness: 83.5 World Bank WGI percentile rank, 0–100 (World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, 2025). At or above 80: grade 4/4.

Where Tashkent is stronger

• Domestic share of nights: 36.4 % of nights by residents of the same country (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 35 and 45: grade 3/4.
• Largest foreign market: 28.4 % of international arrivals or nights (country figure) (National Statistics Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan, '11.7 million tourists visited Uzbekistan in 2025', 2025). Between 20 and 30: grade 2/4.
• Recovery against 2019: 117.9 % of 2019 visitor nights reached in the latest full year (country figure) (National Statistics Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan (Stat.uz), Press Release: Development of tourism and recreation in the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2024). At or above 110: grade 4/4.
• Average length of stay: 1.8 nights per visitor (Academia Open / Tourism in Uzbekistan Comparative Analysis, 2023). Between 1.8 and 2.2: grade 1/4.
• Tropical nights: 65.2 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: low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 3/4.
• Municipal waste per resident: 300 kg per resident per year (Technical Science and Innovation, 'Investigation of Morphological Composition and Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Municipal Solid Waste Recycling Methods in UZB', 2020). At or below 350: grade 4/4.
• 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.

Country context (World Economic Forum)

• Uzbekistan: #76 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026

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