Managua vs Port-au-Prince

Managua leads Port-au-Prince by 24 points on the CIRA Index, 46 to 22. Managua grades better on 8 measures, Port-au-Prince on 0; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: Managua 46, Port-au-Prince 22
• OECD: Managua 45, Port-au-Prince 24
• UN Tourism: Managua 50, Port-au-Prince 26
• UNDRR: Managua 37, Port-au-Prince 21

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Managua 60, Port-au-Prince 25
• Economy and jobs: Managua 63, Port-au-Prince 13
• Climate and hazards: Managua 35, Port-au-Prince 20
• Water and environment: Managua 58, Port-au-Prince 50
• Community and housing: Managua –, Port-au-Prince 0
• Access and continuity: Managua 21, Port-au-Prince 13

Where Managua is stronger

• Largest foreign market: 30.8 % of international arrivals or nights (country figure) (Instituto Nicaragüense de Turismo (INTUR), 2025). Between 30 and 40: grade 1/4.
• Average length of stay: 9.6 nights per visitor (country figure) (Banco Central de Nicaragua, Informe Anual 2025, 2025). At or above 3.5: grade 4/4.
• Unemployment rate: 3.1 % of the labour force (Instituto Nacional de Información de Desarrollo (INIDE), Informe de Empleo Mensual Septiembre 2024, September 2024). At or below 5: grade 4/4.
• Extreme heat days: 54.8 days a year at or above 35°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). Between 30 and 60: grade 1/4.
• Country disaster risk: 4.3 INFORM Risk index, 0–10 (country figure) (INFORM Risk (European Commission JRC), INFORM Risk Mid 2026, 2026). Between 3.5 and 5: grade 2/4.
• Water scarcity: low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 3/4.
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: Crisis communication only, ad hoc (Instituto Nicaragüense de Turismo (INTUR), 2020). Grade 1/4.
• Travel advisory: 3 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). Between 2.5 and 3: grade 1/4.

Where Port-au-Prince is stronger

Country context (World Economic Forum)

• Nicaragua: #100 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026

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