Marbella vs Venice

Marbella leads Venice by 2 points on the CIRA Index, 56 to 54. Marbella grades better on 8 measures, Venice on 8; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: Marbella 56, Venice 54
• OECD: Marbella 56, Venice 54
• UN Tourism: Marbella 54, Venice 53
• UNDRR: Marbella 56, Venice 54

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Marbella 63, Venice 54
• Economy and jobs: Marbella 75, Venice 92
• Climate and hazards: Marbella 50, Venice 55
• Water and environment: Marbella 42, Venice 31
• Community and housing: Marbella 56, Venice 33
• Access and continuity: Marbella 58, Venice 67

Where Marbella is stronger

• Domestic share of nights: 20.7 % of nights by residents of the same country (Ayuntamiento de Marbella / INE (Encuesta de Ocupación Hotelera), 2024). Between 15 and 25: grade 1/4.
• Average length of stay: 3.6 nights per visitor (Ayuntamiento de Marbella & INE (Encuesta de Ocupación Hotelera), 2024). At or above 3.5: grade 4/4.
• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 66.4 % average annual occupancy (INE via Marbella24horas / Ayuntamiento de Marbella, 2024). Between 65 and 75: grade 3/4.
• Jobs in tourism industries: 7.1 % 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). At or below 8: grade 4/4.
• Flood hazard: medium (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 2/4.
• Wastewater safely treated: 81.2 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (country figure) (World Economic Forum, TTDI 2026 (data: SDG Indicators Database by United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs), 2024). Between 70 and 85: grade 2/4.
• Tourism intensity: 16.3 visitor nights per resident per year (Ayuntamiento de Marbella / Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), 2024). Between 10 and 20: 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 Venice is stronger

• Largest foreign market: 19.7 % of international arrivals or nights (Regione Veneto — statistica turismo, comune, annuale, 2025). Between 15 and 20: grade 3/4.
• Recovery against 2019: 102.6 % of 2019 visitor nights reached in the latest full year (Regione del Veneto – U.O. Sistema Statistico Regionale & Città Metropolitana di Venezia DUP 2026-2028, 2024). Between 100 and 110: grade 3/4.
• Unemployment rate: 4.6 % of the labour force (metro figure) (Unioncamere Veneto / Istat, Il mercato del lavoro della Città Metropolitana di Venezia, 2023). At or below 5: grade 4/4.
• Income per head: 62,803 GDP per capita, USD PPP (country figure) (World Bank WDI, 2025). At or above 60,000: grade 4/4.
• Tropical nights: 51.4 nights a year with a minimum at or above 20°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). Between 30 and 60: grade 2/4.
• Water scarcity: low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 3/4.
• Access redundancy: 4 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Comune di Venezia & SAVE S.p.A., 2025–2026). At or above 4: grade 4/4.
• Dedicated tourism funding: A dedicated source partly ring-fenced for residents, infrastructure or sustainability (Comune di Venezia, Regolamento per l'applicazione dell'imposta di soggiorno, 2025–2026). 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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