Medan vs Yerevan
Medan and Yerevan are level on the CIRA Index at 58. Medan grades better on 8 measures, Yerevan on 7; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.
Scores by each organisation's criteria
- CIRA Index: Medan 58, Yerevan 58
- OECD: Medan 51, Yerevan 53
- UN Tourism: Medan 59, Yerevan 60
- UNDRR: Medan 41, Yerevan 52
Theme by theme
- Demand and seasonality: Medan 45, Yerevan 54
- Economy and jobs: Medan 50, Yerevan 63
- Climate and hazards: Medan 50, Yerevan 40
- Water and environment: Medan 50, Yerevan 63
- Community and housing: Medan 100, Yerevan 63
- Access and continuity: Medan 54, Yerevan 54
Where Medan is stronger
- Nights in the three busiest months: 28.5 % of annual nights (country figure) (World Economic Forum, TTDI 2026 (data: UN Tourism by United Nations World Tourism Organization), 2024, 2025 moving average). At or below 30: grade 4/4.
- Domestic share of nights: 51.9 % 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). At or above 45: grade 4/4.
- Unemployment rate: 8.1 % of the labour force (BPS-Statistics Indonesia (BPS Kota Medan / BPS Provinsi Sumatera Utara), 2024). Between 8 and 12: grade 2/4.
- Extreme heat days: 1 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: low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 3/4.
- Water scarcity: very low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 4/4.
- Access redundancy: 4 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (metro figure) (PT Jasa Marga & PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI) / Wikipedia, 2026). At or above 4: grade 4/4.
- Government effectiveness: 59 World Bank WGI percentile rank, 0–100 (country figure) (World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, 2025). Between 40 and 60: grade 2/4.
Where Yerevan is stronger
- Average length of stay: 16 nights per visitor (country figure) (Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia / Tourism Committee of the Ministry of Economy, 2023). At or above 3.5: grade 4/4.
- Hotel bed or room occupancy: 68 % average annual occupancy (country figure) (HVS, Armenia Market Pulse 2026 – A New Chapter in the South Caucasus, 2025). Between 65 and 75: grade 3/4.
- Jobs in tourism industries: 7.9 % 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). At or below 8: grade 4/4.
- Tropical nights: 57.2 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.
- Country disaster risk: 3.2 INFORM Risk index, 0–10 (country figure) (INFORM Risk (European Commission JRC), INFORM Risk Mid 2026, 2026). Between 2 and 3.5: grade 3/4.
- Green space: 30 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (Yerevan Municipality (yerevan.am) / Ecolur report on Yerevan Master Plan, 2023). Between 30 and 40: grade 3/4.
- Tourism crisis and recovery plan: A written destination crisis plan (Government of the Republic of Armenia, 2026). Grade 2/4.
Country context (World Economic Forum)
- Indonesia: #23 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
- Armenia: #72 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
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