Milan vs Porto
Milan and Porto are level on the CIRA Index at 68. Milan grades better on 10 measures, Porto on 10; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.
Scores by each organisation's criteria
- CIRA Index: Milan 68, Porto 68
- OECD: Milan 69, Porto 69
- UN Tourism: Milan 69, Porto 71
- UNDRR: Milan 69, Porto 77
Theme by theme
- Demand and seasonality: Milan 71, Porto 54
- Economy and jobs: Milan 92, Porto 83
- Climate and hazards: Milan 65, Porto 85
- Water and environment: Milan 63, Porto 75
- Community and housing: Milan 67, Porto 38
- Access and continuity: Milan 67, Porto 79
Where Milan is stronger
- Domestic share of nights: 29.2 % of nights by residents of the same country (metro figure) (Eurostat, Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 3 region (tour_occ_nin3), 2024). Between 25 and 35: grade 2/4.
- Largest foreign market: 9.5 % of international arrivals or nights (Assolombarda, Osservatorio Turismo 2025 (su dati Questura di Milano), 2024). At or below 15: grade 4/4.
- Average length of stay: 2.2 nights per visitor (Istat via Pagella Politica, 2024). Between 2.2 and 2.8: grade 2/4.
- Hotel bed or room occupancy: 70 % average annual occupancy (Centro Studi Assolombarda, Osservatorio Turismo 2025 (elaborazioni su dati Istat e Confindustria Alberghi), 2024). Between 65 and 75: grade 3/4.
- Unemployment rate: 5 % of the labour force (Comune di Milano (Ufficio Statistica) / ISTAT, Rilevazione sulle Forze di Lavoro, 2024). At or below 5: grade 4/4.
- Income per head: 77,534 GDP per capita, USD PPP (metro figure) (OECD Metropolitan Areas Database via OECD Functional Urban Areas, 2021). At or above 60,000: grade 4/4.
- Wildfire and storm hazard: medium (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 2/4.
- Municipal waste per resident: 467.2 kg per resident per year (metro figure) (ARPA Lombardia, Osservatorio Regionale Rifiuti, 2024). Between 450 and 550: grade 2/4.
- Tourism intensity: 10.1 visitor nights per resident per year (ISTAT (I flussi turistici - Anno 2024) and Comune di Milano (Portale del Dato), 2024). Between 10 and 20: grade 2/4.
- Rent growth: -1.4 % change in rents over the last 12 months (Idealista, August 2025 – August 2026). At or below 3: grade 4/4.
Where Porto is stronger
- Nights in the three busiest months: 31.8 % of annual nights (INE via Câmara Municipal do Porto / O Primeiro de Janeiro, 2023). Between 30 and 35: grade 3/4.
- Jobs in tourism industries: 6.5 % of employment in accommodation and food services (country figure) (Turismo de Portugal / INE - População Empregada, 2025). At or below 8: 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.
- Tropical nights: 5 nights a year with a minimum at or above 20°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). At or below 10: grade 4/4.
- Flood hazard: very low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 4/4.
- Country disaster risk: 1.9 INFORM Risk index, 0–10 (country figure) (INFORM Risk (European Commission JRC), INFORM Risk Mid 2026, 2026). At or below 2: grade 4/4.
- Green space: 40 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (Municipality of Porto / ResearchGate, Green Structure of Porto study, 2022). At or above 40: grade 4/4.
- Access redundancy: 4 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (metro figure) (Porto Metropolitan Area / Turismo de Portugal, 2024). At or above 4: grade 4/4.
- Government effectiveness: 80.2 World Bank WGI percentile rank, 0–100 (country figure) (World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, 2025). At or above 80: 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)
- Italy: #10 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
- Portugal: #11 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
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