Mumbai vs Surat
Surat leads Mumbai by 4 points on the CIRA Index, 66 to 62. Mumbai grades better on 3 measures, Surat on 3; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.
Scores by each organisation's criteria
- CIRA Index: Mumbai 62, Surat 66
- OECD: Mumbai 64, Surat 63
- UN Tourism: Mumbai 70, Surat 76
- UNDRR: Mumbai 47, Surat 48
Theme by theme
- Demand and seasonality: Mumbai 79, Surat 75
- Economy and jobs: Mumbai 75, Surat 75
- Climate and hazards: Mumbai 25, Surat 15
- Water and environment: Mumbai 69, Surat 81
- Community and housing: Mumbai 75, Surat 100
- Access and continuity: Mumbai 63, Surat 56
Where Mumbai is stronger
- Hotel bed or room occupancy: 77.1 % average annual occupancy (Horwath HTL, India Hotel Market Review 2025, 2025). At or above 75: grade 4/4.
- Extreme heat days: 23.4 days a year at or above 35°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). Between 15 and 30: grade 2/4.
- Water scarcity: low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 3/4.
Where Surat is stronger
- Largest foreign market: 18.1 % of international arrivals or nights (country figure) (Ministry of Tourism, Government of India, India Tourism Data Compendium 2025, 2024). Between 15 and 20: grade 3/4.
- Recovery against 2019: 114.9 % of 2019 visitor nights reached in the latest full year (country figure) (Ministry of Tourism, Government of India (via Press Information Bureau), 2024). At or above 110: grade 4/4.
- Wastewater safely treated: 100 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (The Economic Times & Surat Municipal Corporation, 2022). At or above 95: grade 4/4.
Country context (World Economic Forum)
- India: #31 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
- India: #31 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
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