Palembang vs Taoyuan

Palembang and Taoyuan are level on the CIRA Index at 65. Palembang grades better on 5 measures, Taoyuan on 8; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: Palembang 65, Taoyuan 65
• OECD: Palembang 60, Taoyuan 62
• UN Tourism: Palembang 75, Taoyuan 65
• UNDRR: Palembang 49, Taoyuan 59

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Palembang 58, Taoyuan 75
• Economy and jobs: Palembang 67, Taoyuan 100
• Climate and hazards: Palembang 35, Taoyuan 25
• Water and environment: Palembang 81, Taoyuan 42
• Community and housing: Palembang 100, Taoyuan 100
• Access and continuity: Palembang 54, Taoyuan 60

Where Palembang is stronger

• Recovery against 2019: 105.7 % of 2019 visitor nights reached in the latest full year (Dinas Pariwisata Kota Palembang via Detikcom and official city tourism reports, 2024). Between 100 and 110: grade 3/4.
• Extreme heat days: 6 days a year at or above 35°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). Between 5 and 15: grade 3/4.
• Municipal waste per resident: 255.5 kg per resident per year (Pemerintah Kota Palembang via Detikcom, 2024). At or below 350: grade 4/4.
• Green space: 61.1 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (Media Komunikasi Geografi (Universitas Pendidikan Ganesha), 2025). At or above 40: grade 4/4.
• Access redundancy: 4 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Kementerian Perhubungan Republik Indonesia / Wikipedia, 2025–2026). At or above 4: grade 4/4.

Where Taoyuan is stronger

• Largest foreign market: 10.3 % of international arrivals or nights (Taoyuan City Government Department of Tourism, 113年桃園市觀光旅館住客人數－國籍別, 2024). At or below 15: grade 4/4.
• Average length of stay: 7 nights per visitor (country figure) (Tourism Administration, Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC), R.O.C. (Taiwan), '2024 Annual Survey Report on Visitors Expenditure and Trends in Taiwan', 2024). At or above 3.5: grade 4/4.
• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 68 % average annual occupancy (Taoyuan City Government Department of Tourism / China Times, 2024). Between 65 and 75: grade 3/4.
• Unemployment rate: 3.4 % of the labour force (Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics (DGBAS), Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of China 2024 (Table 9 / Table 13-1), 2024). At or below 5: grade 4/4.
• Income per head: 80,091 GDP per capita, USD PPP (country figure) (The Atlas of Economic Complexity / Harvard CID & World Bank / IMF, 2024). At or above 60,000: grade 4/4.
• Wastewater safely treated: 72.2 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (National Land Management Agency (NLMA), Ministry of the Interior, Taiwan - Planning and Construction of Sewerage Systems (下水道系統之規劃與建設), 2023). Between 70 and 85: grade 2/4.
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: Crisis communication only, ad hoc (Taoyuan Tourism Department, 2020–2024). Grade 1/4.
• 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)

• Indonesia: #23 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026

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