Palembang vs Zhuhai

Palembang and Zhuhai are level on the CIRA Index at 65. Palembang grades better on 7 measures, Zhuhai on 7; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: Palembang 65, Zhuhai 65
• OECD: Palembang 60, Zhuhai 59
• UN Tourism: Palembang 75, Zhuhai 71
• UNDRR: Palembang 49, Zhuhai 58

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Palembang 58, Zhuhai 30
• Economy and jobs: Palembang 67, Zhuhai 83
• Climate and hazards: Palembang 35, Zhuhai 45
• Water and environment: Palembang 81, Zhuhai 81
• Community and housing: Palembang 100, Zhuhai 88
• Access and continuity: Palembang 54, Zhuhai 63

Where Palembang 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.
• 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.
• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 57.3 % average annual occupancy (BPS Kota Palembang, Statistik Daerah Kota Palembang 2023, 2022). Between 55 and 65: grade 2/4.
• Water scarcity: very low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 4/4.
• Municipal waste per resident: 255.5 kg per resident per year (Pemerintah Kota Palembang via Detikcom, 2024). At or below 350: grade 4/4.
• Tourism intensity: 1.6 visitor nights per resident per year (Dinas Pariwisata Kota Palembang & BPS Kota Palembang, 2023). At or below 5: 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 Zhuhai is stronger

• Unemployment rate: 4.6 % of the labour force (country figure) (World Bank WDI, 2025). At or below 5: grade 4/4.
• Income per head: 44,754 GDP per capita, USD PPP (Zhuhai Municipal Bureau of Statistics & World Bank, 2024). Between 30,000 and 45,000: grade 2/4.
• Extreme heat days: 0.6 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.
• Country disaster risk: 2.9 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.
• Wastewater safely treated: 99.7 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (Zhuhai Municipal Bureau of Statistics, 2023 Statistical Bulletin on National Economic and Social Development of Zhuhai, 2023). At or above 95: grade 4/4.
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: A written destination crisis plan (Zhuhai Municipal Culture, Radio, Television, Tourism and Sports Bureau, 2023). Grade 2/4.
• Government effectiveness: 69.8 World Bank WGI percentile rank, 0–100 (country figure) (World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, 2025). Between 60 and 80: grade 3/4.

Country context (World Economic Forum)

• Indonesia: #23 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
• China: #8 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026

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