Panama City vs Tegucigalpa

Tegucigalpa leads Panama City by 1 points on the CIRA Index, 59 to 58. Panama City grades better on 12 measures, Tegucigalpa on 8; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: Panama City 58, Tegucigalpa 59
• OECD: Panama City 55, Tegucigalpa 59
• UN Tourism: Panama City 61, Tegucigalpa 61
• UNDRR: Panama City 56, Tegucigalpa 45

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Panama City 67, Tegucigalpa 70
• Economy and jobs: Panama City 50, Tegucigalpa 50
• Climate and hazards: Panama City 40, Tegucigalpa 55
• Water and environment: Panama City 58, Tegucigalpa 69
• Community and housing: Panama City 42, Tegucigalpa 75
• Access and continuity: Panama City 67, Tegucigalpa 33

Where Panama City is stronger

• Nights in the three busiest months: 29.4 % 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.
• Largest foreign market: 23.6 % of international arrivals or nights (country figure) (Autoridad de Turismo de Panamá (ATP), Jan–Jun 2025). Between 20 and 30: grade 2/4.
• Recovery against 2019: 111.6 % of 2019 visitor nights reached in the latest full year (country figure) (Autoridad de Turismo de Panamá (ATP) / Contraloría General de la República via Road Genius & La Prensa, 2024). At or above 110: grade 4/4.
• Income per head: 43,902 GDP per capita, USD PPP (country figure) (World Bank WDI, 2025). Between 30,000 and 45,000: grade 2/4.
• Extreme heat days: 0 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: 4 INFORM Risk index, 0–10 (country figure) (INFORM Risk (European Commission JRC), INFORM Risk Mid 2026, 2026). Between 3.5 and 5: grade 2/4.
• Water scarcity: very low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 4/4.
• Wastewater safely treated: 52.4 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (country figure) (United Nations SDG Country Profiles / WHO & UN-Habitat SDG 6.3.1 Database, 2024). Between 50 and 70: grade 1/4.
• Access redundancy: 4 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (GLP International Sales / Panama Canal Authority & Metro de Panamá, 2024). At or above 4: grade 4/4.
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: A written destination crisis plan (Autoridad de Turismo de Panamá (ATP), 2020–2025). Grade 2/4.
• Government effectiveness: 57.1 World Bank WGI percentile rank, 0–100 (country figure) (World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, 2025). Between 40 and 60: grade 2/4.
• Travel advisory: 2 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). Between 1 and 2: grade 3/4.

Where Tegucigalpa is stronger

• Domestic share of nights: 76.7 % 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.
• Jobs in tourism industries: 5 % 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.
• Unemployment rate: 8.1 % of the labour force (Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) via El Heraldo, 2025). Between 8 and 12: grade 2/4.
• Tropical nights: 10 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: medium (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 2/4.
• Municipal waste per resident: 200.4 kg per resident per year (Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería (Lima) / Redalyc - Generación y composición de residuos sólidos domiciliarios en Honduras durante la pandemia Covid-19, 2020). At or below 350: grade 4/4.
• Rent growth: 6 % change in rents over the last 12 months (metro figure) (Banco Central de Honduras (BCH), Índice de Precios al Consumidor (IPC), August 2025 – August 2026). Between 6 and 10: grade 2/4.
• Short-let density: 0.3 short-term rental listings per 100 dwellings (AirROI (Tegucigalpa STR Market Report) and INE Honduras (XVIII Censo de Población y VII de Vivienda), 2024–2026). At or below 0.5: grade 4/4.

Country context (World Economic Forum)

• Panama: #65 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
• Honduras: #103 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026

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