Rome vs Venice

Rome leads Venice by 4 points on the CIRA Index, 58 to 54. Rome grades better on 8 measures, Venice on 6; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: Rome 58, Venice 54
• OECD: Rome 58, Venice 54
• UN Tourism: Rome 62, Venice 53
• UNDRR: Rome 58, Venice 54

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Rome 65, Venice 54
• Economy and jobs: Rome 81, Venice 92
• Climate and hazards: Rome 45, Venice 55
• Water and environment: Rome 50, Venice 31
• Community and housing: Rome 42, Venice 33
• Access and continuity: Rome 67, Venice 67

Where Rome is stronger

• Domestic share of nights: 19.6 % of nights by residents of the same country (Roma Capitale, Piano Integrato di Attività e Organizzazione 2025–2027 (dati Ente Bilaterale Turismo del Lazio), 2023). Between 15 and 25: grade 1/4.
• Recovery against 2019: 110.4 % of 2019 visitor nights reached in the latest full year (EBTL / Roma Capitale / ISTAT, 2024). At or above 110: grade 4/4.
• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 77.1 % average annual occupancy (Trademark Italia, Italian Hotel Monitor (via Guida Viaggi), 2024). At or above 75: grade 4/4.
• Flood hazard: medium (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 2/4.
• Wastewater safely treated: 70.7 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (country figure) (World Economic Forum, TTDI 2026 (data: SDG Indicators Database by United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs), 2024). Between 70 and 85: grade 2/4.
• Green space: 35.7 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (Roma Capitale / ISTAT via ANSA and Italy Rome Tour, 2020). Between 30 and 40: grade 3/4.
• Tourism intensity: 18.7 visitor nights per resident per year (Roma Capitale, Piano Integrato di Attività e Organizzazione 2026-2028 & Istat, 2024). Between 10 and 20: grade 2/4.
• Short-let density: 2.5 short-term rental listings per 100 dwellings (Inside Airbnb & Istat Censimento della popolazione e delle abitazioni, 2024). Between 2 and 4: grade 1/4.

Where Venice is stronger

• Nights in the three busiest months: 30.9 % of annual nights (Hotelness / Regione del Veneto - Sistema Statistico Regionale, 2025). Between 30 and 35: grade 3/4.
• Unemployment rate: 4.6 % of the labour force (metro figure) (Unioncamere Veneto / Istat, Il mercato del lavoro della Città Metropolitana di Venezia, 2023). At or below 5: grade 4/4.
• Extreme heat days: 0.8 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: 51.4 nights a year with a minimum at or above 20°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). Between 30 and 60: grade 2/4.
• Water scarcity: low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 3/4.
• Rent growth: 2.8 % change in rents over the last 12 months (Immobiliare.it, Real estate market Venice, August 2025 – August 2026). At or below 3: grade 4/4.

Country context (World Economic Forum)

• Italy: #10 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
• Italy: #10 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026

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