Salvador vs Santa Cruz de la Sierra

Salvador and Santa Cruz de la Sierra are level on the CIRA Index at 59. Salvador grades better on 6 measures, Santa Cruz de la Sierra on 6; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: Salvador 59, Santa Cruz de la Sierra 59
• OECD: Salvador 55, Santa Cruz de la Sierra 50
• UN Tourism: Salvador 65, Santa Cruz de la Sierra 56
• UNDRR: Salvador 46, Santa Cruz de la Sierra 41

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Salvador 65, Santa Cruz de la Sierra 45
• Economy and jobs: Salvador 58, Santa Cruz de la Sierra 56
• Climate and hazards: Salvador 40, Santa Cruz de la Sierra 35
• Water and environment: Salvador 75, Santa Cruz de la Sierra 50
• Community and housing: Salvador 38, Santa Cruz de la Sierra 100
• Access and continuity: Salvador 54, Santa Cruz de la Sierra 50

Where Salvador is stronger

• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 66.5 % average annual occupancy (Associação Brasileira da Indústria de Hotéis da Bahia (ABIH-BA), Pesquisa Conjuntural de Desempenho (Taxinfo), 2025). Between 65 and 75: grade 3/4.
• Income per head: 23,433 GDP per capita, USD PPP (country figure) (World Bank WDI, 2025). Between 15,000 and 30,000: grade 1/4.
• 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.
• Wastewater safely treated: 100 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (Instituto Trata Brasil / Ministério das Cidades (Ranking do Saneamento 2025, base SINISA 2023), 2023). At or above 95: grade 4/4.
• Green space: 26.2 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (MapBiomas (Perfil das Áreas Urbanas no Brasil), 2023). Between 20 and 30: grade 2/4.
• Government effectiveness: 44.8 World Bank WGI percentile rank, 0–100 (country figure) (World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, 2025). Between 40 and 60: grade 2/4.

Where Santa Cruz de la Sierra is stronger

• Nights in the three busiest months: 30.7 % of annual nights (country figure) (World Economic Forum, TTDI 2026 (data: UN Tourism by United Nations World Tourism Organization), 2024, 2025 moving average). Between 30 and 35: grade 3/4.
• Largest foreign market: 30.7 % of international arrivals or nights (country figure) (Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Boletín Estadístico de la Actividad Turística, 2025). Between 30 and 40: grade 1/4.
• Unemployment rate: 3.7 % of the labour force (region figure) (Instituto Boliviano de Comercio Exterior (IBCE) / Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Q1 2024). At or below 5: grade 4/4.
• Water scarcity: very low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 4/4.
• Municipal waste per resident: 275.5 kg per resident per year (Gobierno Autónomo Departamental de Santa Cruz (Despacho del Vicegobernador) / CADECOCRUZ, 2022). At or below 350: grade 4/4.
• Short-let density: 0.3 short-term rental listings per 100 dwellings (AirROI (Santa Cruz de la Sierra STR Report & Statistics) and Instituto Cruceño de Estadística (ICE), August 2025–July 2026). At or below 0.5: grade 4/4.

Country context (World Economic Forum)

• Brazil: #32 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
• Bolivia: #92 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026

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