San Juan vs Tijuana

San Juan and Tijuana are level on the CIRA Index at 58. San Juan grades better on 9 measures, Tijuana on 8; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: San Juan 58, Tijuana 58
• OECD: San Juan 56, Tijuana 56
• UN Tourism: San Juan 55, Tijuana 54
• UNDRR: San Juan 66, Tijuana 45

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: San Juan 60, Tijuana 45
• Economy and jobs: San Juan 69, Tijuana 63
• Climate and hazards: San Juan 44, Tijuana 65
• Water and environment: San Juan 44, Tijuana 44
• Community and housing: San Juan 50, Tijuana 100
• Access and continuity: San Juan 71, Tijuana 50

Where San Juan is stronger

• Average length of stay: 5 nights per visitor (country figure) (Discover Puerto Rico, 2024 Visitor Profile Study, 2024). At or above 3.5: grade 4/4.
• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 78.5 % average annual occupancy (region figure) (Puerto Rico Tourism Company (PRTC), 2024 Registration and Occupancy Report, 2024). At or above 75: grade 4/4.
• Income per head: 52,196 GDP per capita, USD PPP (country figure) (World Bank WDI, 2025). Between 45,000 and 60,000: grade 3/4.
• Wildfire and storm hazard: medium (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 2/4.
• Water scarcity: low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 3/4.
• Green space: 61 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (metro figure) (Locke et al., Landscape and Urban Planning / USDA Forest Service, 2013). At or above 40: grade 4/4.
• Access redundancy: 3 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Puerto Rico Ports Authority / DTOP, 2024). Between 3 and 4: grade 3/4.
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: A plan tested in an exercise or a real event, with lessons published (Travel Weekly / Destinations International, 2021). Grade 4/4.
• 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.

Where Tijuana is stronger

• Domestic share of nights: 32 % of nights by residents of the same country (Observatorio Turístico de Baja California (OTBC) / Secretaría de Turismo del Estado de Baja California, Perfil del turista de Tijuana, 2020). Between 25 and 35: grade 2/4.
• Unemployment rate: 2.5 % of the labour force (INEGI, Encuesta Nacional de Ocupación y Empleo (ENOE), Q1 2025). At or below 5: grade 4/4.
• Tropical nights: 7.4 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.
• Wastewater safely treated: 56 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (Comisión Estatal de Servicios Públicos de Tijuana (CESPT), reported by El Imparcial, 2022). Between 50 and 70: grade 1/4.
• Municipal waste per resident: 346.7 kg per resident per year (IMPLAN Tijuana (Instituto Metropolitano de Planeación de Tijuana) & Dirección de Servicios Públicos Municipales, Tijuana Ciudad Limpia 2025-2027, 2023). At or below 350: grade 4/4.
• Short-let density: 0.4 short-term rental listings per 100 dwellings (AirDNA & INEGI (via El Mexicano / Censo), 2026). At or below 0.5: grade 4/4.
• Government effectiveness: 40.1 World Bank WGI percentile rank, 0–100 (country figure) (World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, 2025). Between 40 and 60: grade 2/4.

Country context (World Economic Forum)

• Mexico: #41 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026

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