Şanlıurfa vs Siem Reap

Şanlıurfa and Siem Reap are level on the CIRA Index at 44. Şanlıurfa grades better on 7 measures, Siem Reap on 8; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: Şanlıurfa 44, Siem Reap 44
• OECD: Şanlıurfa 43, Siem Reap 44
• UN Tourism: Şanlıurfa 52, Siem Reap 52
• UNDRR: Şanlıurfa 41, Siem Reap 40

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Şanlıurfa 30, Siem Reap 38
• Economy and jobs: Şanlıurfa 75, Siem Reap 50
• Climate and hazards: Şanlıurfa 20, Siem Reap 20
• Water and environment: Şanlıurfa 56, Siem Reap 58
• Community and housing: Şanlıurfa 50, Siem Reap 67
• Access and continuity: Şanlıurfa 50, Siem Reap 50

Where Şanlıurfa is stronger

• Income per head: 45,288 GDP per capita, USD PPP (country figure) (World Bank WDI, 2025). Between 45,000 and 60,000: grade 3/4.
• Flood hazard: medium (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 2/4.
• Wastewater safely treated: 85.4 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (country figure) (TurkStat (TÜİK) - Water and Wastewater Statistics, 2024). Between 85 and 95: grade 3/4.
• Municipal waste per resident: 240.9 kg per resident per year (region figure) (TÜİK (Turkish Statistical Institute) via SMART Journal, 2022). At or below 350: grade 4/4.
• Access redundancy: 2 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (General Directorate of State Airports Authority (DHMİ) & General Directorate of Highways (KGM), 2024–2026). Between 2 and 3: grade 2/4.
• Early warning and emergency plan: An updated city plan with public early warning for heat, flood or fire (Şanlıurfa İl Afet ve Acil Durum Müdürlüğü (AFAD), 2022–2026). Grade 3/4.
• Government effectiveness: 47.2 World Bank WGI percentile rank, 0–100 (country figure) (World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, 2025). Between 40 and 60: grade 2/4.

Where Siem Reap is stronger

• Nights in the three busiest months: 31.8 % of annual nights (region figure) (Ministry of Tourism, Cambodia: Tourism Statistics Report 2024 / Siem Reap Smart City Data Platform (SSDaP), 2024). Between 30 and 35: grade 3/4.
• Average length of stay: 2 nights per visitor (region figure) (CBRE Cambodia Market Survey, 2024). Between 1.8 and 2.2: grade 1/4.
• Unemployment rate: 0.3 % of the labour force (country figure) (World Bank WDI, 2025). At or below 5: grade 4/4.
• Extreme heat days: 39.2 days a year at or above 35°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). Between 30 and 60: grade 1/4.
• Water scarcity: very low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 4/4.
• Rent growth: 5 % change in rents over the last 12 months (DaBest Properties, Cambodia Condo Trends 2025: 15 Hot Spots Buyers Want Most, 2024). Between 3 and 6: grade 3/4.
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: A plan with named owners, operators and recovery funding (Ministry of Tourism Cambodia / Asia News Network, 'Siem Reap action plan for tourism in motion', 2021-2023). Grade 3/4.
• Dedicated tourism funding: A dedicated source partly ring-fenced for residents, infrastructure or sustainability (Agence Kampuchea Presse (AKP) / Angkor Enterprise, 2024-2025). Grade 3/4.

Country context (World Economic Forum)

• Turkey: #36 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026

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