Santo Domingo vs Tijuana

Santo Domingo and Tijuana are level on the CIRA Index at 58. Santo Domingo grades better on 6 measures, Tijuana on 7; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: Santo Domingo 58, Tijuana 58
• OECD: Santo Domingo 55, Tijuana 56
• UN Tourism: Santo Domingo 51, Tijuana 54
• UNDRR: Santo Domingo 58, Tijuana 45

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Santo Domingo 71, Tijuana 45
• Economy and jobs: Santo Domingo 50, Tijuana 63
• Climate and hazards: Santo Domingo 40, Tijuana 65
• Water and environment: Santo Domingo 25, Tijuana 44
• Community and housing: Santo Domingo 75, Tijuana 100
• Access and continuity: Santo Domingo 71, Tijuana 50

Where Santo Domingo is stronger

• Largest foreign market: 38.8 % of international arrivals or nights (country figure) (Banco Central de la República Dominicana / Centro Regional de Estrategias Económicas Sostenibles (CREES), 2024). Between 30 and 40: grade 1/4.
• Average length of stay: 7.9 nights per visitor (country figure) (Banco Central de la República Dominicana (BCRD) via Periódico elDinero, 2025). At or above 3.5: grade 4/4.
• Green space: 15.4 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (El Inmobiliario / Periódico El Día (citing botanical and spatial analysis in Distrito Nacional), 2021). Between 10 and 20: grade 1/4.
• Access redundancy: 3 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (metro figure) (ADL / APORDOM / AERODOM, 2024–2026). Between 3 and 4: grade 3/4.
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: A plan with named owners, operators and recovery funding (Ministerio de Turismo de la República Dominicana (MITUR), 2021–2024). Grade 3/4.
• Dedicated tourism funding: A dedicated source partly ring-fenced for residents, infrastructure or sustainability (Dirección General de Presupuesto (DIGEPRES) / MITUR, 2025–2026). Grade 3/4.

Where Tijuana is stronger

• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 66.2 % average annual occupancy (SECTUR / DATATUR via Agencia Fronteriza de Noticias, 2025). Between 65 and 75: grade 3/4.
• 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.
• Economic diversity: 67.7 % of employment outside accommodation, food, retail and transport (region figure) (Gobierno del Estado de Baja California / INEGI, Boletín Mensual de Información Económica y Laboral, 2025-Q2). Between 64 and 72: grade 2/4.
• 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.
• 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.

Country context (World Economic Forum)

• Dominican Republic: #66 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
• Mexico: #41 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026

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