Shenzhen vs Xi'an
Shenzhen leads Xi'an by 1 points on the CIRA Index, 72 to 71. Shenzhen grades better on 5 measures, Xi'an on 4; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.
Scores by each organisation's criteria
- CIRA Index: Shenzhen 72, Xi'an 71
- OECD: Shenzhen 64, Xi'an 65
- UN Tourism: Shenzhen 73, Xi'an 79
- UNDRR: Shenzhen 61, Xi'an 66
Theme by theme
- Demand and seasonality: Shenzhen 55, Xi'an 60
- Economy and jobs: Shenzhen 92, Xi'an 75
- Climate and hazards: Shenzhen 45, Xi'an 35
- Water and environment: Shenzhen 69, Xi'an 88
- Community and housing: Shenzhen 100, Xi'an 100
- Access and continuity: Shenzhen 63, Xi'an 71
Where Shenzhen is stronger
- Recovery against 2019: 133.1 % of 2019 visitor nights reached in the latest full year (Shenzhen Municipal Bureau of Statistics, 深圳市2025年国民经济和社会发展统计公报, 2025). At or above 110: grade 4/4.
- Hotel bed or room occupancy: 59.2 % average annual occupancy (深圳市罗湖区统计局 (Luohu District Statistics Bureau, Shenzhen), 深圳市罗湖区2025年国民经济和社会发展统计公报, 2025). Between 55 and 65: grade 2/4.
- Income per head: 51,687 GDP per capita, USD PPP (Shenzhen Municipal Bureau of Statistics, Statistical Communiqué of Shenzhen on the 2024 National Economic and Social Development; World Bank International Comparison Program (WDI), 2024). Between 45,000 and 60,000: grade 3/4.
- Extreme heat days: 2.2 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.
- Access redundancy: 4 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Shenzhen Government Online, 2024). At or above 4: grade 4/4.
Where Xi'an is stronger
- Tropical nights: 80.8 nights a year with a minimum at or above 20°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). Between 60 and 100: grade 1/4.
- Wastewater safely treated: 98.9 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development of China (MOHURD), China Urban Construction Statistical Yearbook 2023, 2023). At or above 95: grade 4/4.
- Municipal waste per resident: 186.2 kg per resident per year (country figure) (Ministry of Ecology and Environment of the People's Republic of China, Report on the State of the Ecology and Environment in China 2024 & National Bureau of Statistics of China, 2024). At or below 350: grade 4/4.
- Tourism crisis and recovery plan: A plan tested in an exercise or a real event, with lessons published (CCTV News (央视网), 2024). Grade 4/4.
Country context (World Economic Forum)
- China: #8 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
- China: #8 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
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