Taipei vs Taoyuan

Taoyuan leads Taipei by 1 points on the CIRA Index, 65 to 64. Taipei grades better on 2 measures, Taoyuan on 3; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: Taipei 64, Taoyuan 65
• OECD: Taipei 60, Taoyuan 62
• UN Tourism: Taipei 65, Taoyuan 65
• UNDRR: Taipei 51, Taoyuan 59

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Taipei 60, Taoyuan 75
• Economy and jobs: Taipei 83, Taoyuan 100
• Climate and hazards: Taipei 25, Taoyuan 25
• Water and environment: Taipei 63, Taoyuan 42
• Community and housing: Taipei 92, Taoyuan 100
• Access and continuity: Taipei 60, Taoyuan 60

Where Taipei is stronger

• Wastewater safely treated: 90.1 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (National Land Management Agency, Ministry of the Interior (Taiwan), The Table of the Statistics of the Sewage Treatment Rate, 2024). Between 85 and 95: grade 3/4.
• Municipal waste per resident: 423.8 kg per resident per year (National Audit Office & Ministry of Environment (Taiwan), Audit Report on Local Government Accounts, 2024). Between 350 and 450: grade 3/4.

Where Taoyuan is stronger

• Domestic share of nights: 53.4 % of nights by residents of the same country (Taoyuan City Government Department of Tourism, 113年桃園市觀光旅館住客人數－國籍別, 2024). At or above 45: grade 4/4.
• Largest foreign market: 10.3 % of international arrivals or nights (Taoyuan City Government Department of Tourism, 113年桃園市觀光旅館住客人數－國籍別, 2024). At or below 15: grade 4/4.
• Green space: 26 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (Taiwan Forestry Research Institute (Ministry of Agriculture) / Taipei Times, 2019). Between 20 and 30: grade 2/4.

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