Agra vs Malé

Agra leads Malé by 1 points on the AFTER Index, 58 to 57. Agra grades better on 6 measures, Malé on 7; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• AFTER Index: Agra 58, Malé 57
• OECD: Agra 55, Malé 57
• UN Tourism: Agra 59, Malé 48
• UNDRR: Agra 41, Malé 52

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Agra 88, Malé 85
• Economy and jobs: Agra 63, Malé 63
• Climate and hazards: Agra 15, Malé 69
• Water and environment: Agra 44, Malé 8
• Community and housing: Agra 100, Malé 67
• Access and continuity: Agra 50, Malé 50

Where Agra is stronger

• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 70.7 % average annual occupancy (Horwath HTL, India Hotel Market Review 2025, 2025). Between 65 and 75: grade 3/4.
• Wastewater safely treated: 76.9 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) / Press Trust of India via ThePrint, 2024). Between 70 and 85: grade 2/4.
• Municipal waste per resident: 175.2 kg per resident per year (Down To Earth / Agra Nagar Nigam (ANN) Solid Waste Action Plan, 2023). At or below 350: grade 4/4.
• Short-let density: 0.1 short-term rental listings per 100 dwellings (AirDNA and Census of India 2011, 2026). At or below 0.5: grade 4/4.
• Early warning and emergency plan: An updated city plan with public early warning for heat, flood or fire (Uttar Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority (UP SDMA) & District Administration Agra, 2025–2026). Grade 3/4.
• Government effectiveness: 67.5 World Bank WGI percentile rank, 0–100 (country figure) (World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, 2025). Between 60 and 80: grade 3/4.

Where Malé is stronger

• Largest foreign market: 12.9 % of international arrivals or nights (country figure) (Maldives Ministry of Tourism, 2024). At or below 15: grade 4/4.
• Unemployment rate: 2.3 % of the labour force (Maldives Bureau of Statistics, Labour Force Survey, Male' 2024-2025, 2024–2025). At or below 5: grade 4/4.
• Income per head: 28,555 GDP per capita, USD PPP (country figure) (World Bank WDI, 2025). Between 15,000 and 30,000: grade 1/4.
• Extreme heat days: 0 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.
• Wildfire and storm hazard: very low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 4/4.
• Country disaster risk: 2.2 INFORM Risk index, 0–10 (country figure) (INFORM Risk (European Commission JRC), INFORM Risk Mid 2026, 2026). Between 2 and 3.5: grade 3/4.
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: A written destination crisis plan (Ministry of Tourism, Republic of Maldives, 2023–2025). Grade 2/4.

Country context (World Economic Forum)

• India: #31 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026

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