Ahmedabad vs Da Nang
Ahmedabad leads Da Nang by 1 points on the AFTER Index, 57 to 56. Ahmedabad grades better on 8 measures, Da Nang on 9; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.
Scores by each organisation's criteria
- AFTER Index: Ahmedabad 57, Da Nang 56
- OECD: Ahmedabad 57, Da Nang 56
- UN Tourism: Ahmedabad 60, Da Nang 73
- UNDRR: Ahmedabad 46, Da Nang 51
Theme by theme
- Demand and seasonality: Ahmedabad 83, Da Nang 58
- Economy and jobs: Ahmedabad 67, Da Nang 67
- Climate and hazards: Ahmedabad 20, Da Nang 25
- Water and environment: Ahmedabad 44, Da Nang 88
- Community and housing: Ahmedabad 88, Da Nang 50
- Access and continuity: Ahmedabad 55, Da Nang 58
Where Ahmedabad is stronger
- Largest foreign market: 20.1 % of international arrivals or nights (country figure) (Ministry of Tourism, Government of India / IBEF, 2025). Between 20 and 30: grade 2/4.
- Average length of stay: 18.1 nights per visitor (country figure) (Ministry of Tourism, Government of India, India Tourism Data Compendium 2025, 2024). At or above 3.5: grade 4/4.
- Hotel bed or room occupancy: 69.9 % average annual occupancy (Horwath HTL (using CoStar data), India Hotel Market Review 2024 / 2025, 2024). Between 65 and 75: grade 3/4.
- Jobs in tourism industries: 6.1 % of employment in accommodation and food services (country figure) (World Economic Forum, TTDI 2026 (data: Travel & Tourism Economic Impact Research by World Travel & Tourism Council; Travel & Tourism by World Travel & Tourism Council), 2026). At or below 8: grade 4/4.
- Flood hazard: medium (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 2/4.
- Municipal waste per resident: 255.5 kg per resident per year (The Times of India / Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC), 2024). At or below 350: grade 4/4.
- Rent growth: 4 % change in rents over the last 12 months (Cushman & Wakefield via Savitar Realty, Ahmedabad Residential Real Estate MarketBeat Report Q2 2026, Q2 2026). Between 3 and 6: 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 Da Nang is stronger
- Nights in the three busiest months: 28.9 % of annual nights (country figure) (World Economic Forum, TTDI 2026 (data: UN Tourism by United Nations World Tourism Organization), 2024, 2025 moving average). At or below 30: grade 4/4.
- Income per head: 18,088 GDP per capita, USD PPP (country figure) (World Bank WDI, 2025). Between 15,000 and 30,000: grade 1/4.
- Extreme heat days: 39 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.
- Country disaster risk: 3.9 INFORM Risk index, 0–10 (country figure) (INFORM Risk (European Commission JRC), INFORM Risk Mid 2026, 2026). Between 3.5 and 5: grade 2/4.
- Water scarcity: very low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 4/4.
- Wastewater safely treated: 89.9 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (Báo Đại biểu Nhân dân (People's Representative Newspaper) / People's Committee of Da Nang City, 2025). Between 85 and 95: grade 3/4.
- Green space: 65.7 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (MDPI Sustainability / Da Nang Green Space System Planning: An Ecology Landscape Approach, 2017). At or above 40: grade 4/4.
- Access redundancy: 4 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Da Nang City People's Committee Portal & Vietnam Ministry of Transport, 2024). At or above 4: grade 4/4.
- Tourism crisis and recovery plan: Crisis communication only, ad hoc (Da Nang Tourism Promotion Center (Danang Fantasticity), 2025). Grade 1/4.
Country context (World Economic Forum)
- India: #31 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
- Vietnam: #52 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
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