Bengaluru vs Hanoi
Bengaluru and Hanoi are level on the AFTER Index at 62. Bengaluru grades better on 8 measures, Hanoi on 6; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.
Scores by each organisation's criteria
- AFTER Index: Bengaluru 62, Hanoi 62
- OECD: Bengaluru 64, Hanoi 62
- UN Tourism: Bengaluru 66, Hanoi 70
- UNDRR: Bengaluru 55, Hanoi 51
Theme by theme
- Demand and seasonality: Bengaluru 88, Hanoi 75
- Economy and jobs: Bengaluru 75, Hanoi 67
- Climate and hazards: Bengaluru 40, Hanoi 30
- Water and environment: Bengaluru 56, Hanoi 69
- Community and housing: Bengaluru 75, Hanoi 83
- Access and continuity: Bengaluru 56, Hanoi 58
Where Bengaluru is stronger
- Largest foreign market: 18.1 % of international arrivals or nights (country figure) (Ministry of Tourism, Government of India via Press Information Bureau (PIB), 2024). Between 15 and 20: grade 3/4.
- 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: 66.8 % average annual occupancy (Horwath HTL and CoStar, India Hotel Market Review 2025, 2025). 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.
- Extreme heat days: 12.4 days a year at or above 35°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). Between 5 and 15: grade 3/4.
- Flood hazard: low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 3/4.
- Wastewater safely treated: 52.9 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (The Times of India / Karnataka State Pollution Control Board & BWSSB, 2026). Between 50 and 70: grade 1/4.
- 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 Hanoi 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.
- 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: low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 3/4.
- Green space: 47 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (Husqvarna Urban Green Space Index (HUGSI), 2023). At or above 40: grade 4/4.
- Tourism crisis and recovery plan: Crisis communication only, ad hoc (Hanoi Department of Tourism / Vietnam National Authority of Tourism, 2025). Grade 1/4.
- Dedicated tourism funding: A dedicated source such as a tourist tax or levy (Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism / Vietnam Tourism Development Support Fund (Law on Tourism 2017 & Decree 168/2017/ND-CP), 2024-2025). Grade 2/4.
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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