Bursa vs Kanpur

Bursa and Kanpur are level on the AFTER Index at 50. Bursa grades better on 7 measures, Kanpur on 6; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• AFTER Index: Bursa 50, Kanpur 50
• OECD: Bursa 52, Kanpur 53
• UN Tourism: Bursa 55, Kanpur 53
• UNDRR: Bursa 44, Kanpur 41

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Bursa 50, Kanpur 83
• Economy and jobs: Bursa 75, Kanpur 75
• Climate and hazards: Bursa 40, Kanpur 15
• Water and environment: Bursa 50, Kanpur 38
• Community and housing: Bursa 50, Kanpur –
• Access and continuity: Bursa 54, Kanpur 50

Where Bursa is stronger

• Largest foreign market: 13.9 % of international arrivals or nights (region figure) (Bursa İl Kültür ve Turizm Müdürlüğü / Bursa Turizm Tanıtma Birliği, 2023). At or below 15: grade 4/4.
• Income per head: 45,288 GDP per capita, USD PPP (country figure) (World Bank WDI, 2025). Between 45,000 and 60,000: grade 3/4.
• Extreme heat days: 13 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.
• Tropical nights: 39.6 nights a year with a minimum at or above 20°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). Between 30 and 60: grade 2/4.
• Wastewater safely treated: 96.2 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (TÜİK (Turkish Statistical Institute) via İzmir Metropolitan Municipality / Ege Haber, 2020). At or above 95: grade 4/4.
• Access redundancy: 3 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (metro figure) (State Airports Authority (DHMİ) / General Directorate of Highways (KGM) / İDO & BUDO, 2025–2026). Between 3 and 4: grade 3/4.
• Dedicated tourism funding: A dedicated source such as a tourist tax or levy (Gelir İdaresi Başkanlığı & Türkiye Turizm Tanıtım ve Geliştirme Ajansı (TGA), 2024–2026). Grade 2/4.

Where Kanpur is stronger

• Recovery against 2019: 121.1 % of 2019 visitor nights reached in the latest full year (region figure) (CEIC Data / Ministry of Tourism, Government of India & Uttar Pradesh Tourism Department, 2024). At or above 110: grade 4/4.
• Average length of stay: 18.1 nights per visitor (country figure) (Ministry of Tourism, Government of India - Tourism Dashboard / India Tourism Statistics, 2025). At or above 3.5: grade 4/4.
• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 63.9 % average annual occupancy (country figure) (Horwath HTL, India Hotel Market Review 2024, 2024). Between 55 and 65: grade 2/4.
• Unemployment rate: 3.1 % of the labour force (region figure) (Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) / Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2728, July 2023–June 2024). At or below 5: grade 4/4.
• Municipal waste per resident: 172.3 kg per resident per year (Kanpur Municipal Corporation via Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), 2021). At or below 350: grade 4/4.
• 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.

Country context (World Economic Forum)

• Turkey: #36 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
• India: #31 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026

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