Chennai vs Chittagong

Chennai and Chittagong are level on the AFTER Index at 55. Chennai grades better on 7 measures, Chittagong on 5; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• AFTER Index: Chennai 55, Chittagong 55
• OECD: Chennai 54, Chittagong 52
• UN Tourism: Chennai 58, Chittagong 62
• UNDRR: Chennai 41, Chittagong 36

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Chennai 71, Chittagong 69
• Economy and jobs: Chennai 63, Chittagong 69
• Climate and hazards: Chennai 20, Chittagong 25
• Water and environment: Chennai 50, Chittagong 56
• Community and housing: Chennai 75, Chittagong 75
• Access and continuity: Chennai 55, Chittagong 38

Where Chennai is stronger

• Largest foreign market: 18.1 % of international arrivals or nights (country figure) (Ministry of Tourism, Government of India, India Tourism Data Compendium 2025, 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 / India Tourism Data Portal, 2024). At or above 3.5: grade 4/4.
• Flood hazard: medium (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 2/4.
• Wastewater safely treated: 88.2 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (metro figure) (DT Next / Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (CMWSSB), 2024). Between 85 and 95: grade 3/4.
• Access redundancy: 4 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Chennai Port Authority / Southern Railway / AAI / NHAI, 2024–2026). At or above 4: 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.
• Travel advisory: 2 stricter of the US and Canadian government advisory for the country, 1 (normal precautions) to 4 (do not travel) (country figure) (US State Department and Government of Canada travel advisories, 2026-09-29). Between 1 and 2: grade 3/4.

Where Chittagong is stronger

• Economic diversity: 76.5 % of employment outside accommodation, food, retail and transport (country figure) (Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), Statistical Yearbook Bangladesh 2024 (Labour Force Survey module), 2022). Between 72 and 80: grade 3/4.
• Extreme heat days: 16.2 days a year at or above 35°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). Between 15 and 30: grade 2/4.
• Water scarcity: medium (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 2/4.
• Green space: 36.5 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (Land Use Policy / University of Dhaka (Siddique & Uddin), 2020). Between 30 and 40: grade 3/4.
• Rent growth: 5.2 % change in rents over the last 12 months (country figure) (The Daily Star (citing Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics), Q3 2025). Between 3 and 6: grade 3/4.

Country context (World Economic Forum)

• India: #31 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
• Bangladesh: #98 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026

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