İzmir vs Zhengzhou

İzmir and Zhengzhou are level on the AFTER Index at 61. İzmir grades better on 8 measures, Zhengzhou on 5; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• AFTER Index: İzmir 61, Zhengzhou 61
• OECD: İzmir 60, Zhengzhou 60
• UN Tourism: İzmir 72, Zhengzhou 74
• UNDRR: İzmir 50, Zhengzhou 55

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: İzmir 45, Zhengzhou 50
• Economy and jobs: İzmir 75, Zhengzhou 83
• Climate and hazards: İzmir 25, Zhengzhou 30
• Water and environment: İzmir 75, Zhengzhou 81
• Community and housing: İzmir 100, Zhengzhou 92
• Access and continuity: İzmir 63, Zhengzhou 58

Where İzmir is stronger

• Nights in the three busiest months: 38.3 % of annual nights (country figure) (World Economic Forum, TTDI 2026 (data: UN Tourism by United Nations World Tourism Organization), 2024, 2025 moving average). Between 35 and 40: grade 2/4.
• Average length of stay: 2 nights per visitor (region figure) (Türkiye Turizm Veri Atlası & Ministry of Culture and Tourism (KTB) Konaklama İstatistikleri, 2025). Between 1.8 and 2.2: grade 1/4.
• 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.
• Tropical nights: 97.4 nights a year with a minimum at or above 20°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). Between 60 and 100: grade 1/4.
• Water scarcity: low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 3/4.
• Tourism intensity: 1.9 visitor nights per resident per year (region figure) (Türkiye Turizm Veri Atlası & TÜİK (T.C. Kültür ve Turizm Bakanlığı konaklama verileri ve ADNKS), 2025). At or below 5: grade 4/4.
• Access redundancy: 4 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (İzmir Büyükşehir Belediyesi & TAV Airports, 2026). At or above 4: grade 4/4.
• Dedicated tourism funding: A dedicated source such as a tourist tax or levy (Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Treasury and Finance & Revenue Administration, 2023–2026). Grade 2/4.

Where Zhengzhou is stronger

• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 49.2 % average annual occupancy (country figure) (Ministry of Culture and Tourism via CEIC Data, 2024). Between 45 and 55: grade 1/4.
• Unemployment rate: 4.6 % of the labour force (country figure) (World Bank WDI, 2025). At or below 5: grade 4/4.
• Country disaster risk: 2.9 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.
• Municipal waste per resident: 306.6 kg per resident per year (Henan Provincial Department of Ecology and Environment report cited via China Philanthropy Times / Zhengzhou Municipal Bureau of Statistics, 2024). At or below 350: grade 4/4.
• Government effectiveness: 69.8 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
• China: #8 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026

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