A Coruña vs Porto
Porto leads A Coruña by 1 points on the TRAIL Index, 68 to 67. A Coruña grades better on 7 measures, Porto on 6; the same 37 measures from public sources for both.
Scores by each organisation's criteria
- TRAIL Index: A Coruña 67, Porto 68
- OECD: A Coruña 67, Porto 69
- UN Tourism: A Coruña 67, Porto 71
- UNDRR: A Coruña 54, Porto 77
Theme by theme
- Demand and seasonality: A Coruña 75, Porto 54
- Economy and jobs: A Coruña 83, Porto 83
- Climate and hazards: A Coruña 65, Porto 85
- Water and environment: A Coruña 58, Porto 75
- Community and housing: A Coruña 80, Porto 38
- Access and continuity: A Coruña 56, Porto 79
Where A Coruña is stronger
- Domestic share of nights: 75.6 % of nights by residents of the same country (INE (Instituto Nacional de Estadística) via El Español, 2025). At or above 45: grade 4/4.
- Average length of stay: 2.4 nights per visitor (INE (Instituto Nacional de Estadística) via EpData, August 2026). Between 2.2 and 2.8: grade 2/4.
- Hotel bed or room occupancy: 57.6 % average annual occupancy (El Español, “La ocupación en los hoteles de A Coruña se dispara”, 2025, January–November). Between 55 and 65: grade 2/4.
- Water scarcity: very low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 4/4.
- Municipal waste per resident: 421 kg per resident per year (El Ideal Gallego / Ministerio de Hacienda (Costes efectivos de los servicios de las entidades locales), 2022). Between 350 and 450: grade 3/4.
- Tourism intensity: 4.4 visitor nights per resident per year (INE (Coyuntura Turística Hotelera and Padrón Municipal), 2025). At or below 5: grade 4/4.
- Rent growth: 2.5 % change in rents over the last 12 months (Idealista, August 2025 – August 2026). At or below 3: grade 4/4.
Where Porto is stronger
- Flood hazard: very low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 4/4.
- Country disaster risk: 1.9 INFORM Risk index, 0–10 (country figure) (INFORM Risk (European Commission JRC), INFORM Risk Mid 2026, 2026). At or below 2: grade 4/4.
- Wastewater safely treated: 99.4 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (Águas e Energia do Porto, EM / ERSAR - Relatório e Contas, 2023). At or above 95: grade 4/4.
- Early warning and emergency plan: An updated city plan with public early warning for heat, flood or fire (Câmara Municipal do Porto, Diário da República, Aviso n.º 835/2025/2, 2024-2025). Grade 3/4.
- Tourism crisis and recovery plan: Crisis communication only, ad hoc (Turismo do Porto e Norte de Portugal (TPNP), 2024). Grade 1/4.
- Travel advisory: 1 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). At or below 1: grade 4/4.
Country context (World Economic Forum)
- Spain: #3 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
- Portugal: #11 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
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