Abidjan vs Dar es Salaam

Dar es Salaam leads Abidjan by 2 points on the TRAIL Index, 60 to 58. Abidjan grades better on 4 measures, Dar es Salaam on 7; the same 37 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• TRAIL Index: Abidjan 58, Dar es Salaam 60
• OECD: Abidjan 58, Dar es Salaam 64
• UN Tourism: Abidjan 65, Dar es Salaam 68
• UNDRR: Abidjan 41, Dar es Salaam 56

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Abidjan 63, Dar es Salaam 75
• Economy and jobs: Abidjan 67, Dar es Salaam 44
• Climate and hazards: Abidjan 35, Dar es Salaam 42
• Water and environment: Abidjan 63, Dar es Salaam 67
• Community and housing: Abidjan 92, Dar es Salaam 100
• Access and continuity: Abidjan 46, Dar es Salaam 50

Where Abidjan is stronger

• Domestic share of nights: 54.7 % of nights by residents of the same country (country figure) (Ministère du Tourisme et des Loisirs de Côte d'Ivoire - Bulletin d'Informations Statistiques du Tourisme et des Loisirs 2023, 2023). At or above 45: grade 4/4.
• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 70.3 % average annual occupancy (metro figure) (Ministère du Tourisme et des Loisirs de Côte d'Ivoire, Direction de la Planification, des Statistiques et des Projets (DPSP), Bulletin d'Informations Statistiques, 2024). Between 65 and 75: grade 3/4.
• Unemployment rate: 2.3 % of the labour force (country figure) (World Bank WDI, 2025). At or below 5: grade 4/4.
• 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 Dar es Salaam is stronger

• Largest foreign market: 15 % of international arrivals or nights (country figure) (Bank of Tanzania & Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism, The 2024 International Visitors' Exit Survey Report, 2024). At or below 15: grade 4/4.
• Average length of stay: 9 nights per visitor (region figure) (Bank of Tanzania (BoT), Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism, and NBS, The 2025 International Visitors' Exit Survey Report, 2025). At or above 3.5: grade 4/4.
• Green space: 52 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (Husqvarna Urban Green Space Index (HUGSI), 2024). At or above 40: grade 4/4.
• Rent growth: 1.6 % change in rents over the last 12 months (country figure) (National Bureau of Statistics (Tanzania), National Consumer Price Index (NCPI) Report, July 2025 – July 2026). At or below 3: grade 4/4.
• Access redundancy: 3 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (TanzaniaInvest / Progress.tz, 2024–2026). Between 3 and 4: grade 3/4.
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: Crisis communication only, ad hoc (The Citizen Tanzania, 2026). Grade 1/4.
• Dedicated tourism funding: A dedicated source partly ring-fenced for residents, infrastructure or sustainability (Southern & East African Tourism Update / Tourism Confederation of Tanzania, 2025/2026). Grade 3/4.

Country context (World Economic Forum)

• Côte d'Ivoire: #102 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
• Tanzania: #74 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026

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