Agra vs Surat
Surat leads Agra by 7 points on the TRAIL Index, 65 to 58. Agra grades better on 2 measures, Surat on 4; the same 37 measures from public sources for both.
Scores by each organisation's criteria
- TRAIL Index: Agra 58, Surat 65
- OECD: Agra 57, Surat 62
- UN Tourism: Agra 66, Surat 76
- UNDRR: Agra 41, Surat 48
Theme by theme
- Demand and seasonality: Agra 88, Surat 75
- Economy and jobs: Agra 63, Surat 67
- Climate and hazards: Agra 15, Surat 15
- Water and environment: Agra 58, Surat 81
- Community and housing: Agra 100, Surat 100
- Access and continuity: Agra 50, Surat 56
Where Agra is stronger
- Hotel bed or room occupancy: 70.7 % average annual occupancy (Horwath HTL, India Hotel Market Review 2025, 2025). Between 65 and 75: grade 3/4.
- Dedicated tourism funding: A dedicated source partly ring-fenced for residents, infrastructure or sustainability (India Today & UP Tourism, 2024–2026). Grade 3/4.
Where Surat is stronger
- Economic diversity: 81.3 % of employment outside accommodation, food, retail and transport (country figure) (Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI), Government of India, Annual Report: Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) 2025, 2025). At or above 80: grade 4/4.
- Water scarcity: medium (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 2/4.
- Wastewater safely treated: 100 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (The Economic Times & Surat Municipal Corporation, 2022). At or above 95: grade 4/4.
- Access redundancy: 4 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Airports Authority of India & Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, 2024–2026). At or above 4: grade 4/4.
Country context (World Economic Forum)
- India: #31 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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