Ahmedabad vs Malé

Ahmedabad and Malé are level on the TRAIL Index at 57. Ahmedabad grades better on 8 measures, Malé on 8; the same 37 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• TRAIL Index: Ahmedabad 57, Malé 57
• OECD: Ahmedabad 56, Malé 57
• UN Tourism: Ahmedabad 60, Malé 48
• UNDRR: Ahmedabad 46, Malé 52

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Ahmedabad 83, Malé 85
• Economy and jobs: Ahmedabad 50, Malé 63
• Climate and hazards: Ahmedabad 20, Malé 69
• Water and environment: Ahmedabad 44, Malé 8
• Community and housing: Ahmedabad 88, Malé 67
• Access and continuity: Ahmedabad 55, Malé 50

Where Ahmedabad is stronger

• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 69.9 % average annual occupancy (Horwath HTL (using CoStar data), India Hotel Market Review 2024 / 2025, 2024). Between 65 and 75: grade 3/4.
• Wastewater safely treated: 63.8 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (The Times of India / Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC), 2024). Between 50 and 70: grade 1/4.
• Municipal waste per resident: 255.5 kg per resident per year (The Times of India / Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC), 2024). At or below 350: grade 4/4.
• Green space: 12.5 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (Government of Gujarat / Information Department, 2024–2025). Between 10 and 20: grade 1/4.
• Short-let density: 0 short-term rental listings per 100 dwellings (AirROI / Census of India, 2026). At or below 0.5: grade 4/4.
• Access redundancy: 3 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Press Information Bureau & Airports Authority of India, 2026). Between 3 and 4: grade 3/4.
• Early warning and emergency plan: An updated city plan with public early warning for heat, flood or fire (Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation / ATACH & NRDC, 2024). Grade 3/4.
• 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.

Where Malé is stronger

• Largest foreign market: 12.9 % of international arrivals or nights (country figure) (Maldives Ministry of Tourism, 2024). At or below 15: grade 4/4.
• Income per head: 28,555 GDP per capita, USD PPP (country figure) (World Bank WDI, 2025). Between 15,000 and 30,000: grade 1/4.
• Extreme heat days: 0 days a year at or above 35°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). At or below 5: grade 4/4.
• Wildfire and storm hazard: very low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 4/4.
• Country disaster risk: 2.2 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.
• Rent growth: 0 % change in rents over the last 12 months (Maldives Monetary Authority & Maldives Bureau of Statistics, CPI Statistics Database, 2024 to 2025). At or below 3: grade 4/4.
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: A written destination crisis plan (Ministry of Tourism, Republic of Maldives, 2023–2025). Grade 2/4.
• Dedicated tourism funding: A dedicated source partly ring-fenced for residents, infrastructure or sustainability (Ministry of Climate Change, Environment and Energy / Ministry of Finance, Maldives, 2025). Grade 3/4.

Country context (World Economic Forum)

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

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