Beijing vs Tainan

Beijing leads Tainan by 1 points on the TRAIL Index, 70 to 69. Beijing grades better on 6 measures, Tainan on 5; the same 37 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• TRAIL Index: Beijing 70, Tainan 69
• OECD: Beijing 64, Tainan 68
• UN Tourism: Beijing 74, Tainan 67
• UNDRR: Beijing 59, Tainan 73

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Beijing 65, Tainan 60
• Economy and jobs: Beijing 81, Tainan 100
• Climate and hazards: Beijing 40, Tainan 50
• Water and environment: Beijing 75, Tainan 42
• Community and housing: Beijing 100, Tainan 100
• Access and continuity: Beijing 63, Tainan 75

Where Beijing is stronger

• Recovery against 2019: 102 % of 2019 visitor nights reached in the latest full year (Beijing Municipal Bureau of Statistics / Road Genius Tourism Statistics, 2023). Between 100 and 110: grade 3/4.
• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 64.4 % average annual occupancy (Beijing Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism, 2023 Beijing Cultural and Tourism Statistical Communiqué (2023年北京市文化和旅游统计公报), 2023). Between 55 and 65: grade 2/4.
• Tropical nights: 76 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.
• Wastewater safely treated: 97.5 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (Beijing Municipal Bureau of Statistics & NBS Survey Office in Beijing, Statistical Communiqué on the 2024 National Economic and Social Development of Beijing Municipality, 2024). At or above 95: grade 4/4.
• Municipal waste per resident: 363.6 kg per resident per year (Beijing Municipal Bureau of Statistics & NBS Survey Office in Beijing, Statistical Communiqué on the 2024 National Economic and Social Development of Beijing Municipality, 2024). Between 350 and 450: grade 3/4.
• Green space: 49.8 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (Beijing Municipal Bureau of Statistics & NBS Survey Office in Beijing, Statistical Communiqué on the 2024 National Economic and Social Development of Beijing Municipality, 2024). At or above 40: grade 4/4.

Where Tainan is stronger

• Income per head: 80,091 GDP per capita, USD PPP (country figure) (International Monetary Fund / Harvard Growth Lab Atlas of Economic Complexity, 2024). At or above 60,000: grade 4/4.
• Extreme heat days: 0.2 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.
• Access redundancy: 4 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Civil Aeronautics Administration & TIPC Port of Anping & Taiwan Railway / THSR, 2024–2026). At or above 4: grade 4/4.
• Early warning and emergency plan: An updated, tested plan that names visitors and tourism operators, with warnings in several languages (National Fire Agency, Ministry of the Interior & Tainan City Government Disaster Prevention Office, 2024–2025). Grade 4/4.
• 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)

• China: #8 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026

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