Bogotá vs Salvador
Bogotá leads Salvador by 1 points on the TRAIL Index, 60 to 59. Bogotá grades better on 8 measures, Salvador on 5; the same 37 measures from public sources for both.
Scores by each organisation's criteria
- TRAIL Index: Bogotá 60, Salvador 59
- OECD: Bogotá 67, Salvador 55
- UN Tourism: Bogotá 63, Salvador 65
- UNDRR: Bogotá 53, Salvador 46
Theme by theme
- Demand and seasonality: Bogotá 83, Salvador 65
- Economy and jobs: Bogotá 63, Salvador 58
- Climate and hazards: Bogotá 60, Salvador 40
- Water and environment: Bogotá 56, Salvador 75
- Community and housing: Bogotá 83, Salvador 38
- Access and continuity: Bogotá 46, Salvador 54
Where Bogotá is stronger
- Nights in the three busiest months: 30.4 % of annual nights (country figure) (World Economic Forum, TTDI 2026 (data: UN Tourism by United Nations World Tourism Organization), 2024, 2025 moving average). Between 30 and 35: grade 3/4.
- Largest foreign market: 16.8 % of international arrivals or nights (Instituto Distrital de Turismo (IDT) - Observatorio de Turismo de Bogotá, Boletín cifras de turismo en Bogotá (Diciembre 2025 - Enero 2026), 2025). Between 15 and 20: grade 3/4.
- Income per head: 31,510 GDP per capita, USD PPP (DANE (Cuentas Nacionales Departamentales) / World Bank International Comparison Program, 2022). Between 30,000 and 45,000: grade 2/4.
- Tropical nights: 0 nights a year with a minimum at or above 20°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). At or below 10: grade 4/4.
- Wildfire and storm hazard: medium (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 2/4.
- Green space: 33 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (Husqvarna Urban Green Space Index (HUGSI), 2024). Between 30 and 40: grade 3/4.
- Rent growth: 5.3 % change in rents over the last 12 months (country figure) (DANE (Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística) - Boletín técnico IPC, 2025). Between 3 and 6: grade 3/4.
- Dedicated tourism funding: A dedicated source such as a tourist tax or levy (FONTUR / Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo (Ley 300 de 1996 / Ley 2068 de 2020), 2024–2026). Grade 2/4.
Where Salvador is stronger
- Hotel bed or room occupancy: 66.5 % average annual occupancy (Associação Brasileira da Indústria de Hotéis da Bahia (ABIH-BA), Pesquisa Conjuntural de Desempenho (Taxinfo), 2025). Between 65 and 75: grade 3/4.
- Country disaster risk: 4.7 INFORM Risk index, 0–10 (country figure) (INFORM Risk (European Commission JRC), INFORM Risk Mid 2026, 2026). Between 3.5 and 5: grade 2/4.
- Wastewater safely treated: 100 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (Instituto Trata Brasil / Ministério das Cidades (Ranking do Saneamento 2025, base SINISA 2023), 2023). At or above 95: grade 4/4.
- Access redundancy: 3 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Salvador Bahia Airport & Port of Salvador / Companhia das Docas do Estado da Bahia (CODEBA), 2026). Between 3 and 4: grade 3/4.
- 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.
Country context (World Economic Forum)
- Colombia: #54 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
- Brazil: #32 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
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