Brasília vs Santiago

Santiago leads Brasília by 4 points on the TRAIL Index, 65 to 61. Brasília grades better on 5 measures, Santiago on 8; the same 37 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• TRAIL Index: Brasília 61, Santiago 65
• OECD: Brasília 60, Santiago 64
• UN Tourism: Brasília 63, Santiago 63
• UNDRR: Brasília 51, Santiago 62

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Brasília 60, Santiago 54
• Economy and jobs: Brasília 58, Santiago 58
• Climate and hazards: Brasília 60, Santiago 75
• Water and environment: Brasília 69, Santiago 63
• Community and housing: Brasília 83, Santiago 83
• Access and continuity: Brasília 46, Santiago 63

Where Brasília is stronger

• Largest foreign market: 27.7 % of international arrivals or nights (region figure) (Agência Brasília / Embratur / Ministério do Turismo, Jan–Sep 2025). Between 20 and 30: grade 2/4.
• Average length of stay: 2.5 nights per visitor (Secretaria de Turismo do Distrito Federal (SETUR-DF), Termo de Fomento TF-45-SETUR/2025 - Plano de Trabalho nº 820, 2024). Between 2.2 and 2.8: grade 2/4.
• Water scarcity: medium (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 2/4.
• Green space: 30 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (metro figure) (Studia Ecologiae et Bioethicae / Centre for Sustainable Development, University of Brasília, 'Urban Green Spaces in Brazil: Challenges and Opportunities in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic', 2018). Between 30 and 40: grade 3/4.
• Short-let density: 0.3 short-term rental listings per 100 dwellings (AirDNA & IBGE Censo Demográfico 2022, 2026). At or below 0.5: grade 4/4.

Where Santiago is stronger

• Nights in the three busiest months: 31 % of annual nights (region figure) (Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas (INE) / Gobierno Regional Metropolitano de Santiago, Política Regional de Turismo Sostenible Santiago 2025–2035 & Boletines EMAT, 2024). Between 30 and 35: grade 3/4.
• Tropical nights: 1 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.
• Country disaster risk: 3.1 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.
• Wastewater safely treated: 100 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (metro figure) (Aguas Andinas S.A., Análisis Razonado 4T24, 2024). At or above 95: grade 4/4.
• Rent growth: -4.3 % change in rents over the last 12 months (metro figure) (Portalinmobiliario / Mercado Libre, Informe Trimestral de Vivienda de la Región Metropolitana, Q1 2024). At or below 3: grade 4/4.
• Access redundancy: 3 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (metro figure) (BNamericas & ENEA Ciudad Aeropuerto, 2025). Between 3 and 4: grade 3/4.
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: Crisis communication only, ad hoc (SERNATUR / Travelweek, 2024–2025). Grade 1/4.
• Government effectiveness: 80.7 World Bank WGI percentile rank, 0–100 (country figure) (World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, 2025). At or above 80: grade 4/4.

Country context (World Economic Forum)

• Brazil: #32 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
• Chile: #35 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026

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