Buenos Aires vs Maracaibo

Buenos Aires leads Maracaibo by 14 points on the TRAIL Index, 54 to 40. Buenos Aires grades better on 11 measures, Maracaibo on 4; the same 37 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• TRAIL Index: Buenos Aires 54, Maracaibo 40
• OECD: Buenos Aires 55, Maracaibo 35
• UN Tourism: Buenos Aires 53, Maracaibo 41
• UNDRR: Buenos Aires 51, Maracaibo 33

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Buenos Aires 60, Maracaibo 13
• Economy and jobs: Buenos Aires 75, Maracaibo 38
• Climate and hazards: Buenos Aires 45, Maracaibo 40
• Water and environment: Buenos Aires 31, Maracaibo 50
• Community and housing: Buenos Aires 50, Maracaibo 50
• Access and continuity: Buenos Aires 71, Maracaibo 21

Where Buenos Aires is stronger

• Largest foreign market: 25 % of international arrivals or nights (Ente de Turismo del Gobierno de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Jan–Nov 2023). Between 20 and 30: grade 2/4.
• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 60 % average annual occupancy (Ente de Turismo del Gobierno de la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires (ENTUR), 2022). Between 55 and 65: grade 2/4.
• Income per head: 32,587 GDP per capita, USD PPP (country figure) (World Bank WDI, 2025). Between 30,000 and 45,000: grade 2/4.
• Tropical nights: 75 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.
• Country disaster risk: 3.9 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.
• Green space: 30.4 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (Gobierno de la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Dirección General de Datos, Estadística y Proyección Urbana, 2019). Between 30 and 40: grade 3/4.
• Access redundancy: 4 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (metro figure) (Organismo Regulador del Sistema Nacional de Aeropuertos (ORSNA), Trenes Argentinos, Administración General de Puertos (AGP), & Autopistas Urbanas S.A. (AUSA), 2026). At or above 4: grade 4/4.
• Early warning and emergency plan: An updated city plan with public early warning for heat, flood or fire (Gobierno de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires, 2026). Grade 3/4.
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: Crisis communication only, ad hoc (Ladevi / Ente de Turismo de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires, 2025–2026). Grade 1/4.
• Government effectiveness: 60.4 World Bank WGI percentile rank, 0–100 (country figure) (World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, 2025). Between 60 and 80: grade 3/4.
• 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.

Where Maracaibo is stronger

• Flood hazard: medium (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 2/4.
• Water scarcity: low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 3/4.
• Municipal waste per resident: 365 kg per resident per year (Fundación Azul Ambientalistas / Notizulia, 2020). Between 350 and 450: grade 3/4.
• Rent growth: 7.5 % change in rents over the last 12 months (Cámara Inmobiliaria de Venezuela / Cámara Inmobiliaria del Zulia, 2025). Between 6 and 10: grade 2/4.

Country context (World Economic Forum)

• Argentina: #48 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026

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