Daegu vs Shenzhen
Daegu and Shenzhen are level on the TRAIL Index at 72. Daegu grades better on 9 measures, Shenzhen on 4; the same 37 measures from public sources for both.
Scores by each organisation's criteria
- TRAIL Index: Daegu 72, Shenzhen 72
- OECD: Daegu 66, Shenzhen 64
- UN Tourism: Daegu 81, Shenzhen 73
- UNDRR: Daegu 59, Shenzhen 61
Theme by theme
- Demand and seasonality: Daegu 50, Shenzhen 55
- Economy and jobs: Daegu 83, Shenzhen 92
- Climate and hazards: Daegu 45, Shenzhen 45
- Water and environment: Daegu 94, Shenzhen 69
- Community and housing: Daegu 100, Shenzhen 100
- Access and continuity: Daegu 71, Shenzhen 63
Where Daegu is stronger
- Nights in the three busiest months: 28.2 % of annual nights (country figure) (World Economic Forum, TTDI 2026 (data: UN Tourism by United Nations World Tourism Organization), 2024, 2025 moving average). At or below 30: grade 4/4.
- Tropical nights: 83.6 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: 2 INFORM Risk index, 0–10 (country figure) (INFORM Risk (European Commission JRC), INFORM Risk Mid 2026, 2026). At or below 2: grade 4/4.
- Water scarcity: low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 3/4.
- Wastewater safely treated: 98.9 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (Daegu Metropolitan City, Sewage Status, 2022). At or above 95: grade 4/4.
- Municipal waste per resident: 321.2 kg per resident per year (Daegu Metropolitan City, 2024 Municipal Administration White Paper (시정백서), 2022). At or below 350: grade 4/4.
- Early warning and emergency plan: An updated, tested plan that names visitors and tourism operators, with warnings in several languages (Ministry of the Interior and Safety (MOIS), Republic of Korea, 2026). Grade 4/4.
- Government effectiveness: 91 World Bank WGI percentile rank, 0–100 (country figure) (World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, 2025). At or above 80: 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.
Where Shenzhen is stronger
- Recovery against 2019: 133.1 % of 2019 visitor nights reached in the latest full year (Shenzhen Municipal Bureau of Statistics, 深圳市2025年国民经济和社会发展统计公报, 2025). At or above 110: grade 4/4.
- Income per head: 51,687 GDP per capita, USD PPP (Shenzhen Municipal Bureau of Statistics, Statistical Communiqué of Shenzhen on the 2024 National Economic and Social Development; World Bank International Comparison Program (WDI), 2024). Between 45,000 and 60,000: grade 3/4.
- Extreme heat days: 2.2 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 (Shenzhen Government Online, 2024). At or above 4: grade 4/4.
Country context (World Economic Forum)
- South Korea: #12 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
- China: #8 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
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