Dammam vs Medina

Dammam and Medina are level on the TRAIL Index at 57. Dammam grades better on 4 measures, Medina on 4; the same 37 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• TRAIL Index: Dammam 57, Medina 57
• OECD: Dammam 59, Medina 57
• UN Tourism: Dammam 53, Medina 53
• UNDRR: Dammam 41, Medina 41

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Dammam 90, Medina 92
• Economy and jobs: Dammam 94, Medina 67
• Climate and hazards: Dammam 35, Medina 40
• Water and environment: Dammam 19, Medina 31
• Community and housing: Dammam 67, Medina 63
• Access and continuity: Dammam 50, Medina 46

Where Dammam is stronger

• Domestic share of nights: 78.1 % of nights by residents of the same country (region figure) (Ministry of Tourism Saudi Arabia, Tourism Statistics in KSA 2024 (via Eastern Province Investment and Studies Center Report), 2024). At or above 45: grade 4/4.
• Jobs in tourism industries: 5 % of employment in accommodation and food services (region figure) (Asharqia Chamber / General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT), Workforce numbers in the Eastern Province by economic activity, Q2 2025). At or below 8: grade 4/4.
• Unemployment rate: 2.2 % of the labour force (region figure) (General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) via DataSaudi / Argaam, Q2 2026). At or below 5: grade 4/4.
• Access redundancy: 4 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Saudipedia & Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani), 2025–2026). At or above 4: grade 4/4.

Where Medina is stronger

• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 75 % average annual occupancy (Almqr Development Company / Saudi Press Agency (SPA), 2025). At or above 75: grade 4/4.
• Wildfire and storm hazard: very low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 4/4.
• Wastewater safely treated: 85 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (country figure) (WHO / UN-Habitat / UN-Water SDG 6 Data Portal & World Health Organization Data, 2024). Between 85 and 95: grade 3/4.
• Tourism intensity: 14.4 visitor nights per resident per year (region figure) (Madinah Chamber / Saudi Press Agency (SPA) & GASTAT, H1 2025). Between 10 and 20: grade 2/4.

Country context (World Economic Forum)

• Saudi Arabia: #29 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
• Saudi Arabia: #29 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026

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