Depok vs Medan

Medan leads Depok by 13 points on the TRAIL Index, 58 to 45. Depok grades better on 4 measures, Medan on 5; the same 37 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• TRAIL Index: Depok 45, Medan 58
• OECD: Depok 45, Medan 51
• UN Tourism: Depok 52, Medan 59
• UNDRR: Depok 40, Medan 41

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Depok 50, Medan 45
• Economy and jobs: Depok 67, Medan 50
• Climate and hazards: Depok 30, Medan 50
• Water and environment: Depok 58, Medan 50
• Community and housing: Depok –, Medan 100
• Access and continuity: Depok 42, Medan 54

Where Depok is stronger

• Largest foreign market: 16 % of international arrivals or nights (country figure) (Badan Pusat Statistik (BPS), November 2024). Between 15 and 20: grade 3/4.
• Jobs in tourism industries: 7.8 % of employment in accommodation and food services (country figure) (Badan Pusat Statistik (BPS), Keadaan Ketenagakerjaan Indonesia Agustus 2024, August 2024). At or below 8: grade 4/4.
• Unemployment rate: 6.3 % of the labour force (Badan Pusat Statistik (BPS) via Diskominfo Jawa Barat / BPS Kota Depok, 2024). Between 5 and 8: grade 3/4.
• Green space: 13.6 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (ResearchGate / Jurnal Geodesi Undip, 'Identifikasi Ruang Terbuka Hijau Menggunakan Metode NDVI di Kota Depok', 2020). Between 10 and 20: grade 1/4.

Where Medan is stronger

• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 47.6 % average annual occupancy (region figure) (BPS-Statistics Indonesia (Statistik Jasa Akomodasi 2023), 2023). Between 45 and 55: grade 1/4.
• Extreme heat days: 1 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.
• Wildfire and storm hazard: low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 3/4.
• Water scarcity: very low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 4/4.
• Access redundancy: 4 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (metro figure) (PT Jasa Marga & PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI) / Wikipedia, 2026). At or above 4: grade 4/4.

Country context (World Economic Forum)

• Indonesia: #23 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
• Indonesia: #23 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026

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