Dublin vs Oslo

Oslo leads Dublin by 3 points on the TRAIL Index, 80 to 77. Dublin grades better on 5 measures, Oslo on 8; the same 37 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• TRAIL Index: Dublin 77, Oslo 80
• OECD: Dublin 74, Oslo 78
• UN Tourism: Dublin 76, Oslo 81
• UNDRR: Dublin 66, Oslo 76

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Dublin 75, Oslo 67
• Economy and jobs: Dublin 88, Oslo 100
• Climate and hazards: Dublin 75, Oslo 95
• Water and environment: Dublin 75, Oslo 88
• Community and housing: Dublin 63, Oslo 69
• Access and continuity: Dublin 75, Oslo 71

Where Dublin is stronger

• Average length of stay: 7.5 nights per visitor (country figure) (Central Statistics Office (CSO) Ireland, Inbound Tourism December 2025, 2025). At or above 3.5: grade 4/4.
• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 82.3 % average annual occupancy (Crowe Ireland, Hotel, Tourism & Leisure Market Update, 2024). At or above 75: grade 4/4.
• Wastewater safely treated: 98.2 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (country figure) (Central Statistics Office (CSO) Ireland, UN SDGs - Goal 6 Clean Water and Sanitation 2024 / EPA Urban Waste Water Treatment Data, 2023). At or above 95: grade 4/4.
• Short-let density: 1.8 short-term rental listings per 100 dwellings (AirDNA Market Data & CSO Census 2022 Profile 2 - Housing in Ireland, 2026). Between 1 and 2: grade 2/4.
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: A written destination crisis plan (Fáilte Ireland, Dublin City Destination and Experience Development Plan, 2025–2026). Grade 2/4.

Where Oslo is stronger

• Domestic share of nights: 59.7 % of nights by residents of the same country (Visitory (compiling Statistics Norway / Visit Oslo data), 2024). At or above 45: grade 4/4.
• Unemployment rate: 2.8 % of the labour force (NAV (Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration), August 2026). At or below 5: grade 4/4.
• Flood hazard: very low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 4/4.
• 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.
• Municipal waste per resident: 379 kg per resident per year (country figure) (Statistics Norway (SSB), Waste from households, 2025). Between 350 and 450: grade 3/4.
• Green space: 48 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (Husqvarna Urban Green Space Index (HUGSI), 2024). At or above 40: grade 4/4.
• Tourism intensity: 9.5 visitor nights per resident per year (Statistics Norway (SSB), 2025). Between 5 and 10: grade 3/4.
• Rent growth: 4.7 % change in rents over the last 12 months (Eiendom Norge (via Investropa), Q2 2025 – Q2 2026). Between 3 and 6: grade 3/4.

Country context (World Economic Forum)

• Ireland: #20 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026

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