Dubrovnik vs Split

Split leads Dubrovnik by 10 points on the TRAIL Index, 57 to 47. Dubrovnik grades better on 3 measures, Split on 6; the same 37 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• TRAIL Index: Dubrovnik 47, Split 57
• OECD: Dubrovnik 45, Split 52
• UN Tourism: Dubrovnik 47, Split 60
• UNDRR: Dubrovnik 56, Split 54

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Dubrovnik 42, Split 55
• Economy and jobs: Dubrovnik 58, Split 50
• Climate and hazards: Dubrovnik 50, Split 45
• Water and environment: Dubrovnik 50, Split 67
• Community and housing: Dubrovnik 0, Split 33
• Access and continuity: Dubrovnik 71, Split 71

Where Dubrovnik is stronger

• Unemployment rate: 7.5 % of the labour force (region figure) (Invest in Croatia / Croatian Bureau of Statistics (DZS), 2025). Between 5 and 8: 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.
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: A written destination crisis plan (City of Dubrovnik / DURA, 2024–2026). Grade 2/4.

Where Split is stronger

• Largest foreign market: 10.2 % of international arrivals or nights (Turistička zajednica grada Splita, Statistička analiza turističkog prometa na području grada Splita u 2024. godini, 2024). At or below 15: grade 4/4.
• Recovery against 2019: 112.6 % of 2019 visitor nights reached in the latest full year (Turistička zajednica grada Splita, Statistički podaci o ostvarenom turističkom prometu na području grada Splita od 2013. do 2023. / Statistička analiza turističkog prometa na području grada Splita u 2, 2024). At or above 110: grade 4/4.
• Wastewater safely treated: 83.8 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (country figure) (Croatian Bureau of Statistics (DZS), Croatia in Figures, 2024). Between 70 and 85: grade 2/4.
• Tourism intensity: 19.9 visitor nights per resident per year (Turistička zajednica grada Splita and Državni zavod za statistiku (DZS Popis 2021), 2024). Between 10 and 20: grade 2/4.
• Rent growth: 9 % change in rents over the last 12 months (Slobodna Dalmacija / Nekretnine.hr, August 2024–August 2025). Between 6 and 10: grade 2/4.
• Access redundancy: 4 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Ljubljana Airport Taxi / EveryRail travel guides & Port of Split authority, 2024). At or above 4: grade 4/4.

Country context (World Economic Forum)

• Croatia: #46 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
• Croatia: #46 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026

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