Goa vs Kanpur
Goa leads Kanpur by 2 points on the TRAIL Index, 54 to 52. Goa grades better on 5 measures, Kanpur on 3; the same 37 measures from public sources for both.
Scores by each organisation's criteria
- TRAIL Index: Goa 54, Kanpur 52
- OECD: Goa 55, Kanpur 55
- UN Tourism: Goa 64, Kanpur 55
- UNDRR: Goa 45, Kanpur 42
Theme by theme
- Demand and seasonality: Goa 83, Kanpur 83
- Economy and jobs: Goa 50, Kanpur 100
- Climate and hazards: Goa 15, Kanpur 15
- Water and environment: Goa 69, Kanpur 38
- Community and housing: Goa 50, Kanpur –
- Access and continuity: Goa 56, Kanpur 50
Where Goa is stronger
- Hotel bed or room occupancy: 72 % average annual occupancy (HVS / Caravela Beach Resort Goa Annual Report, 2023). Between 65 and 75: grade 3/4.
- Water scarcity: low (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 3/4.
- Green space: 40.6 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (Forest Survey of India, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, 'Urban Tree Resources', 2006–2012). At or above 40: grade 4/4.
- Access redundancy: 3 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Government of Goa / PIB & Goa Tourism Development Corporation, 2026). Between 3 and 4: grade 3/4.
- Tourism crisis and recovery plan: Crisis communication only, ad hoc (The Goan / O Heraldo / Goa Tourism Department, 2025–2026). Grade 1/4.
Where Kanpur is stronger
- Largest foreign market: 18.1 % of international arrivals or nights (country figure) (Ministry of Tourism, Government of India / Bureau of Immigration, 2024). Between 15 and 20: grade 3/4.
- Unemployment rate: 3.1 % of the labour force (region figure) (Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) / Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2728, July 2023–June 2024). At or below 5: grade 4/4.
- Wastewater safely treated: 50 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (Pavitra Ganga (EU-India Horizon 2020 Project) / Jajmau Wastewater Treatment Plant Profile, 2021). Between 50 and 70: grade 1/4.
Country context (World Economic Forum)
- India: #31 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
- India: #31 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
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