Haiphong vs Kuala Lumpur
Haiphong and Kuala Lumpur are level on the TRAIL Index at 64. Haiphong grades better on 4 measures, Kuala Lumpur on 10; the same 37 measures from public sources for both.
Scores by each organisation's criteria
- TRAIL Index: Haiphong 64, Kuala Lumpur 64
- OECD: Haiphong 60, Kuala Lumpur 61
- UN Tourism: Haiphong 64, Kuala Lumpur 73
- UNDRR: Haiphong 52, Kuala Lumpur 59
Theme by theme
- Demand and seasonality: Haiphong 69, Kuala Lumpur 63
- Economy and jobs: Haiphong 67, Kuala Lumpur 75
- Climate and hazards: Haiphong 35, Kuala Lumpur 50
- Water and environment: Haiphong 50, Kuala Lumpur 81
- Community and housing: Haiphong 83, Kuala Lumpur 50
- Access and continuity: Haiphong 65, Kuala Lumpur 67
Where Haiphong is stronger
- Domestic share of nights: 89.2 % of nights by residents of the same country (Hai Phong City Portal, 2024). At or above 45: grade 4/4.
- Largest foreign market: 31.9 % of international arrivals or nights (Hai Phong City People's Committee via VnBusiness, H1 2024). Between 30 and 40: grade 1/4.
- Tourism intensity: 3.8 visitor nights per resident per year (Haiphong Department of Tourism & Hai Phong Statistical Office, 2023). At or below 5: grade 4/4.
- Access redundancy: 4 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Vietnam Briefing & Nam Trang Cat Industrial Park Overview, 2025–2026). At or above 4: grade 4/4.
Where Kuala Lumpur is stronger
- Recovery against 2019: 119.3 % of 2019 visitor nights reached in the latest full year (Tourism Malaysia, Malaysia Tourism Statistics in Brief 2024 & HVS Research / Tourism Malaysia, 2024). At or above 110: grade 4/4.
- Income per head: 41,498 GDP per capita, USD PPP (country figure) (World Bank WDI, 2025). Between 30,000 and 45,000: grade 2/4.
- Wildfire and storm hazard: low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 3/4.
- Country disaster risk: 3.2 INFORM Risk index, 0–10 (country figure) (INFORM Risk (European Commission JRC), INFORM Risk Mid 2026, 2026). Between 2 and 3.5: grade 3/4.
- Water scarcity: very low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 4/4.
- Wastewater safely treated: 90.6 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (country figure) (United Nations Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei Darussalam, Sustainable Development Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation (Indicator 6.3.1), 2024). Between 85 and 95: grade 3/4.
- Rent growth: -10.2 % change in rents over the last 12 months (IQI Malaysia and NAPIC, Malaysia Home Rental Index Report, Q4 2024). At or below 3: grade 4/4.
- Government effectiveness: 79.2 World Bank WGI percentile rank, 0–100 (country figure) (World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, 2025). Between 60 and 80: grade 3/4.
- Travel advisory: 1 stricter of the US and Canadian government advisory for the country, 1 (normal precautions) to 4 (do not travel) (country figure) (US State Department and Government of Canada travel advisories, 2026-09-29). At or below 1: grade 4/4.
- Dedicated tourism funding: A dedicated source such as a tourist tax or levy (Royal Malaysian Customs Department / Laws of Malaysia, 2024–2025). Grade 2/4.
Country context (World Economic Forum)
- Vietnam: #52 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
- Malaysia: #26 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
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