Hamburg vs Stockholm

Stockholm leads Hamburg by 7 points on the TRAIL Index, 85 to 78. Hamburg grades better on 4 measures, Stockholm on 4; the same 37 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• TRAIL Index: Hamburg 78, Stockholm 85
• OECD: Hamburg 80, Stockholm 82
• UN Tourism: Hamburg 84, Stockholm 84
• UNDRR: Hamburg 67, Stockholm 75

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Hamburg 79, Stockholm 81
• Economy and jobs: Hamburg 75, Stockholm 83
• Climate and hazards: Hamburg 70, Stockholm 85
• Water and environment: Hamburg 88, Stockholm 94
• Community and housing: Hamburg 94, Stockholm 88
• Access and continuity: Hamburg 75, Stockholm 67

Where Hamburg is stronger

• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 77 % average annual occupancy (Behörde für Wirtschaft und Innovation Hamburg / Hamburg Tourismus GmbH, reported via WELT and HOGAPAGE, 2025). At or above 75: grade 4/4.
• Wastewater safely treated: 99.3 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein (Statistik Nord), Öffentliche Wasserversorgung und Abwasserbeseitigung in Hamburg 2022, 2022). At or above 95: grade 4/4.
• Rent growth: 1.1 % change in rents over the last 12 months (Behörde für Stadtentwicklung und Wohnen Hamburg, Hamburger Mietenspiegel 2025, 2023–2025). At or below 3: grade 4/4.
• Dedicated tourism funding: A dedicated source partly ring-fenced for residents, infrastructure or sustainability (Hamburgische Bürgerschaft / Hamburg Tourismus, Kultur- und Tourismustaxe, 2024–2025). Grade 3/4.

Where Stockholm is stronger

• Jobs in tourism industries: 3.8 % of employment in accommodation and food services (country figure) (World Economic Forum, TTDI 2026 (data: Travel & Tourism Economic Impact Research by World Travel & Tourism Council; Travel & Tourism by World Travel & Tourism Council), 2026). At or below 8: grade 4/4.
• Flood hazard: very low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 4/4.
• Water scarcity: very low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 4/4.
• Municipal waste per resident: 321 kg per resident per year (Miljöbarometern (Stockholms stad / Sekom via Avfall Sverige), 2025). At or below 350: grade 4/4.

Country context (World Economic Forum)

• Germany: #6 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
• Sweden: #18 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026

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