Havana vs Mexico City

Havana and Mexico City are level on the TRAIL Index at 57. Havana grades better on 8 measures, Mexico City on 10; the same 37 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• TRAIL Index: Havana 57, Mexico City 57
• OECD: Havana 49, Mexico City 59
• UN Tourism: Havana 65, Mexico City 54
• UNDRR: Havana 57, Mexico City 49

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Havana 29, Mexico City 67
• Economy and jobs: Havana 63, Mexico City 56
• Climate and hazards: Havana 40, Mexico City 60
• Water and environment: Havana 67, Mexico City 38
• Community and housing: Havana 75, Mexico City 75
• Access and continuity: Havana 58, Mexico City 58

Where Havana is stronger

• Average length of stay: 5.8 nights per visitor (country figure) (Oficina Nacional de Estadística e Información (ONEI) via 14ymedio / IPS Cuba, 2024). At or above 3.5: grade 4/4.
• Country disaster risk: 3.5 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: low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 3/4.
• Wastewater safely treated: 52 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (country figure) (Oficina Nacional de Estadística e Información (ONEI) via Diario de Cuba / INRH, 2024). Between 50 and 70: grade 1/4.
• Municipal waste per resident: 225.9 kg per resident per year (Revista Universidad de La Habana / ONEI, 2021). At or below 350: grade 4/4.
• Access redundancy: 4 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (CubaTravel (Ministry of Tourism) & World Travel Guide, 2024–2026). At or above 4: grade 4/4.
• Early warning and emergency plan: An updated, tested plan that names visitors and tourism operators, with warnings in several languages (UNDRR & PreventionWeb, ALNAP Disaster Risk Reduction Case Studies, 2024–2026). Grade 4/4.
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: A plan with named owners, operators and recovery funding (Open Jaw & Ministry of Tourism of Cuba (MINTUR), 2025–2026). Grade 3/4.

Where Mexico City is stronger

• Nights in the three busiest months: 27.6 % of annual nights (Secretaría de Turismo de la Ciudad de México (SEDETUR CDMX) - Sistema de Información Turística / Datatur, 2023). At or below 30: grade 4/4.
• Domestic share of nights: 70.9 % of nights by residents of the same country (Secretaría de Turismo de la Ciudad de México via El Universal / LAB-CO, 2023). At or above 45: grade 4/4.
• Largest foreign market: 38.2 % of international arrivals or nights (Secretaría de Turismo del Gobierno de México (SECTUR) / Unidad de Política Migratoria - Llegadas de turistas internacionales vía aérea por residencia/nacionalidad en AICM, 2023). Between 30 and 40: grade 1/4.
• Recovery against 2019: 105.8 % of 2019 visitor nights reached in the latest full year (Secretaría de Turismo de la Ciudad de México, Estadística turística en la CDMX, 2024). Between 100 and 110: grade 3/4.
• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 65.3 % average annual occupancy (Instituto de Planeación Democrática y Prospectiva (IPDP) / Secretaría de Turismo de la Ciudad de México, Visor CDMX, August 2025). Between 65 and 75: grade 3/4.
• Extreme heat days: 0.4 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.
• Tropical nights: 0 nights a year with a minimum at or above 20°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). At or below 10: grade 4/4.
• Government effectiveness: 40.1 World Bank WGI percentile rank, 0–100 (country figure) (World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, 2025). Between 40 and 60: grade 2/4.
• Travel advisory: 2 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). Between 1 and 2: grade 3/4.
• Dedicated tourism funding: A dedicated source such as a tourist tax or levy (Fondo Mixto de Promoción Turística de la Ciudad de México (FMPT CDMX), 2024–2025). Grade 2/4.

Country context (World Economic Forum)

• Mexico: #41 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026

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