Jakarta vs Palembang

Palembang leads Jakarta by 7 points on the TRAIL Index, 65 to 58. Jakarta grades better on 4 measures, Palembang on 5; the same 37 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• TRAIL Index: Jakarta 58, Palembang 65
• OECD: Jakarta 53, Palembang 60
• UN Tourism: Jakarta 56, Palembang 75
• UNDRR: Jakarta 46, Palembang 49

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Jakarta 63, Palembang 58
• Economy and jobs: Jakarta 50, Palembang 67
• Climate and hazards: Jakarta 45, Palembang 35
• Water and environment: Jakarta 38, Palembang 81
• Community and housing: Jakarta 100, Palembang 100
• Access and continuity: Jakarta 58, Palembang 54

Where Jakarta is stronger

• Largest foreign market: 18.1 % of international arrivals or nights (Badan Pusat Statistik (BPS) Provinsi DKI Jakarta via Kompas.id, 'Kunjungan Turis Asing Naik, Sektor Pariwisata Jakarta Diprediksi Tetap Kuat', November 2023). Between 15 and 20: grade 3/4.
• Extreme heat days: 0.6 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.
• Wildfire and storm hazard: medium (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 2/4.
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: Crisis communication only, ad hoc (Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy (Kemenparekraf) Indonesia, 'Crisis Management & Official Travel Advisory', 2023–2024). Grade 1/4.

Where Palembang is stronger

• Recovery against 2019: 105.7 % of 2019 visitor nights reached in the latest full year (Dinas Pariwisata Kota Palembang via Detikcom and official city tourism reports, 2024). Between 100 and 110: grade 3/4.
• Average length of stay: 2.1 nights per visitor (BPS Kota Palembang, Statistik Daerah Kota Palembang 2023, 2022). Between 1.8 and 2.2: grade 1/4.
• Water scarcity: very low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 4/4.
• Wastewater safely treated: 52.4 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (country figure) (United Nations Statistics Division / UN-Water, SDG Country Profiles (Indicator 6.3.1), 2024). Between 50 and 70: grade 1/4.
• Green space: 61.1 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (Media Komunikasi Geografi (Universitas Pendidikan Ganesha), 2025). At or above 40: grade 4/4.

Country context (World Economic Forum)

• Indonesia: #23 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
• Indonesia: #23 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026

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