Karachi vs Peshawar

Peshawar leads Karachi by 1 points on the TRAIL Index, 46 to 45. Karachi grades better on 3 measures, Peshawar on 3; the same 37 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• TRAIL Index: Karachi 45, Peshawar 46
• OECD: Karachi 43, Peshawar 44
• UN Tourism: Karachi 45, Peshawar 54
• UNDRR: Karachi 30, Peshawar 33

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Karachi 56, Peshawar 67
• Economy and jobs: Karachi 63, Peshawar 56
• Climate and hazards: Karachi 20, Peshawar 15
• Water and environment: Karachi 31, Peshawar 44
• Community and housing: Karachi 50, Peshawar 50
• Access and continuity: Karachi 38, Peshawar 38

Where Karachi is stronger

• Average length of stay: 6.2 nights per visitor (AirROI, Karachi, Sindh Airbnb Data 2026: Occupancy, Revenue & STR Market Report, August 2025 – July 2026). At or above 3.5: grade 4/4.
• Unemployment rate: 5.1 % of the labour force (region figure) (Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, Labour Force Survey 2024-25, 2024–2025). Between 5 and 8: grade 3/4.
• Extreme heat days: 27.2 days a year at or above 35°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). Between 15 and 30: grade 2/4.

Where Peshawar is stronger

• Flood hazard: medium (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 2/4.
• Water scarcity: medium (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 2/4.
• Wastewater safely treated: 52.4 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (country figure) (United Nations SDG Country Profiles / WHO / UN-Habitat (SDG Indicator 6.3.1), 2024). Between 50 and 70: grade 1/4.

Country context (World Economic Forum)

• Pakistan: #95 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
• Pakistan: #95 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026

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