Kyiv vs Saint Petersburg

Kyiv and Saint Petersburg are level on the TRAIL Index at 40. Kyiv grades better on 1 measures, Saint Petersburg on 12; the same 37 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• TRAIL Index: Kyiv 40, Saint Petersburg 40
• OECD: Kyiv 51, Saint Petersburg 75
• UN Tourism: Kyiv 49, Saint Petersburg 76
• UNDRR: Kyiv 49, Saint Petersburg 63

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Kyiv 31, Saint Petersburg 80
• Economy and jobs: Kyiv 42, Saint Petersburg 83
• Climate and hazards: Kyiv 67, Saint Petersburg 75
• Water and environment: Kyiv 50, Saint Petersburg 69
• Community and housing: Kyiv 69, Saint Petersburg 100
• Access and continuity: Kyiv 38, Saint Petersburg 46

Where Kyiv is stronger

• Green space: 42 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (Husqvarna Urban Green Space Index (HUGSI), 2023). At or above 40: grade 4/4.

Where Saint Petersburg is stronger

• Largest foreign market: 16.6 % of international arrivals or nights (Saint Petersburg Tourism Development Committee / Turbarometer of Saint Petersburg, 2024). Between 15 and 20: grade 3/4.
• Average length of stay: 3 nights per visitor (Ostrovok via Delovoy Peterburg / Turbometer of Saint Petersburg analysis, May–September 2026). Between 2.8 and 3.5: grade 3/4.
• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 62.1 % average annual occupancy (Hotel Advisors / Fontanka, Jan–Aug 2026). Between 55 and 65: grade 2/4.
• Unemployment rate: 1.8 % of the labour force (Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat) via CyberLeninka analysis, 2025). At or below 5: grade 4/4.
• Income per head: 49,568 GDP per capita, USD PPP (country figure) (World Bank WDI, 2025). Between 45,000 and 60,000: grade 3/4.
• Economic diversity: 73.1 % of employment outside accommodation, food, retail and transport (Petrostat (Territorial Body of the Federal State Statistics Service for Saint Petersburg and Leningrad Region), Socio-Economic Situation of Saint Petersburg, January–March 2026). Between 72 and 80: grade 3/4.
• Tropical nights: 4.2 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.
• Country disaster risk: 3.8 INFORM Risk index, 0–10 (country figure) (INFORM Risk (European Commission JRC), INFORM Risk Mid 2026, 2026). Between 3.5 and 5: grade 2/4.
• Wastewater safely treated: 99.8 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (RAVV-Congress / Vodexpo (reporting SUE Vodokanal of St. Petersburg data), 2024). At or above 95: grade 4/4.
• Municipal waste per resident: 316 kg per resident per year (Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs of St. Petersburg / Committee for Nature Management of St. Petersburg & Rosstat, 2024). At or below 350: grade 4/4.
• Rent growth: 2 % change in rents over the last 12 months (Dom.RF / NSP.ru, April 2025 – April 2026). At or below 3: grade 4/4.
• Access redundancy: 4 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Administration of St. Petersburg / Transport Complex of Saint Petersburg, 2024). At or above 4: grade 4/4.

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