La Paz vs Manaus
La Paz and Manaus are level on the TRAIL Index at 61. La Paz grades better on 6 measures, Manaus on 7; the same 37 measures from public sources for both.
Scores by each organisation's criteria
- TRAIL Index: La Paz 61, Manaus 61
- OECD: La Paz 57, Manaus 57
- UN Tourism: La Paz 59, Manaus 62
- UNDRR: La Paz 47, Manaus 42
Theme by theme
- Demand and seasonality: La Paz 63, Manaus 70
- Economy and jobs: La Paz 56, Manaus 58
- Climate and hazards: La Paz 60, Manaus 35
- Water and environment: La Paz 63, Manaus 63
- Community and housing: La Paz 75, Manaus 92
- Access and continuity: La Paz 46, Manaus 46
Where La Paz is stronger
- Nights in the three busiest months: 30.7 % of annual nights (country figure) (World Economic Forum, TTDI 2026 (data: UN Tourism by United Nations World Tourism Organization), 2024, 2025 moving average). Between 30 and 35: grade 3/4.
- Unemployment rate: 4.1 % of the labour force (region figure) (Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) - Encuesta Continua de Empleo (ECE), via Red Bolivisión, Q2 2026). At or below 5: grade 4/4.
- Extreme heat days: 0 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.
- Municipal waste per resident: 222.7 kg per resident per year (Swisscontact, 2022). At or below 350: grade 4/4.
- Tourism crisis and recovery plan: Crisis communication only, ad hoc (Agencia Boliviana de Información (ABI) / Ministerio de Turismo Sostenible, 2026). Grade 1/4.
Where Manaus is stronger
- Largest foreign market: 24.1 % of international arrivals or nights (region figure) (Empresa Estadual de Turismo do Amazonas (Amazonastur) via Governo do Estado do Amazonas, 2023). Between 20 and 30: grade 2/4.
- Hotel bed or room occupancy: 60.5 % average annual occupancy (region figure) (FOHB (Fórum de Operadores Hoteleiros do Brasil) / Braztoa, Anuário 2026, 2024). Between 55 and 65: grade 2/4.
- Income per head: 25,773 GDP per capita, USD PPP (IBGE - Produto Interno Bruto dos Municípios & World Bank Open Data, 2023). Between 15,000 and 30,000: grade 1/4.
- Wildfire and storm hazard: medium (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 2/4.
- Water scarcity: very low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 4/4.
- Short-let density: 0.4 short-term rental listings per 100 dwellings (AirDNA / ResearchGate study on Airbnb in Brazilian metropolises & IBGE Censo Demográfico 2022 (Implurb Manaus), 2023). At or below 0.5: grade 4/4.
- Government effectiveness: 44.8 World Bank WGI percentile rank, 0–100 (country figure) (World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, 2025). Between 40 and 60: grade 2/4.
Country context (World Economic Forum)
- Bolivia: #92 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
- Brazil: #32 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
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