Malé vs Pune

Malé and Pune are level on the TRAIL Index at 57. Malé grades better on 8 measures, Pune on 8; the same 37 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

Largest foreign market: 12.9 % of international arrivals or nights (country figure) (Maldives Ministry of Tourism, 2024). At or below 15: grade 4/4.
Recovery against 2019: 124.8 % of 2019 visitor nights reached in the latest full year (country figure) (Maldives Ministry of Tourism and Environment, Tourism Yearbook 2025, 2024). At or above 110: 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.
Wildfire and storm hazard: very low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 4/4.
Country disaster risk: 2.2 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.
Rent growth: 0 % change in rents over the last 12 months (Maldives Monetary Authority & Maldives Bureau of Statistics, CPI Statistics Database, 2024 to 2025). At or below 3: grade 4/4.
Tourism crisis and recovery plan: A written destination crisis plan (Ministry of Tourism, Republic of Maldives, 2023–2025). Grade 2/4.
Dedicated tourism funding: A dedicated source partly ring-fenced for residents, infrastructure or sustainability (Ministry of Climate Change, Environment and Energy / Ministry of Finance, Maldives, 2025). Grade 3/4.

Hotel bed or room occupancy: 70.5 % average annual occupancy (Horwath HTL, India Hotel Market Review 2025, 2025). Between 65 and 75: grade 3/4.
Wastewater safely treated: 61.2 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (Hindustan Times / Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), 2024–2025). Between 50 and 70: grade 1/4.
Municipal waste per resident: 152.1 kg per resident per year (Pune Municipal Corporation Solid Waste Management Department, 2025–2026). At or below 350: grade 4/4.
Green space: 11.2 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (Pune Municipal Corporation / Urban Acres, 2025–2026). Between 10 and 20: grade 1/4.
Short-let density: 0.3 short-term rental listings per 100 dwellings (AirDNA Market Report & Census of India (District Census Handbook Pune 2011), 2026). At or below 0.5: grade 4/4.
Access redundancy: 3 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Maharashtra Airport Development Company (MADC) / Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC), 2024). Between 3 and 4: grade 3/4.
Early warning and emergency plan: An updated city plan with public early warning for heat, flood or fire (Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) - Disaster Management Cell, 2024). Grade 3/4.
Government effectiveness: 67.5 World Bank WGI percentile rank, 0–100 (country figure) (World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, 2025). Between 60 and 80: grade 3/4.