Paris vs Vilnius

Paris leads Vilnius by 1 points on the TRAIL Index, 70 to 69. Paris grades better on 8 measures, Vilnius on 7; the same 37 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• TRAIL Index: Paris 70, Vilnius 69
• OECD: Paris 73, Vilnius 72
• UN Tourism: Paris 72, Vilnius 73
• UNDRR: Paris 66, Vilnius 70

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Paris 88, Vilnius 54
• Economy and jobs: Paris 92, Vilnius 92
• Climate and hazards: Paris 65, Vilnius 80
• Water and environment: Paris 63, Vilnius 81
• Community and housing: Paris 50, Vilnius 50
• Access and continuity: Paris 75, Vilnius 75

Where Paris is stronger

• Nights in the three busiest months: 27.1 % of annual nights (Insee, Number of nights spent at hotels - Total - Paris (Series 010598705), 2025). At or below 30: grade 4/4.
• Domestic share of nights: 46 % of nights by residents of the same country (region figure) (INSEE Flash Île-de-France, 'Un an après les Jeux Olympiques et Paralympiques, le tourisme francilien au plus haut en 2025', 2025). At or above 45: grade 4/4.
• Recovery against 2019: 110.3 % of 2019 visitor nights reached in the latest full year (Insee, Overnight stays - Total - In hotels - Paris (Series 010607170), 2025). At or above 110: grade 4/4.
• Average length of stay: 2.2 nights per visitor (metro figure) (Paris je t'aime - Office de Tourisme de Paris, Chiffres Clés 2024, 2024). Between 2.2 and 2.8: grade 2/4.
• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 80 % average annual occupancy (Coach Omnium / Insee, Panorama de l'hôtellerie parisienne, 2025). At or above 75: grade 4/4.
• Municipal waste per resident: 433 kg per resident per year (Ville de Paris, Rapport annuel sur le prix et la qualité du service public de prévention et de gestion des déchets ménagers et assimilés à Paris, 2023). Between 350 and 450: grade 3/4.
• Rent growth: 4.7 % change in rents over the last 12 months (SeLoger-Meilleurs Agents / Les Échos, Baromètre de l'investissement locatif, July 2025 – July 2026). Between 3 and 6: grade 3/4.
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: A written destination crisis plan (European Travel Commission, Crises in Tourism: Impacts and Lessons from European Destinations, 2024). Grade 2/4.

Where Vilnius is stronger

• Largest foreign market: 14.1 % of international arrivals or nights (Go Vilnius, „Go Vilnius“ 2024 metų veiklos ataskaita, 2024). At or below 15: grade 4/4.
• Flood hazard: low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 3/4.
• Wildfire and storm hazard: medium (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 2/4.
• Water scarcity: low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 3/4.
• Wastewater safely treated: 95.8 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (country figure) (United Nations SDG Indicators Database / UNECE Sustainable Development Goals Database, 2022). At or above 95: grade 4/4.
• Green space: 61 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (Husqvarna Urban Green Space Index (HUGSI) / City of Vilnius / EU Mayors, 2024). At or above 40: grade 4/4.
• Travel advisory: 1 stricter of the US and Canadian government advisory for the country, 1 (normal precautions) to 4 (do not travel) (country figure) (US State Department and Government of Canada travel advisories, 2026-09-29). At or below 1: grade 4/4.

Country context (World Economic Forum)

• France: #5 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
• Lithuania: #49 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026

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