Pattaya vs Tbilisi

Pattaya and Tbilisi are level on the TRAIL Index at 68. Pattaya grades better on 11 measures, Tbilisi on 8; the same 37 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• TRAIL Index: Pattaya 68, Tbilisi 68
• OECD: Pattaya 64, Tbilisi 58
• UN Tourism: Pattaya 62, Tbilisi 67
• UNDRR: Pattaya 59, Tbilisi 49

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Pattaya 90, Tbilisi 67
• Economy and jobs: Pattaya 75, Tbilisi 44
• Climate and hazards: Pattaya 50, Tbilisi 55
• Water and environment: Pattaya 25, Tbilisi 75
• Community and housing: Pattaya 100, Tbilisi 100
• Access and continuity: Pattaya 58, Tbilisi 54

Where Pattaya is stronger

• Nights in the three busiest months: 29.7 % of annual nights (country figure) (World Economic Forum, TTDI 2026 (data: UN Tourism by United Nations World Tourism Organization), 2024, 2025 moving average). At or below 30: grade 4/4.
• Domestic share of nights: 57.8 % of nights by residents of the same country (region figure) (Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) Pattaya Office via Pattaya Mail, Jan–Nov 2024). At or above 45: grade 4/4.
• Largest foreign market: 18.2 % of international arrivals or nights (TravelMole / Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), 2025). Between 15 and 20: grade 3/4.
• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 71 % average annual occupancy (CBRE Thailand / Horwath HTL via Market Intelligence Report, 2024). Between 65 and 75: grade 3/4.
• Unemployment rate: 0.4 % of the labour force (region figure) (Eastern Economic Corridor Office (EECO) / National Statistical Office (NSO) Labour Force Survey, EEC Quarterly Economic Report: Q3 2025 Developments and Outlook, Q3 2025). At or below 5: grade 4/4.
• Income per head: 54,948 GDP per capita, USD PPP (region figure) (Office of the National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC), Gross Regional and Provincial Product Chain Volume Measure 2022 Edition & World Bank WDI, 2022). Between 45,000 and 60,000: grade 3/4.
• Economic diversity: 69.2 % of employment outside accommodation, food, retail and transport (country figure) (Bank of Thailand / National Statistical Office, Labour Force Survey (Table EC_RL_009_S4), July 2026). Between 64 and 72: grade 2/4.
• Extreme heat days: 5 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.
• Flood hazard: low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 3/4.
• Access redundancy: 4 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Eastern Economic Corridor Office / State Railway of Thailand / Marine Department, 2025). At or above 4: grade 4/4.
• Early warning and emergency plan: An updated city plan with public early warning for heat, flood or fire (Pattaya Mail, 2026). Grade 3/4.

Where Tbilisi is stronger

• Jobs in tourism industries: 5.3 % of employment in accommodation and food services (country figure) (National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat), Number of Employees in Business Sector, I Quarter, 2025, Q1 2025). At or below 8: grade 4/4.
• Tropical nights: 44.2 nights a year with a minimum at or above 20°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). Between 30 and 60: grade 2/4.
• Country disaster risk: 3.4 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.
• Water scarcity: very low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 4/4.
• Wastewater safely treated: 50.2 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (country figure) (United Nations Statistics Division / UN Global SDG Database, Indicator 6.3.1, 2022). Between 50 and 70: grade 1/4.
• Municipal waste per resident: 302.2 kg per resident per year (country figure) (National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) via ResearchGate / The Caloric Value of Municipal Solid Waste Generated in Georgia for Energy Recovery, 2023). At or below 350: grade 4/4.
• Government effectiveness: 61.8 World Bank WGI percentile rank, 0–100 (country figure) (World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, 2025). Between 60 and 80: grade 3/4.
• 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)

• Thailand: #38 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
• Georgia: #40 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026

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