Singapore vs Tokyo

Singapore leads Tokyo by 4 points on the TRAIL Index, 85 to 81. Singapore grades better on 7 measures, Tokyo on 5; the same 37 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• TRAIL Index: Singapore 85, Tokyo 81
• OECD: Singapore 82, Tokyo 79
• UN Tourism: Singapore 92, Tokyo 87
• UNDRR: Singapore 81, Tokyo 74

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Singapore 75, Tokyo 92
• Economy and jobs: Singapore 94, Tokyo 100
• Climate and hazards: Singapore 55, Tokyo 45
• Water and environment: Singapore 100, Tokyo 81
• Community and housing: Singapore 94, Tokyo 75
• Access and continuity: Singapore 92, Tokyo 92

Where Singapore is stronger

• Largest foreign market: 18.3 % of international arrivals or nights (Singapore Tourism Board, 2025). Between 15 and 20: grade 3/4.
• Extreme heat days: 0.4 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: medium (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 2/4.
• Green space: 40 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (Singapore Green Plan 2030 (Government of Singapore), 2026). At or above 40: grade 4/4.
• Rent growth: 1.7 % change in rents over the last 12 months (URA private residential rental index (162.5 in Q2 2026), year-on-year change as reported by ERA Research, Q2 2026 (year on year)). At or below 3: grade 4/4.
• Resident support for tourism: 70 % of residents who say tourism benefits them or the city (Singapore Tourism Board via The Straits Times, 2025). At or above 70: grade 4/4.
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: A plan tested in an exercise or a real event, with lessons published (Singapore Tourism Board (STB), 2024–2026). Grade 4/4.

Where Tokyo is stronger

• Domestic share of nights: 48.5 % of nights by residents of the same country (region figure) (Japan Tourism Agency (MLIT), Overnight Travel Statistics Survey (2024 Final), 2024). At or above 45: grade 4/4.
• Recovery against 2019: 140.5 % of 2019 visitor nights reached in the latest full year (region figure) (Japan Tourism Agency (JTA), Overnight Travel Statistics Survey (宿泊旅行統計調査), 2024). At or above 110: grade 4/4.
• Average length of stay: 5.2 nights per visitor (region figure) (Japan Tourism Agency (JTA) International Tourist Survey / Osaka Prefecture analysis, Apr–Dec 2023). At or above 3.5: grade 4/4.
• Tropical nights: 93.6 nights a year with a minimum at or above 20°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). Between 60 and 100: grade 1/4.
• Dedicated tourism funding: A dedicated source partly ring-fenced for residents, infrastructure or sustainability (Tokyo Metropolitan Government Bureau of Taxation / The Standard, 2026). Grade 3/4.

Country context (World Economic Forum)

• Singapore: #13 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
• Japan: #1 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026

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