Surat vs Tianjin
Surat and Tianjin are level on the TRAIL Index at 65. Surat grades better on 3 measures, Tianjin on 6; the same 37 measures from public sources for both.
Scores by each organisation's criteria
- TRAIL Index: Surat 65, Tianjin 65
- OECD: Surat 62, Tianjin 60
- UN Tourism: Surat 76, Tianjin 74
- UNDRR: Surat 48, Tianjin 60
Theme by theme
- Demand and seasonality: Surat 75, Tianjin 31
- Economy and jobs: Surat 67, Tianjin 75
- Climate and hazards: Surat 15, Tianjin 45
- Water and environment: Surat 81, Tianjin 81
- Community and housing: Surat 100, Tianjin 100
- Access and continuity: Surat 56, Tianjin 67
Where Surat is stronger
- Nights in the three busiest months: 32 % 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.
- Average length of stay: 18 nights per visitor (country figure) (Ministry of Tourism, Government of India - India Tourism Data Compendium / Research & Analytics Portal, 2024). At or above 3.5: grade 4/4.
- Water scarcity: medium (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 2/4.
Where Tianjin is stronger
- Income per head: 33,119 GDP per capita, USD PPP (Tianjin Municipal Bureau of Statistics, Statistical Communiqué of Tianjin on the 2024 National Economic and Social Development & World Bank International Comparison Program / IMF WEO, 2024). Between 30,000 and 45,000: grade 2/4.
- Extreme heat days: 14.2 days a year at or above 35°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). Between 5 and 15: grade 3/4.
- Tropical nights: 87.8 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.
- Country disaster risk: 2.9 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.
- Green space: 40 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (Tianjin Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese (Tianjin Municipal Government release), 2024). At or above 40: grade 4/4.
- Tourism crisis and recovery plan: A written destination crisis plan (Tianjin Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism, 2026). Grade 2/4.
Country context (World Economic Forum)
- India: #31 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
- China: #8 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
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