Surat vs Zhuhai

Surat and Zhuhai are level on the TRAIL Index at 65. Surat grades better on 6 measures, Zhuhai on 6; the same 37 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• TRAIL Index: Surat 65, Zhuhai 65
• OECD: Surat 62, Zhuhai 59
• UN Tourism: Surat 76, Zhuhai 71
• UNDRR: Surat 48, Zhuhai 58

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Surat 75, Zhuhai 30
• Economy and jobs: Surat 67, Zhuhai 83
• Climate and hazards: Surat 15, Zhuhai 45
• Water and environment: Surat 81, Zhuhai 81
• Community and housing: Surat 100, Zhuhai 88
• Access and continuity: Surat 56, Zhuhai 63

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.
• Largest foreign market: 18.1 % of international arrivals or nights (country figure) (Ministry of Tourism, Government of India, India Tourism Data Compendium 2025, 2024). Between 15 and 20: grade 3/4.
• Recovery against 2019: 114.9 % of 2019 visitor nights reached in the latest full year (country figure) (Ministry of Tourism, Government of India (via Press Information Bureau), 2024). At or above 110: grade 4/4.
• Municipal waste per resident: 164.3 kg per resident per year (Surat Municipal Corporation, 2019). At or below 350: grade 4/4.
• Tourism intensity: 1 visitor nights per resident per year (Government of Gujarat Tourism Department / Press Trust of India / The Times of India, 2023-24). At or below 5: grade 4/4.
• Access redundancy: 4 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Airports Authority of India & Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, 2024–2026). At or above 4: grade 4/4.

Where Zhuhai is stronger

• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 49.2 % average annual occupancy (country figure) (Ministry of Culture and Tourism / CEIC Data, 2024). Between 45 and 55: grade 1/4.
• Income per head: 44,754 GDP per capita, USD PPP (Zhuhai Municipal Bureau of Statistics & World Bank, 2024). Between 30,000 and 45,000: grade 2/4.
• Extreme heat days: 0.6 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.
• 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: 46.5 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (Zhuhai Municipal People's Government, 15th Five-Year Plan Outline of Zhuhai Municipality, 2025). At or above 40: grade 4/4.
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: A written destination crisis plan (Zhuhai Municipal Culture, Radio, Television, Tourism and Sports Bureau, 2023). 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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