Tainan vs Taoyuan
Tainan leads Taoyuan by 4 points on the TRAIL Index, 69 to 65. Tainan grades better on 5 measures, Taoyuan on 3; the same 37 measures from public sources for both.
Scores by each organisation's criteria
- TRAIL Index: Tainan 69, Taoyuan 65
- OECD: Tainan 68, Taoyuan 62
- UN Tourism: Tainan 67, Taoyuan 65
- UNDRR: Tainan 73, Taoyuan 59
Theme by theme
- Demand and seasonality: Tainan 60, Taoyuan 75
- Economy and jobs: Tainan 100, Taoyuan 100
- Climate and hazards: Tainan 50, Taoyuan 25
- Water and environment: Tainan 42, Taoyuan 42
- Community and housing: Tainan 100, Taoyuan 100
- Access and continuity: Tainan 75, Taoyuan 60
Where Tainan is stronger
- Extreme heat days: 0.2 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.
- Green space: 32 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (Taiwan Forestry Research Institute / Taipei Times, 2021). Between 30 and 40: grade 3/4.
- Access redundancy: 4 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Civil Aeronautics Administration & TIPC Port of Anping & Taiwan Railway / THSR, 2024–2026). At or above 4: grade 4/4.
- Early warning and emergency plan: An updated, tested plan that names visitors and tourism operators, with warnings in several languages (National Fire Agency, Ministry of the Interior & Tainan City Government Disaster Prevention Office, 2024–2025). Grade 4/4.
- Tourism crisis and recovery plan: A written destination crisis plan (Tainan City Government Tourism Bureau, 2024). Grade 2/4.
Where Taoyuan is stronger
- Largest foreign market: 10.3 % of international arrivals or nights (Taoyuan City Government Department of Tourism, 113年桃園市觀光旅館住客人數－國籍別, 2024). At or below 15: grade 4/4.
- Hotel bed or room occupancy: 68 % average annual occupancy (Taoyuan City Government Department of Tourism / China Times, 2024). Between 65 and 75: grade 3/4.
- Wastewater safely treated: 72.2 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (National Land Management Agency (NLMA), Ministry of the Interior, Taiwan - Planning and Construction of Sewerage Systems (下水道系統之規劃與建設), 2023). Between 70 and 85: grade 2/4.
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