Taoyuan vs Tianjin

Taoyuan and Tianjin are level on the TRAIL Index at 65. Taoyuan grades better on 5 measures, Tianjin on 7; the same 37 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• TRAIL Index: Taoyuan 65, Tianjin 65
• OECD: Taoyuan 62, Tianjin 60
• UN Tourism: Taoyuan 65, Tianjin 74
• UNDRR: Taoyuan 59, Tianjin 60

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Taoyuan 75, Tianjin 31
• Economy and jobs: Taoyuan 100, Tianjin 75
• Climate and hazards: Taoyuan 25, Tianjin 45
• Water and environment: Taoyuan 42, Tianjin 81
• Community and housing: Taoyuan 100, Tianjin 100
• Access and continuity: Taoyuan 60, Tianjin 67

Where Taoyuan is stronger

• Average length of stay: 7 nights per visitor (country figure) (Tourism Administration, Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC), R.O.C. (Taiwan), '2024 Annual Survey Report on Visitors Expenditure and Trends in Taiwan', 2024). At or above 3.5: 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.
• Unemployment rate: 3.4 % of the labour force (Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics (DGBAS), Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of China 2024 (Table 9 / Table 13-1), 2024). At or below 5: grade 4/4.
• Income per head: 80,091 GDP per capita, USD PPP (country figure) (The Atlas of Economic Complexity / Harvard CID & World Bank / IMF, 2024). At or above 60,000: grade 4/4.
• 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.

Where Tianjin is stronger

• 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.
• Wastewater safely treated: 98.5 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development of the People's Republic of China (MOHURD) / 2022 Urban Construction Statistical Bulletin of Tianjin, 2022). At or above 95: grade 4/4.
• Municipal waste per resident: 296.6 kg per resident per year (China Association of Circular Economy & Tianjin Municipal Bureau of Statistics, 2024). At or below 350: grade 4/4.
• 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.
• Access redundancy: 4 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Capital Airports Holdings & China Highlights Transportation Guides, 2025–2026). At or above 4: 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)

• China: #8 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026

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