Zhengzhou vs Zhuhai
Zhuhai leads Zhengzhou by 4 points on the TRAIL Index, 65 to 61. Zhengzhou grades better on 3 measures, Zhuhai on 3; the same 37 measures from public sources for both.
Scores by each organisation's criteria
- TRAIL Index: Zhengzhou 61, Zhuhai 65
- OECD: Zhengzhou 60, Zhuhai 59
- UN Tourism: Zhengzhou 74, Zhuhai 71
- UNDRR: Zhengzhou 55, Zhuhai 58
Theme by theme
- Demand and seasonality: Zhengzhou 50, Zhuhai 30
- Economy and jobs: Zhengzhou 83, Zhuhai 83
- Climate and hazards: Zhengzhou 30, Zhuhai 45
- Water and environment: Zhengzhou 81, Zhuhai 81
- Community and housing: Zhengzhou 92, Zhuhai 88
- Access and continuity: Zhengzhou 58, Zhuhai 63
Where Zhengzhou is stronger
- Largest foreign market: 30 % of international arrivals or nights (region figure) (Xinhua / Ctrip 2025 National Day & Mid-Autumn Festival Travel Report, Oct 2025). Between 20 and 30: grade 2/4.
- Recovery against 2019: 130.4 % of 2019 visitor nights reached in the latest full year (Zhengzhou Municipal Bureau of Statistics, 2024 and 2019 Statistical Communiqués on National Economic and Social Development of Zhengzhou, 2024). At or above 110: grade 4/4.
- Municipal waste per resident: 306.6 kg per resident per year (Henan Provincial Department of Ecology and Environment report cited via China Philanthropy Times / Zhengzhou Municipal Bureau of Statistics, 2024). At or below 350: grade 4/4.
Where Zhuhai is stronger
- 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.
- Water scarcity: medium (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 2/4.
- 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)
- China: #8 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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