Baghdad

Baghdad, Iraq, scores 40 on the CIRA Index of tourism resilience, #272 of 309 destinations. 22 of 29 measures come from public sources, with 64% confidence. Every grade below states its value, period and source.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: 40
• OECD: 40
• UN Tourism: 51
• UNDRR: 23

Travel advisory at the highest level (do not travel): the CIRA score is capped at 40. Without the cap: 48.

Strongest

• Average length of stay: 5 nights per visitor (region figure) (Iraq Central Statistical Organization (CSO) / Authority of Statistics and Geographic Information Systems, Hotels and Tourist Accommodation Establishments Survey 2024, 2024). At or above 3.5: grade 4/4.
• Domestic share of nights: 72 % of nights by residents of the same country (country figure) (Central Statistical Organization (CSO) / The New Region, 2023). At or above 45: grade 4/4.
• Jobs in tourism industries: 1.7 % of employment in accommodation and food services (country figure) (ILO / Central Statistical Organization (CSO) Iraq, Iraq Labour Force Survey 2021, 2021). At or below 8: grade 4/4.

Weakest

• Travel advisory: 4 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). Above 3: grade 0/4.
• Government effectiveness: 11.8 World Bank WGI percentile rank, 0–100 (country figure) (World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, 2025). Below 20: grade 0/4.
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: No tourism crisis or recovery plan found (Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Antiquities / Iraqi Tourism Board, 2024–2025). Grade 0/4.

Every measure, by theme

Demand and seasonality: 100

• Nights in the three busiest months: not measured yet
• Domestic share of nights: 72 % of nights by residents of the same country (country figure) (Central Statistical Organization (CSO) / The New Region, 2023). At or above 45: grade 4/4. Source
• Largest foreign market: not measured yet
• Recovery against 2019: not measured yet
• Average length of stay: 5 nights per visitor (region figure) (Iraq Central Statistical Organization (CSO) / Authority of Statistics and Geographic Information Systems, Hotels and Tourist Accommodation Establishments Survey 2024, 2024). At or above 3.5: grade 4/4. Source
• Hotel bed or room occupancy: not measured yet

Economy and jobs: 56

• Jobs in tourism industries: 1.7 % of employment in accommodation and food services (country figure) (ILO / Central Statistical Organization (CSO) Iraq, Iraq Labour Force Survey 2021, 2021). At or below 8: grade 4/4. Source
• Unemployment rate: 9.3 % of the labour force (region figure) (Ministry of Planning, National Committee for Sustainable Development / EUAA, 2021). Between 8 and 12: grade 2/4. Source
• Income per head: 12,192 GDP per capita, USD PPP (country figure) (TheGlobalEconomy / World Bank, 2025). Below 15,000: grade 0/4. Source
• Economic diversity: 75.8 % of employment outside accommodation, food, retail and transport (country figure) (ILO / Central Statistical Organization (CSO) Iraq, Iraq Labour Force Survey 2021, 2021). Between 72 and 80: grade 3/4. Source

Climate and hazards: 15

• Extreme heat days: 166.2 days a year at or above 35°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). Above 60: grade 0/4. Source
• Tropical nights: 185.6 nights a year with a minimum at or above 20°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). Above 100: grade 0/4. Source
• Flood hazard: high (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 1/4. Source
• Wildfire and storm hazard: high (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 1/4. Source
• Country disaster risk: 5.7 INFORM Risk index, 0–10 (country figure) (INFORM Risk (European Commission JRC), INFORM Risk Mid 2026, 2026). Between 5 and 6.5: grade 1/4. Source

Water and environment: 31

• Water scarcity: medium (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 2/4. Source
• Wastewater safely treated: 52.4 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (country figure) (UN-Water / WHO / UN-Habitat SDG 6 Country Profiles, 2024). Between 50 and 70: grade 1/4. Source
• Municipal waste per resident: 485.5 kg per resident per year (ELE ENERGY / Central Statistical Organization (CSO) Iraq, 2022). Between 450 and 550: grade 2/4. Source
• Green space: 4.5 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (Kurdistan24 / Iraqi environmental organizations, 2025). Below 10: grade 0/4. Source

Community and housing: 75

• Tourism intensity: not measured yet
• Cruise pressure: not measured yet
• Rent growth: 3.1 % change in rents over the last 12 months (country figure) (Ahmad Khalaf (citing Central Statistical Organization Iraq), 2024). Between 3 and 6: grade 3/4. Source
• Short-let density: not measured yet
• Resident support for tourism: not measured yet

Access and continuity: 21

• Access redundancy: 3 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (World Bank, Iraq Railways Extension and Modernization Project / Iraq Ministry of Transport, 2025). Between 3 and 4: grade 3/4. Source
• Air traffic recovery: not measured yet
• Rail share of intercity access: not measured yet
• Rail traffic recovery: not measured yet
• Largest airline group share: not measured yet
• Air route concentration: not measured yet
• Early warning and emergency plan: A national system only; no city plan found (UNDRR & Iraqi Ministry of Interior, 2024–2026). Grade 1/4. Source
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: No tourism crisis or recovery plan found (Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Antiquities / Iraqi Tourism Board, 2024–2025). Grade 0/4. Source
• Government effectiveness: 11.8 World Bank WGI percentile rank, 0–100 (country figure) (World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, 2025). Below 20: grade 0/4. Source
• Travel advisory: 4 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). Above 3: grade 0/4. Source
• Dedicated tourism funding: A promotion budget that depends each year on the general budget (Ministry of Finance of Iraq, Federal Budget Law, 2023–2025). Grade 1/4. Source

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