Aden vs Mosul
Aden leads Mosul by 2 points on the CIRA Index, 27 to 25. Aden grades better on 5 measures, Mosul on 4; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.
Scores by each organisation's criteria
- CIRA Index: Aden 27, Mosul 25
- OECD: Aden 25, Mosul 28
- UN Tourism: Aden 31, Mosul 36
- UNDRR: Aden 12, Mosul 23
Theme by theme
- Demand and seasonality: Aden –, Mosul 100
- Economy and jobs: Aden 13, Mosul 25
- Climate and hazards: Aden 25, Mosul 20
- Water and environment: Aden 44, Mosul 44
- Community and housing: Aden –, Mosul –
- Access and continuity: Aden 8, Mosul 8
Where Aden is stronger
- Unemployment rate: 17.3 % of the labour force (country figure) (World Bank WDI, 2025). Between 12 and 18: grade 1/4.
- Wildfire and storm hazard: very low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 4/4.
- Wastewater safely treated: 52.4 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (country figure) (UN-Habitat & WHO via UN SDG Country Profiles (Indicator 6.3.1), 2024). Between 50 and 70: grade 1/4.
- Municipal waste per resident: 219 kg per resident per year (country figure) (ResearchGate / Sustainable solid waste management in Yemen: environmental, social aspects, and challenges, 2022). At or below 350: grade 4/4.
- Access redundancy: 2 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Port of Aden & FlightConnections / Aden International Airport Overview, 2025–2026). Between 2 and 3: grade 2/4.
Where Mosul is stronger
- Flood hazard: medium (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 2/4.
- 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.
- Green space: 21.7 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (Iraqi Journal of Science (University of Baghdad), 'Evaluation of the Land Cover Changes in Mosul City, Iraq, Using Remote Sensing and GIS', April 2023). Between 20 and 30: grade 2/4.
- Early warning and emergency plan: A city emergency plan exists, not updated in the last 3 years (UNDP Iraq, 'Mosul Dam Emergency Preparedness Plan', 2019–2021). Grade 2/4.
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