Aleppo vs Beirut

Beirut leads Aleppo by 4 points on the CIRA Index, 26 to 22. Aleppo grades better on 3 measures, Beirut on 3; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: Aleppo 22, Beirut 26
• OECD: Aleppo 23, Beirut 25
• UN Tourism: Aleppo 31, Beirut 24
• UNDRR: Aleppo 19, Beirut 29

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Aleppo –, Beirut 8
• Economy and jobs: Aleppo 13, Beirut 19
• Climate and hazards: Aleppo 10, Beirut 40
• Water and environment: Aleppo 44, Beirut 31
• Community and housing: Aleppo 0, Beirut 0
• Access and continuity: Aleppo 21, Beirut 21

Where Aleppo is stronger

• Unemployment rate: 13.6 % of the labour force (country figure) (International Labour Organization (ILOEST) via Trading Economics / World Bank WDI, 2025). Between 12 and 18: grade 1/4.
• Municipal waste per resident: 237.3 kg per resident per year (country figure) (World Bank / Springer Nature, Solid waste management status made in Middle East Arab countries: a review, 2021). At or below 350: grade 4/4.
• Green space: 10.2 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (UN-Habitat, SDG11+ Sustainable Development Goals as a monitoring tool for area-based recovery interventions in Syria, 2021). Between 10 and 20: grade 1/4.

Where Beirut is stronger

• Extreme heat days: 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.
• Flood hazard: medium (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 2/4.
• Country disaster risk: 6.4 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.

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