Aleppo vs Mosul
Mosul leads Aleppo by 3 points on the CIRA Index, 25 to 22. Aleppo 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: Aleppo 22, Mosul 25
- OECD: Aleppo 23, Mosul 28
- UN Tourism: Aleppo 31, Mosul 36
- UNDRR: Aleppo 19, Mosul 23
Theme by theme
- Demand and seasonality: Aleppo –, Mosul 100
- Economy and jobs: Aleppo 13, Mosul 25
- Climate and hazards: Aleppo 10, Mosul 20
- Water and environment: Aleppo 44, Mosul 44
- Community and housing: Aleppo 0, Mosul –
- Access and continuity: Aleppo 21, Mosul 8
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.
- Access redundancy: 2 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Wego Travel Blog / Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA), 2026). Between 2 and 3: grade 2/4.
- Tourism crisis and recovery plan: Crisis communication only, ad hoc (Al Arabiya English, 2026). Grade 1/4.
- Dedicated tourism funding: A promotion budget that depends each year on the general budget (The National News, 2026). Grade 1/4.
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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