Beirut vs Mosul
Beirut leads Mosul by 1 points on the CIRA Index, 26 to 25. Beirut grades better on 4 measures, Mosul on 3; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.
Scores by each organisation's criteria
- CIRA Index: Beirut 26, Mosul 25
- OECD: Beirut 25, Mosul 28
- UN Tourism: Beirut 24, Mosul 36
- UNDRR: Beirut 29, Mosul 23
Theme by theme
- Demand and seasonality: Beirut 8, Mosul 100
- Economy and jobs: Beirut 19, Mosul 25
- Climate and hazards: Beirut 40, Mosul 20
- Water and environment: Beirut 31, Mosul 44
- Community and housing: Beirut 0, Mosul –
- Access and continuity: Beirut 21, Mosul 8
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.
- Access redundancy: 2 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Wikipedia / Investment Development Authority of Lebanon (IDAL), 2024–2026). Between 2 and 3: grade 2/4.
- Tourism crisis and recovery plan: Crisis communication only, ad hoc (L'Orient Today / Ministry of Tourism, 2024–2026). Grade 1/4.
- Dedicated tourism funding: A promotion budget that depends each year on the general budget (Lebanese Ministry of Finance / Institut des Finances Basil Fuleihan, 2024–2026). Grade 1/4.
Where Mosul is stronger
- Economic diversity: 73.1 % of employment outside accommodation, food, retail and transport (country figure) (ILO / Central Statistical Organization (CSO) Iraq Labour Force Survey 2021 (cited via Ministry of Planning & ILO Iraq National Strategy), 2021). Between 72 and 80: grade 3/4.
- 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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