Damascus vs Mosul

Damascus leads Mosul by 1 points on the TRAIL Index, 26 to 25. Damascus grades better on 6 measures, Mosul on 3; the same 37 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• TRAIL Index: Damascus 26, Mosul 25
• OECD: Damascus 28, Mosul 28
• UN Tourism: Damascus 36, Mosul 36
• UNDRR: Damascus 22, Mosul 23

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Damascus 50, Mosul 100
• Economy and jobs: Damascus 13, Mosul 25
• Climate and hazards: Damascus 20, Mosul 20
• Water and environment: Damascus 42, Mosul 44
• Community and housing: Damascus 0, Mosul –
• Access and continuity: Damascus 21, Mosul 8

Where Damascus is stronger

• Unemployment rate: 13.6 % of the labour force (country figure) (Trading Economics / ILOSTAT, 2025). Between 12 and 18: grade 1/4.
• Tropical nights: 74.4 nights a year with a minimum at or above 20°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). Between 60 and 100: grade 1/4.
• Municipal waste per resident: 219 kg per resident per year (country figure) (Hemidat et al. / Academic Review of Solid Waste Management Status in Middle East Arab Countries, 2021). At or below 350: grade 4/4.
• Access redundancy: 2 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Wikipedia - Transport in Syria / Construction Briefing, 2025–2026). Between 2 and 3: grade 2/4.
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: Crisis communication only, ad hoc (Arabian Business / Al Arabiya English, 2026). Grade 1/4.
• Dedicated tourism funding: A promotion budget that depends each year on the general budget (Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA), 2026). Grade 1/4.

Where Mosul is stronger

• 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.
• Water scarcity: medium (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). 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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