WTLG Intelligence

Iraq Relocation Intelligence

A data-driven view of Iraq as a relocation destination across the cities covered by WhereToLiveGuide.

Median City RAS 56.3 across 5 covered cities
Cities Covered5
Highest-Ranked CityErbil
Migration Momentum41.6
MethodologyRAS-1.0
Median Coverage100.0%

Destination summary

Iraq at a glance

All values describe the WTLG cities currently covered in Iraq. They are not a new country attractiveness score.

Cities covered
5
Median city RAS
56.3
Mean city RAS
55.6
Highest city RAS
59.9
Lowest city RAS
52.7
RAS range
7.2

Covered-city distribution

RAS across Iraq's covered cities

Stored RAS-1.0 results, sorted highest to lowest.

Erbil59.9
Karbala56.3
Najaf56.3
Baghdad53.1
Basra52.7

City universe

Iraq city rankings

Complete City Intelligence profiles are linked where available; other cities retain their city-guide links.

Iraq RankCityRASGlobal RankData Coverage
#1ErbilIntelligence profile59.9#348100.0%
#2KarbalaIntelligence profile56.3#377100.0%
#3NajafIntelligence profile56.3#378100.0%
#4BaghdadIntelligence profile53.1#389100.0%
#5BasraIntelligence profile52.7#392100.0%

Destination profile

Iraq covered-city component medians

Component medians remain separate measures and are not combined into a country score.

ComponentIraq medianGlobal 404-city medianDifferenceObservations
RAS56.368.3-12.05
Cost96.070.0+26.05
Safety40.076.0-36.05
Healthcare50.071.0-21.05
Visa40.065.0-25.05
Tax60.058.0+2.05
Internet53.091.0-38.05
Climate40.072.0-32.05

Cost range

Covered-city cost context

Monthly budget range
$1,200-$3,800
Budget observations
5 cities
Median 1BR rent
$850
Rent observations
5 cities

Based on WTLG cities currently covered in Iraq. These are not official national cost statistics.

Country-level signal

Iraq Migration Momentum

MMS-1.0 score
41.6
Comparison
2024 vs 2020
International migrant stock
370,980
Share of population
0.8%

Migration Momentum is a country-level structural signal based on changes in international migrant stock. Migrant stock is not annual flow and does not describe migration into a specific city.

Variation

Component dispersion

Minimum, median and maximum normalized scores show which factors vary most among the covered cities.

ComponentMinimumMedianMaximumRange
Cost93.096.0100.07.0
Safety30.040.050.020.0
Healthcare40.050.050.010.0
Visa40.040.040.00.0
Tax60.060.060.00.0
Internet46.053.065.019.0
Climate30.040.060.030.0

Market context

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