Iraq Risk Assessment Indicators: District-Level Flood and Infrastructure Data

Risk assessment indicators for Iraq aggregated at the administrative level 2 (district) across seven thematic categories including flood exposure and demographics. Developed by the Heidelberg Institute for Geoinformation Technology (HeiGIT) using the GAIA Pipeline, it integrates data from WorldPop, OpenStreetMap, and Google Earth Engine.

Use Cases

• Calculating the percentage of vulnerable residents in flood zones using children_u5 and IRQ_ADM2_flood_exposure
• Mapping healthcare gaps by comparing hospitals_count with access_pop_hospitals_30min travel metrics
• Planning educational infrastructure based on education_count and access_pop_education_5km coverage

Strengths

• Admin level 2 granularity for sub-national analysis
• Integration of travel-time metrics (30, 60, 120 min) for service accessibility
• Multi-source synthesis from WorldPop, OSM, and Google Earth Engine

Limitations

• OpenStreetMap facility counts may be incomplete in remote or conflict-affected areas
• Demographic data relies on WorldPop statistical modeling rather than a recent national census
• Flood exposure indicators are derived from historical satellite data and may not reflect recent terrain changes

Provenance

Source

HeiGIT GAIA Pipeline

Collection Method

Aggregated from OpenStreetMap, WorldPop, and Google Earth Engine using openrouteservice for travel-time calculations.

Freshness

Last updated March 2026.

Geography

Iraq