Market comparison
Baghdad, Iraq vs Erbil, Iraq
Both columns are built from the catalog and the price index: Baghdad — 9 facilities from 8 operators, Erbil — 4 facilities from 4 operators. Where a benchmark or a tariff is not published, the cell says so.
Baghdad, Iraq
9
Tracked facilities · Operators: 8
Wholesale benchmark, $/kW/month: not published
Erbil, Iraq
4
Tracked facilities · Operators: 4
Wholesale benchmark, $/kW/month: not published
Markets side by side
| Field | Baghdad | Erbil |
|---|---|---|
| Tracked facilities | 9 | 4 |
| Operators | 8 | 4 |
| Published IT capacity | 12 MW (1 of 9 sites publish) | not published |
| Operational | 8 | 4 |
| Under construction / announced | 1 | 0 |
| Tier III+ certified sites | 8 | 3 |
| Sites with any certification | 8 | 3 |
| Liquid-cooled sites | 0 | 0 |
| AI-ready sites | 0 | 0 |
| Wholesale benchmark, $/kW/month | not published | not published |
| Benchmark change, yoy | not published | not published |
| Industrial power tariff, $/kWh | $0.046 | $0.046 |
| Average Coloprice Score | 28/100 across 9 sites | 26/100 across 4 sites |
| Latency between the two | not published | |
Counts are the Coloprice catalog as of 2026-10-01; benchmarks are the Colocation Price Index (Q3 2026). Operators publish some facts and not others — an empty cell means «not published», not zero.
Where they differ
Only fields both sides publish and where the values are not identical. This is not a judgement: the right choice depends on the workload, the contract and the site.
- Tracked facilities: Baghdad — 9; Erbil — 4
- Operators: Baghdad — 8; Erbil — 4
- Operational: Baghdad — 8; Erbil — 4
- Under construction / announced: Baghdad — 1; Erbil — 0
- Tier III+ certified sites: Baghdad — 8; Erbil — 3
- Sites with any certification: Baghdad — 8; Erbil — 3
- Average Coloprice Score: Baghdad — 28/100 across 9 sites; Erbil — 26/100 across 4 sites
Published for only one side: Published IT capacity.
Top facilities by score
Baghdad, Iraq
- Earthlink Telecommunications DC1 Earthlink Telecommunications
- International Smart Card QiCard ISC QiCard Payment Prefab Baghdad Data Center International Smart Card QiCard
- National Bank of Iraq Main Data Center-01 National Bank of Iraq
Erbil, Iraq
- Asiacell Erbil Data Center 2 Asiacell
- International Smart Card QiCard ISC QiCard Payment Erbil Data Center International Smart Card QiCard
- Newroz Telecom JISIR Data Center Newroz Telecom
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