// CITY_ASSESSMENT

How smart is Vienna?

Vienna scores 16.4% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #193 of 213 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.

Smart score

16.4%

Rank

#193 / 213

Criteria present

7 / 86

Evidence coverage

23.3%

Vienna's smart city score by area

Data, Digital & Smart Foundation50%

0 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 12 not assessed

Mobility & Transport69%

4 present · 3 partial · 1 absent · 4 not assessed

Environment, Energy & Climate50%

0 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 11 not assessed

Infrastructure, Water & Waste50%

1 present · 0 partial · 1 absent · 9 not assessed

Health, Education, Safety & Inclusion75%

2 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 9 not assessed

Economy, Innovation & Employment50%

0 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 6 not assessed

Governance, Resilience & Operating Model50%

0 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 13 not assessed

Where Vienna is strong

  • Health & Digital Health
  • Public Transport & Real-Time Information
  • Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles
  • Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin
  • Air Quality & Monitoring

Where the gaps are

  • Open Data & Transparency
  • Innovation & Economic Development
  • Governance & Smart-City Operating Model
  • Education & Digital Skills
  • Active & Shared Mobility

Evidence highlights

Public Transport & Real-Time Information · Public transport network

Vienna operates a well-developed public transport network including U-Bahn (metro), S-Bahn (suburban rail), trams (Bim), and buses, managed by Wiener Linien.

https://www.wien.gv.at/en/transportation/public-transport

Public Transport & Real-Time Information · Integrated / contactless ticketing

The WienMobil Ticketshop offers tickets for Vienna, Lower Austria (NÖ), and Burgenland, directing users to a VOR-Ticketshop, indicating an integrated ticketing system across multiple regions and likely modes of transport.

http://shop.wienmobil.at/

Housing & Urban Planning · Affordable housing programme

Vienna has an extensive affordable housing program, including 'Gemeindewohnungen' (municipal housing) and 'geförderte Wohnungen' (subsidized apartments) like 'SMART-Wohnungen', with significant annual investments in housing subsidies for construction, renov…

https://www.wienerwohnen.at/

Health & Digital Health · Healthcare provision data

Vienna's health network, Wiener Gesundheitsverbund, operates 7 clinics and 9 nursing homes, providing over 3/4 of hospital care services in Vienna, with approximately 244,000 inpatients and 5.2 million outpatient visits annually. Additionally, the 1450 Wien…

https://gesundheitsverbund.at/

About this assessment

Vienna was assessed against the 86 criteria of the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework on 2026-07-06 by AI agents gathering evidence from official public sources. Each criterion is marked present, partial or absent, and every finding links to where it was found — see how smart cities are measured. Scores refresh continuously as cities publish new evidence.