// CITY_ASSESSMENT

How smart is Bangkok?

Bangkok scores 40.2% against the DC20 smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #159 of 213 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.

Smart score

40.2%

Rank

#159 / 213

Criteria present

27 / 82

Evidence coverage

48.8%

Bangkok's smart city score by area

Data & Digital Foundation80%

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

Mobility67%

1 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 13 not assessed

Environment & Resources88%

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

Governance & People85%

9 present · 4 partial · 0 absent · 7 not assessed

Economy & Method100%

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

Where Bangkok is strong

  • Digital Twin
  • Citizen Engagement & Participation
  • Digital Inclusion & Literacy
  • Innovation Ecosystem
  • Interoperability & Open Standards

Where the gaps are

  • Smart Traffic & Adaptive Signals
  • Resilience & Climate Adaptation
  • Smart Water & Waste
  • City Data Platform / Urban Data Exchange
  • Real-time Public Transit Intelligence

Evidence highlights

City Data Platform / Urban Data Exchange · Operational dashboards / city ops center

Bangkok has operational dashboards, evidenced by the BMA Flood Risk Dashboard, which provides real-time information for flood management.

https://floodmanagement.bangkok.go.th/superset/dashboard/bma-flood-risk

Interoperability & Open Standards · Open data standards

Bangkok and Thailand have multiple government-run open data portals, including data.go.th, data.bangkok.go.th, govspending.data.go.th, and opendata.mea.or.th, indicating an adoption of open data principles.

https://data.go.th

About this assessment

Bangkok was assessed against the 82 criteria of the DC20 smart city framework on 2026-06-26 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.