// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Barcelona?
Barcelona scores 75.9% against the DC20 smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #33 of 213 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
75.9%
Rank
#33 / 213
Criteria present
55 / 82
Evidence coverage
84.1%
Barcelona's smart city score by area
13 present · 5 partial · 1 absent · 2 not assessed
10 present · 3 partial · 2 absent · 1 not assessed
9 present · 5 partial · 1 absent · 2 not assessed
16 present · 1 partial · 1 absent · 2 not assessed
7 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 1 not assessed
Where Barcelona is strong
- ▸Interoperability & Open Standards
- ▸Integrated Multimodal Mobility (MaaS)
- ▸Digital Government / e-Services
- ▸Citizen Engagement & Participation
- ▸Innovation Ecosystem
Where the gaps are
- ▸Digital Twin
- ▸Real-time Public Transit Intelligence
- ▸Smart Energy & Buildings
- ▸Public Safety & Emergency Response
Evidence highlights
City Data Platform / Urban Data Exchange · Data sharing / exchange
Barcelona has an official open data portal (opendata-ajuntament.barcelona.cat) which serves as a mechanism for sharing data from public actors with the public and private sectors.
https://opendata-ajuntament.barcelona.cat/data/en/dataset/?q=architecture&sort=score+desc%2C+metadata_modified+descEV & Active-Travel Infrastructure · Public EV charging network
Barcelona has a public electric vehicle charging network called Endolla Barcelona, which includes over 1,000 charging points for motorcycles and cars, with a goal to reach 3,000.
https://opendata-ajuntament.barcelona.cat/data/en/dataset/punts-recarrega-vehicles-electricsEV & Active-Travel Infrastructure · Pedestrian-priority / LTNs
Barcelona has implemented pedestrian-priority schemes, as evidenced by an open data dataset titled "streets - single platform - pedestrian priority."
https://opendata-ajuntament.barcelona.cat/data/en/dataset/carrers-plataforma-unica-prioritat-vianantsSmart Water & Waste · Water/waste open data
Barcelona offers open data datasets on water consumption and purification plants through its official open data portal.
https://opendata-ajuntament.barcelona.cat/data/en/dataset/consum-aiguaAbout this assessment
Barcelona 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.