// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Buenos Aires?
Buenos Aires scores 41% against the DC20 smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #153 of 213 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
41%
Rank
#153 / 213
Criteria present
29 / 82
Evidence coverage
45.1%
Buenos Aires's smart city score by area
10 present · 2 partial · 4 absent · 5 not assessed
3 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 12 not assessed
6 present · 2 partial · 5 absent · 4 not assessed
8 present · 1 partial · 3 absent · 8 not assessed
2 present · 2 partial · 3 absent · 1 not assessed
Where Buenos Aires is strong
- ▸Digital Government / e-Services
- ▸Air-Quality & Climate Monitoring
- ▸Smart Water & Waste
- ▸Citizen Engagement & Participation
- ▸Outcome Measurement & KPIs
Where the gaps are
- ▸Smart Energy & Buildings
- ▸Smart Traffic & Adaptive Signals
- ▸Innovation Ecosystem
- ▸Integrated Multimodal Mobility (MaaS)
- ▸Data Governance, Privacy & Ethics
Evidence highlights
Open Data by Default · Open APIs / programmatic access
Buenos Aires provides programmatic access to its open data via an API, indicated by the URL buenosaires.gob.ar/datosabiertos/api.
https://buenosaires.gob.ar/datosabiertos/apiCity Data Platform / Urban Data Exchange · Central data platform / urban OS
Buenos Aires operates a central data portal at data.buenosaires.gob.ar, which hosts datasets from various city functions, such as public transport (subte).
https://data.buenosaires.gob.ar/dataset/subteCity Data Platform / Urban Data Exchange · Data sharing / exchange
Buenos Aires provides mechanisms for data sharing through its official open data portal and offers an API for transport data, facilitating exchange with various actors.
https://data.buenosaires.gob.ar/Real-time Public Transit Intelligence · Open transit data
Buenos Aires provides open transit data, including GTFS feeds for its subway (subte) and bus (colectivos) systems, available on its official data portal.
https://data.buenosaires.gob.ar/dataset/subte-gtfsAbout this assessment
Buenos Aires 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.