// CITY_ASSESSMENT

How smart is Santiago?

Santiago scores 14.5% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #370 of 386 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.

Smart score

14.5%

Rank

#370 / 386

Criteria present

10 / 86

Evidence coverage

16.3%

Santiago's smart city score by area

Data, Digital & Smart Foundation50%

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

Mobility & Transport0%

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

Environment, Energy & Climate83%

5 present · 0 partial · 1 absent · 7 not assessed

Infrastructure, Water & Waste0%

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

Health, Education, Safety & Inclusion80%

3 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 8 not assessed

Economy, Innovation & Employment100%

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

Governance, Resilience & Operating Model0%

0 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 14 not assessed

Where Santiago is strong

  • Inclusion & Civic Participation
  • Energy & Smart Grid
  • Air Quality & Monitoring
  • Innovation & Economic Development
  • Health & Digital Health

Where the gaps are

  • Open Data & Transparency
  • Health & Digital Health
  • Energy & Smart Grid

Evidence highlights

Energy & Smart Grid · Renewable energy share / targets

The Chilean Energy Sustainability Agency (Agencia de Sostenibilidad Energética) promotes "Energías Renovables" (Renewable Energies) and "Casa Solar" (Solar Home) as part of its initiatives to foster energy sustainability.

https://www.agenciase.org

Energy & Smart Grid · District heating / cooling

The Chilean Energy Sustainability Agency lists "Energía Distrital" (District Energy) as one of its areas of action, indicating a focus on district energy schemes.

https://www.agenciase.org

Energy & Smart Grid · Building energy efficiency programme

The Chilean Energy Sustainability Agency promotes "Eficiencia Energética Residencial" (Residential Energy Efficiency) and initiatives related to "Infraestructura Local y Edificaciones" (Local Infrastructure and Buildings) and "Climatiza tu hogar" (Climatize…

https://www.agenciase.org

Innovation & Economic Development · Innovation hub / startup ecosystem

Start-Up Chile operates as the first public accelerator for startups, having supported over 2000 startups through its programs. CORFO, a Chilean government agency, also actively promotes entrepreneurship and innovation in Chile.

https://www.startupchile.org/

About this assessment

Santiago was assessed against the 86 criteria of the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework on 2026-07-12 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. Scores refresh continuously as cities publish new evidence.