// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Nanjing?
Nanjing scores 24.4% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #167 of 213 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
24.4%
Rank
#167 / 213
Criteria present
16 / 86
Evidence coverage
32.6%
Nanjing's smart city score by area
3 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 11 not assessed
0 present · 2 partial · 2 absent · 8 not assessed
5 present · 1 partial · 1 absent · 6 not assessed
2 present · 1 partial · 2 absent · 6 not assessed
4 present · 4 partial · 1 absent · 4 not assessed
2 present · 1 partial · 1 absent · 4 not assessed
0 present · 2 partial · 2 absent · 10 not assessed
Where Nanjing is strong
- ▸Digital Government Services
- ▸Green Space & Biodiversity
- ▸Education & Digital Skills
- ▸Food Security & Urban Agriculture
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
Where the gaps are
- ▸Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles
- ▸Energy & Smart Grid
- ▸Disaster Risk & Resilience
- ▸Housing & Urban Planning
- ▸Solid Waste & Circular Economy
Evidence highlights
Digital Government Services · Unified online services portal
Nanjing operates a "Nanjing Government Services Network" (南京市政务服务网) which functions as a unified online portal, offering a wide range of services for individuals and legal entities, including "full online processing" and "one-matter package services."
https://nj.jszwfw.gov.cn/Digital Government Services · Online payments for taxes & fees
The Jiangsu Government Services platform, which Nanjing is part of, offers "unified payment" and "life payments" for services such as sewage and waste treatment fees. Nanjing's own portal also includes an "I want to pay" section and lists services like soci…
https://nj.jszwfw.gov.cn/Digital Government Services · Citizen reporting / 311 channel
The Nanjing Government Services Network provides channels for "consultation and complaints" and "smart Q&A," alongside a system for "government service good/bad reviews" that tracks total evaluations, good review rates, bad review counts, and rectification …
https://nj.jszwfw.gov.cn/Air Quality & Monitoring · Air-quality monitoring network
Nanjing provides a real-time Air Quality Index (AQI), which implies the presence of an air-quality monitoring network with fixed stations measuring various pollutants.
https://aqicn.org/city/nanjing/About this assessment
Nanjing 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.