// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is San José?
San José scores 31.6% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #288 of 386 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
31.6%
Rank
#288 / 386
Criteria present
18 / 86
Evidence coverage
41.9%
San José's smart city score by area
5 present · 3 partial · 2 absent · 5 not assessed
1 present · 1 partial · 1 absent · 9 not assessed
3 present · 1 partial · 3 absent · 6 not assessed
3 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 8 not assessed
1 present · 7 partial · 1 absent · 4 not assessed
4 present · 1 partial · 1 absent · 2 not assessed
1 present · 5 partial · 0 absent · 8 not assessed
Where San José is strong
- ▸Housing & Urban Planning
- ▸Climate Action & Emissions
- ▸Innovation & Economic Development
- ▸Culture, Tourism & Recreation
- ▸Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure
Where the gaps are
- ▸Active & Shared Mobility
- ▸Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin
- ▸Public Transport & Real-Time Information
- ▸Energy & Smart Grid
- ▸Disaster Risk & Resilience
Evidence highlights
Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure · Fibre / high-speed broadband coverage
Costa Rica has a national map of broadband coverage that details the distribution of fixed internet connections, including fibre optics, down to the district level. Additionally, a national program has built over 2,500 kilometers of fibre optic network acro…
https://www.sutel.go.cr/pagina/mapa-de-banda-ancha-en-costa-ricaConnectivity & ICT Infrastructure · Public Wi-Fi network
Costa Rica has a national program called 'Espacios Públicos Conectados' which provides free Wi-Fi access in 513 public spaces across the country, including over 400 parks and plazas, 28 train stations, and 61 public libraries, utilizing a 2,500 km national …
https://www.sutel.go.cr/pagina/programa-4-espacios-publicos-conectadosEnergy & Smart Grid · Renewable energy share / targets
The Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE) has energy projects that include distributed generation, a biogas program, and non-conventional renewable energies as part of its expansion plan to ensure national electricity supply.
https://www.grupoice.com/wps/portal/ICE/electricidad/proyectos-energeticos/Public Safety & Emergency · Open crime / safety data
The Organismo de Investigación Judicial (OIJ) in Costa Rica publishes police statistics as open data, allowing users to query crime frequency and victim types by province, canton, district, and category.
https://pjenlinea3.poder-judicial.go.cr/estadisticasoij/About this assessment
San José 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.