// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Athens?
Athens scores 43.2% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #128 of 227 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
43.2%
Rank
#128 / 227
Criteria present
25 / 86
Evidence coverage
54.7%
Athens's smart city score by area
5 present · 2 partial · 4 absent · 4 not assessed
5 present · 2 partial · 1 absent · 4 not assessed
3 present · 3 partial · 2 absent · 5 not assessed
3 present · 4 partial · 0 absent · 4 not assessed
4 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 6 not assessed
3 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 3 not assessed
2 present · 6 partial · 0 absent · 6 not assessed
Where Athens is strong
- ▸Education & Digital Skills
- ▸Open Data & Transparency
- ▸Public Transport & Real-Time Information
- ▸Water & Sanitation
- ▸Innovation & Economic Development
Where the gaps are
- ▸Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure
- ▸Solid Waste & Circular Economy
- ▸Public Safety & Emergency
- ▸Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin
- ▸Inclusion & Civic Participation
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal
The Athens Water Supply and Sewerage Company (EYDAP S.A.) operates an Open Data Hub providing public access to data related to water and wastewater management. Greece also has a national open data portal, data.gov.gr, which publishes datasets from the publi…
https://opendata.eydap.gr/Open Data & Transparency · High-value datasets published
The national data.gov.gr portal identifies geospatial, environmental, meteorological, statistical, entrepreneurship, and mobility (transport) data as high-value datasets. The EYDAP Open Data Hub for Athens provides data related to water and wastewater manag…
https://data.gov.gr/Open Data & Transparency · Programmatic API access
The City of Athens provides programmatic API access for its GIS data, with various endpoints listed. The national data.gov.gr portal also offers data services via APIs.
http://gis.cityofathens.gr/api/Public Transport & Real-Time Information · Public transport network
Athens operates a public transport network that includes buses, trolleys, trams, and metro, managed by the Athens Urban Transport Organisation (OASA).
https://www.oasa.gr/About this assessment
Athens was assessed against the 86 criteria of the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework on 2026-07-09 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.