// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Ho Chi Minh City?
Ho Chi Minh City scores 41.3% against the DC20 smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #150 of 213 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
41.3%
Rank
#150 / 213
Criteria present
29 / 82
Evidence coverage
47.6%
Ho Chi Minh City's smart city score by area
11 present · 3 partial · 2 absent · 5 not assessed
4 present · 1 partial · 2 absent · 9 not assessed
4 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 11 not assessed
5 present · 3 partial · 1 absent · 11 not assessed
5 present · 1 partial · 2 absent
Where Ho Chi Minh City is strong
- ▸Innovation Ecosystem
- ▸Digital Twin
- ▸Digital Government / e-Services
- ▸Open Data by Default
- ▸City Data Platform / Urban Data Exchange
Where the gaps are
- ▸Public Safety & Emergency Response
- ▸Real-time Public Transit Intelligence
- ▸Smart Water & Waste
- ▸Data Governance, Privacy & Ethics
- ▸Smart Traffic & Adaptive Signals
Evidence highlights
Digital Twin · 3D city model / digital twin
Ho Chi Minh City has developed 3D digital map platforms and applications, including a 'Smart Tourism 3D/360' map, allowing users to explore the city in 3D and VR360.
https://map3d.visithcmc.vn/Digital Twin · Public/registered access
Ho Chi Minh City provides public access to its digital maps, 3D tourism maps, and open geodata portals, allowing users to explore and utilize city data.
https://bando.tphcm.gov.vn/Interoperability & Open Standards · Open data standards
Ho Chi Minh City operates an official open data portal, opendata.hochiminhcity.gov.vn, which provides access to various datasets.
https://opendata.hochiminhcity.gov.vn/api/action/datastore/search.json?resource_id=6211b28e-34b6-474d-981b-2ab2a3681c67&limit=5Interoperability & Open Standards · Standardised APIs & schemas
The Ho Chi Minh City open data portal provides an API for accessing its datasets, as indicated by the '/api/' endpoint in its URL.
https://opendata.hochiminhcity.gov.vn/api/action/datastore/search.json?resource_id=6211b28e-34b6-474d-981b-2ab2a3681c67&limit=5About this assessment
Ho Chi Minh City 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.