// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Kuala Lumpur?
Kuala Lumpur scores 65.4% against the DC20 smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #57 of 213 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
65.4%
Rank
#57 / 213
Criteria present
47 / 82
Evidence coverage
72%
Kuala Lumpur's smart city score by area
10 present · 4 partial · 1 absent · 6 not assessed
8 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 7 not assessed
11 present · 2 partial · 3 absent · 1 not assessed
13 present · 3 partial · 1 absent · 3 not assessed
5 present · 2 partial · 1 absent
Where Kuala Lumpur is strong
- ▸Resilience & Climate Adaptation
- ▸Digital Government / e-Services
- ▸Data Governance, Privacy & Ethics
- ▸Open Data by Default
- ▸City Data Platform / Urban Data Exchange
Where the gaps are
- ▸Integrated Multimodal Mobility (MaaS)
- ▸Smart Energy & Buildings
- ▸Public Safety & Emergency Response
- ▸City Data Platform / Urban Data Exchange
- ▸Air-Quality & Climate Monitoring
Evidence highlights
Interoperability & Open Standards · Open data standards
Malaysia, including Kuala Lumpur, utilizes official government open data portals (data.gov.my, open.dosm.gov.my) and specifically adopts the GTFS open standard for public transport data, as evidenced by documentation for GTFS-realtime and GTFS-static.
https://www.data.gov.my/Integrated Multimodal Mobility (MaaS) · Regulated shared micromobility
Malaysia has established guidelines for planning micromobility vehicle routes, indicating a regulatory framework for micromobility.
https://planmalaysia.gov.my/index.php/garis-panduan-perancangan-laluan-kenderaan-mikromobiliti/Real-time Public Transit Intelligence · Real-time arrivals / GTFS-RT
Kuala Lumpur provides GTFS-Realtime feeds for vehicle positions, specifically for the Prasarana public transport operator.
https://api.data.gov.my/gtfs-realtime/vehicle-position/prasaranaReal-time Public Transit Intelligence · Open transit data
Kuala Lumpur offers open transit data through GTFS-Static feeds for the Prasarana public transport operator, accessible via the national data portal.
https://api.data.gov.my/gtfs-static/prasaranaAbout this assessment
Kuala Lumpur 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.