// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Kuwait City?
Kuwait City scores 39.8% against the DC20 smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #161 of 213 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
39.8%
Rank
#161 / 213
Criteria present
22 / 82
Evidence coverage
52.4%
Kuwait City's smart city score by area
5 present · 10 partial · 5 absent · 1 not assessed
0 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 13 not assessed
6 present · 1 partial · 3 absent · 7 not assessed
9 present · 5 partial · 5 absent · 1 not assessed
2 present · 2 partial · 2 absent · 2 not assessed
Where Kuwait City is strong
- ▸Digital Government / e-Services
- ▸Digital Inclusion & Literacy
- ▸Air-Quality & Climate Monitoring
- ▸Open Data by Default
- ▸City Data Platform / Urban Data Exchange
Where the gaps are
- ▸Real-time Public Transit Intelligence
- ▸Smart Traffic & Adaptive Signals
- ▸EV & Active-Travel Infrastructure
- ▸Smart Energy & Buildings
- ▸Smart Water & Waste
Evidence highlights
Open Data by Default · Official open data portal
The official electronic portal of the State of Kuwait (e.gov.kw) includes a dedicated section for Open Data.
https://e.gov.kw/sites/kgoenglish/Pages/OtherTopics/OpenData.aspxOpen Data by Default · Open APIs / programmatic access
The Central Agency for Information Technology (CAIT) in Kuwait provides a dedicated page for APIs, indicating programmatic access to data.
https://www.cait.gov.kw/en/apis/Interoperability & Open Standards · Open data standards
Kuwait has an official open data portal at data.gov.kw and a dedicated open data page on its main government portal, e.gov.kw, indicating an initiative for open data.
https://e.gov.kw/sites/kgoenglish/Pages/OtherTopics/OpenData.aspxAir-Quality & Climate Monitoring · Air-quality monitoring network
The Kuwait Environment Public Authority (EPA) exists, which strongly suggests the presence of an air quality monitoring network as part of its mandate.
https://www.epa.org.kw/About this assessment
Kuwait 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.