// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Al Jahra?
Al Jahra scores 12.6% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #239 of 256 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
12.6%
Rank
#239 / 256
Criteria present
7 / 86
Evidence coverage
17.4%
Al Jahra's smart city score by area
1 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 13 not assessed
0 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 12 not assessed
1 present · 3 partial · 1 absent · 8 not assessed
1 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 9 not assessed
2 present · 2 partial · 2 absent · 7 not assessed
2 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 5 not assessed
0 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 14 not assessed
Where Al Jahra is strong
- ▸Health & Digital Health
- ▸Innovation & Economic Development
- ▸Green Space & Biodiversity
- ▸Digital Government Services
- ▸Education & Digital Skills
Where the gaps are
- ▸Climate Action & Emissions
- ▸Water & Sanitation
- ▸Energy & Smart Grid
- ▸Solid Waste & Circular Economy
- ▸Education & Digital Skills
Evidence highlights
Green Space & Biodiversity · Urban tree canopy / planting
UN-Habitat is running a "Greening Kuwait" campaign to plant 100,000 trees in Kuwait to address the impacts of sand storms and climate change.
https://www.unhabitat.org/greening-kuwait-a-campaign-to-address-impacts-of-sand-storms-and-climate-change-through-plantingEducation & Digital Skills · Education provision data
The Ministry of Education in Kuwait provides statistical services that show numerical indicators for teachers, students, and schools for the State of Kuwait, specifically mentioning the Al Jahra Educational Zone.
https://eservices.moe.edu.kw/app/Solid Waste & Circular Economy · Regular waste collection
The Governor of Al Jahra inaugurated a factory for treating household waste in South Amghara on April 26, 2018, indicating the presence of a system for collecting and managing household waste.
http://www.jahra.gov.kw/Digital Government Services · Digital identity / single sign-on
Kuwait has a digital identity application called 'My Identity app' (تطبيق هويتي) as indicated by the Public Authority for Civil Information website.
https://services.paci.gov.kw/card/id-cardAbout this assessment
Al Jahra was assessed against the 86 criteria of the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework on 2026-07-10 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.