// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Kuwait City?
Kuwait City scores 18.8% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #186 of 213 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
18.8%
Rank
#186 / 213
Criteria present
10 / 86
Evidence coverage
27.9%
Kuwait City's smart city score by area
1 present · 6 partial · 1 absent · 7 not assessed
0 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 12 not assessed
0 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 12 not assessed
0 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 10 not assessed
4 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 6 not assessed
2 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 5 not assessed
3 present · 2 partial · 1 absent · 8 not assessed
Where Kuwait City is strong
- ▸Climate Adaptation & Heat
- ▸Education & Digital Skills
- ▸Digital Government Services
- ▸Health & Digital Health
- ▸Culture, Tourism & Recreation
Where the gaps are
- ▸Energy & Smart Grid
- ▸Public Safety & Emergency
- ▸Disaster Risk & Resilience
- ▸Housing & Urban Planning
- ▸Critical Infrastructure Resilience
Evidence highlights
Health & Digital Health · Healthcare provision data
A health data overview for the State of Kuwait is available, including its population of 4,838,782 in 2023, current health expenditure at 5.78% of GDP in 2021, and life expectancy data.
https://data.who.int/countries/414Climate Adaptation & Heat · Climate adaptation plan
Kuwait has a 'Greening Kuwait' campaign, supported by UN-Habitat, which aims to address the impacts of sand storms and climate change through planting 100,000 trees.
https://unhabitat.org/greening-kuwait-a-campaign-to-address-impacts-of-sand-storms-and-climate-change-through-plantingClimate Adaptation & Heat · Urban heat / cooling measures
A 'Greening Kuwait' campaign involves planting 100,000 trees to address climate change impacts, which serves as an urban cooling measure.
https://unhabitat.org/greening-kuwait-a-campaign-to-address-impacts-of-sand-storms-and-climate-change-through-plantingClimate Adaptation & Heat · Nature-based / SuDS solutions
The 'Greening Kuwait' campaign, supported by UN-Habitat, involves planting 100,000 trees to address the impacts of sand storms and climate change, which is a nature-based solution for resilience.
https://unhabitat.org/greening-kuwait-a-campaign-to-address-impacts-of-sand-storms-and-climate-change-through-plantingAbout this assessment
Kuwait City was assessed against the 86 criteria of the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework on 2026-07-06 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.