// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Riga?
Riga scores 43.6% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #96 of 213 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
43.6%
Rank
#96 / 213
Criteria present
29 / 86
Evidence coverage
52.3%
Riga's smart city score by area
6 present · 4 partial · 0 absent · 5 not assessed
2 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 7 not assessed
4 present · 3 partial · 1 absent · 5 not assessed
2 present · 2 partial · 2 absent · 5 not assessed
7 present · 1 partial · 3 absent · 2 not assessed
3 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 3 not assessed
5 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 8 not assessed
Where Riga is strong
- ▸Health & Digital Health
- ▸Culture, Tourism & Recreation
- ▸Digital Government Services
- ▸Open Data & Transparency
- ▸Public Transport & Real-Time Information
Where the gaps are
- ▸Active & Shared Mobility
- ▸Disaster Risk & Resilience
- ▸Food Security & Urban Agriculture
- ▸Climate Action & Emissions
- ▸Education & Digital Skills
Evidence highlights
Solid Waste & Circular Economy · Regular waste collection
Eco Baltia vide, a leading environmental management and waste recycling company in the Baltics, provides household waste management and waste sorting services, and offers a self-service portal for clients to view and manage their waste removal schedules.
https://www.ecobaltiavide.lv/Health & Digital Health · Healthcare provision data
Latvia's Ministry of Health works on a healthcare workforce development strategy and collects statistics on human resources, while the Health Inspectorate registers medical institutions and personnel. Riga hosts a leading multi-profile medical institution, …
https://www.vmnvd.gov.lv/enHealth & Digital Health · Telehealth / digital health services
The National Health Service of Latvia provides "Cross-border eHealth services."
https://www.vmnvd.gov.lv/enHealth & Digital Health · Public health open data
The Latvian Open Data Portal (data.gov.lv) includes "Health" as a category in its data catalog, indicating that public health open data is published.
https://data.gov.lv/About this assessment
Riga 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.