// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Manama?
Manama scores 39.3% against the DC20 smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #164 of 213 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
39.3%
Rank
#164 / 213
Criteria present
24 / 82
Evidence coverage
47.6%
Manama's smart city score by area
10 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 9 not assessed
1 present · 2 partial · 3 absent · 10 not assessed
3 present · 4 partial · 4 absent · 6 not assessed
7 present · 6 partial · 2 absent · 5 not assessed
3 present · 1 partial · 3 absent · 1 not assessed
Where Manama is strong
- ▸Interoperability & Open Standards
- ▸Open Data by Default
- ▸Digital Government / e-Services
- ▸Digital Inclusion & Literacy
- ▸Air-Quality & Climate Monitoring
Where the gaps are
- ▸Smart Energy & Buildings
- ▸Smart Traffic & Adaptive Signals
- ▸EV & Active-Travel Infrastructure
- ▸Digital Twin
- ▸Real-time Public Transit Intelligence
Evidence highlights
Digital Twin · 3D city model / digital twin
The Information & eGovernment Authority (iGA) of Bahrain has an overview page for digital twinning and has launched a digital twinning initiative.
https://www.iga.gov.bh/en/page/digital-twinning-overviewInteroperability & Open Standards · Standardised APIs & schemas
The Central Bank of Bahrain's open banking initiative implies the use of standardized, documented APIs and data schemas to facilitate financial interoperability.
https://www.cbb.gov.bh/open-banking/Interoperability & Open Standards · Identity/payment interoperability
Bahrain's Central Bank has an open banking initiative, which inherently promotes standards for interoperable digital payments.
https://www.cbb.gov.bh/open-banking/Air-Quality & Climate Monitoring · Air-quality monitoring network
The Kingdom of Bahrain provides a dataset on air quality through its official data portal, indicating the presence of an air-quality monitoring network.
https://www.data.gov.bh/en/dataset/air-quality-in-kingdom-of-bahrainAbout this assessment
Manama 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.