// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Mecca?
Mecca scores 38.7% against the DC20 smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #171 of 213 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
38.7%
Rank
#171 / 213
Criteria present
21 / 82
Evidence coverage
50%
Mecca's smart city score by area
7 present · 6 partial · 1 absent · 7 not assessed
0 present · 3 partial · 3 absent · 10 not assessed
2 present · 3 partial · 1 absent · 11 not assessed
9 present · 6 partial · 1 absent · 4 not assessed
3 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 3 not assessed
Where Mecca is strong
- ▸Digital Government / e-Services
- ▸Citizen Engagement & Participation
- ▸Outcome Measurement & KPIs
- ▸Open Data by Default
- ▸City Data Platform / Urban Data Exchange
Where the gaps are
- ▸Integrated Multimodal Mobility (MaaS)
- ▸Real-time Public Transit Intelligence
- ▸Smart Traffic & Adaptive Signals
- ▸Digital Inclusion & Literacy
- ▸Smart Energy & Buildings
Evidence highlights
Citizen Engagement & Participation · Participatory budgeting
The tafaul.sdaia.gov.sa platform explicitly offers participatory budgeting, indicating its presence in Saudi Arabia, which would include Mecca.
https://tafaul.sdaia.gov.sa/ar/participatory-budgetingCitizen Engagement & Participation · Online consultation platform
The official Holy Makkah government website provides an "e-participation" and "e-consulting" section, indicating an online platform for citizen consultation.
https://www.holymakkah.gov.sa/e-services/e-participation/e-consultingData Governance, Privacy & Ethics · Data protection / privacy framework
Mecca has privacy policies for its official city website and the Royal Commission for Makkah City and Holy Sites. Additionally, national entities like the Saudi Data & AI Authority and the National Data Management Office have policies that would apply to da…
https://www.holymakkah.gov.sa/Knowledge-Center/Privacy-PolicyOutcome Measurement & KPIs · City KPI / indicator framework
Mecca has an urban profile (CPI profile) and is mentioned in an Urban Observatory newsletter by UN-Habitat, indicating the use of an indicator framework for urban assessment.
https://unhabitat.org/sites/default/files/2019/04/cpi_profile_makkah_arabic.pdfAbout this assessment
Mecca 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.