// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Muscat?
Muscat scores 51% against the DC20 smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #114 of 213 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
51%
Rank
#114 / 213
Criteria present
34 / 82
Evidence coverage
61%
Muscat's smart city score by area
8 present · 8 partial · 1 absent · 4 not assessed
3 present · 3 partial · 2 absent · 8 not assessed
6 present · 3 partial · 2 absent · 6 not assessed
14 present · 1 partial · 4 absent · 1 not assessed
3 present · 1 partial · 2 absent · 2 not assessed
Where Muscat is strong
- ▸Interoperability & Open Standards
- ▸Digital Government / e-Services
- ▸Air-Quality & Climate Monitoring
- ▸Data Governance, Privacy & Ethics
- ▸Digital Inclusion & Literacy
Where the gaps are
- ▸EV & Active-Travel Infrastructure
- ▸City Data Platform / Urban Data Exchange
- ▸Digital Twin
- ▸Smart Traffic & Adaptive Signals
- ▸Smart Water & Waste
Evidence highlights
Pervasive IoT Sensing · IoT connectivity
Omantel, Oman's primary internet provider, is pushing into smart city technologies, which implies the provision of IoT connectivity. Ooredoo, another major telecom operating in Oman, has launched 5G, a key technology for IoT connectivity.
https://www.agbi.com/companies/omantel/Resilience & Climate Adaptation · Early-warning systems
Oman has launched an early-warning system to address natural disasters.
https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/oman-launches-early-warning-system-address-natural-disastersDigital Government / e-Services · Online transactional services
Muscat provides online transactional public services through its dedicated e-services portal.
https://eservices.muscat.gov.om/Digital Government / e-Services · Digital identity
The Educational Portal allows login using a Civil ID number for password recovery and offers a smart card as one of the login methods, indicating the presence of a digital identity system for residents.
https://certificate.moe.gov.om/Portal/Services/UserLoginnew.aspxAbout this assessment
Muscat 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.