// CITY_ASSESSMENT

How smart is Mexico City?

Mexico City scores 8% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #208 of 213 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.

Smart score

8%

Rank

#208 / 213

Criteria present

6 / 86

Evidence coverage

8.1%

Mexico City's smart city score by area

Data, Digital & Smart Foundation50%

2 present · 0 partial · 2 absent · 11 not assessed

Mobility & Transport50%

1 present · 1 partial · 1 absent · 9 not assessed

Environment, Energy & Climate100%

1 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 12 not assessed

Infrastructure, Water & Waste0%

0 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 11 not assessed

Health, Education, Safety & Inclusion100%

1 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 12 not assessed

Economy, Innovation & Employment0%

0 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 8 not assessed

Governance, Resilience & Operating Model100%

1 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 13 not assessed

Where Mexico City is strong

  • Digital Government Services
  • Active & Shared Mobility
  • Climate Action & Emissions
  • Public Safety & Emergency
  • Disaster Risk & Resilience

Where the gaps are

  • Public Safety & Emergency
  • Disaster Risk & Resilience
  • Climate Action & Emissions
  • Active & Shared Mobility
  • Digital Government Services

Evidence highlights

Digital Government Services · Unified online services portal

Mexico City (formerly CDMX) has a digital identity system called Llave MX (formerly Llave CDMX) which serves as a single user account to access multiple online services and procedures for federal and some state government portals.

https://gobierno.com.mx/guias/identidad/llave-mx-crear-cuenta/

Digital Government Services · Digital identity / single sign-on

Llave MX (formerly Llave CDMX) is the digital identity system for the Government of Mexico, allowing residents to access multiple online services and procedures with a single account, functioning as a "unique user" for federal and some state government port…

https://gobierno.com.mx/guias/identidad/llave-mx-crear-cuenta/

Active & Shared Mobility · Bike / e-scooter sharing scheme

Mexico City has a public bike-sharing system called Ecobici, operated by the Secretariat of Mobility, which includes over 9,300 bicycles and nearly 700 bike stations for short-distance travel.

https://ecobici.cdmx.gob.mx/

Climate Action & Emissions · Climate action plan

Mexico City has a legal framework for climate change, as indicated by the 'LEY_MITIG_ADAP_CC_DESARR_SUST_DF_22_06_2018.pdf' (Law for Mitigation and Adaptation to Climate Change and Sustainable Development for the Federal District), which is overseen by the …

http://www.paot.org.mx/centro/leyes/df/pdf/2018/LEY_MITIG_ADAP_CC_DESARR_SUST_DF_22_06_2018.pdf

About this assessment

Mexico 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.