// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is The Hague?
The Hague scores 18.6% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #187 of 213 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
18.6%
Rank
#187 / 213
Criteria present
12 / 86
Evidence coverage
22.1%
The Hague's smart city score by area
3 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 10 not assessed
1 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 11 not assessed
3 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 10 not assessed
0 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 8 not assessed
1 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 12 not assessed
2 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 5 not assessed
2 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 11 not assessed
Where The Hague is strong
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
- ▸Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin
- ▸Innovation & Economic Development
- ▸Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure
- ▸Water & Sanitation
Where the gaps are
- ▸Open Data & Transparency
- ▸Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles
- ▸Public Safety & Emergency
- ▸Culture, Tourism & Recreation
- ▸Critical Infrastructure Resilience
Evidence highlights
Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure · City IoT / sensor network
The Hague's Living Lab Scheveningen is a hub for smart city innovations where urban sensing technologies, including crowd monitoring, smart trash cans, and interactive lampposts equipped with sensors and cameras, are deployed. The Things Network also has a …
https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/community/den-haag/Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles · EV charging network
The Hague has an extensive public electric vehicle charging network, with over 3,140 charging points, including 24 fast chargers. The municipality actively places public charging stations and collaborates with providers like Vattenfall and Allego, with vari…
https://www.denhaag.nl/nl/verkeer-en-vervoer/laadpalen-voor-elektrische-autos/Air Quality & Monitoring · Air-quality monitoring network
The Hague is covered by the national 'Landelijk Meetnet Luchtkwaliteit' (National Air Quality Monitoring Network) which includes official monitoring stations measuring pollutants like nitrogen dioxide (NO2).
https://aqicn.org/network/luchtmeetnet/nl/Air Quality & Monitoring · Real-time air-quality data
Real-time air quality data from official monitoring stations, including nitrogen dioxide (NO2) measurements, is available for viewing via the 'Luchtmeetnet' (Air Monitoring Network), which also provides expected air quality for upcoming days.
https://aqicn.org/network/luchtmeetnet/nl/About this assessment
The Hague 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.