// 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

Data, Digital & Smart Foundation80%

3 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 10 not assessed

Mobility & Transport100%

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

Environment, Energy & Climate100%

3 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 10 not assessed

Infrastructure, Water & Waste50%

0 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 8 not assessed

Health, Education, Safety & Inclusion100%

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

Economy, Innovation & Employment83%

2 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 5 not assessed

Governance, Resilience & Operating Model83%

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.