// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Muscat?
Muscat scores 35.3% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #130 of 213 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
35.3%
Rank
#130 / 213
Criteria present
20 / 86
Evidence coverage
48.8%
Muscat's smart city score by area
5 present · 5 partial · 1 absent · 4 not assessed
0 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 11 not assessed
1 present · 5 partial · 0 absent · 7 not assessed
2 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 6 not assessed
6 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 4 not assessed
3 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 3 not assessed
3 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 8 not assessed
Where Muscat is strong
- ▸Education & Digital Skills
- ▸Housing & Urban Planning
- ▸Health & Digital Health
- ▸Open Data & Transparency
- ▸Innovation & Economic Development
Where the gaps are
- ▸Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure
- ▸Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles
- ▸Climate Adaptation & Heat
- ▸Water & Sanitation
- ▸Public Safety & Emergency
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal
The Sultanate of Oman operates a "Data Portal" at data.gov.om, which is described as a free, data-sharing portal where anyone can access data relating to the Sultanate of Oman.
https://data.gov.om/Open Data & Transparency · Clear open licensing
The Sultanate of Oman's Data Portal explicitly states that its content is licensed under the Open Government License - Sultanate of Oman.
https://data.gov.om/Open Data & Transparency · High-value datasets published
The Sultanate of Oman's Data Portal provides datasets categorized by topics such as Population, National Accounts, Housing, Security, and Electricity.
https://data.gov.om/Health & Digital Health · Public health open data
Oman has a "Health - DATA PORTAL" provided by the National Centre for Statistics and Information, which publishes verified time series health data in open formats such as API, JSON, and CSV, in line with the country's Open Government Data Policy.
https://data.gov.om/OMHLTH2016/healthAbout this assessment
Muscat was assessed against the 86 criteria of the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework on 2026-07-05 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.