// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Sohar?
Sohar scores 24% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #194 of 256 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
24%
Rank
#194 / 256
Criteria present
13 / 86
Evidence coverage
32.6%
Sohar's smart city score by area
3 present · 3 partial · 2 absent · 7 not assessed
0 present · 0 partial · 1 absent · 11 not assessed
1 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 10 not assessed
2 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 7 not assessed
4 present · 4 partial · 1 absent · 4 not assessed
2 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 5 not assessed
1 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 10 not assessed
Where Sohar is strong
- ▸Health & Digital Health
- ▸Open Data & Transparency
- ▸Housing & Urban Planning
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
- ▸Culture, Tourism & Recreation
Where the gaps are
- ▸Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles
- ▸Digital Government Services
- ▸Solid Waste & Circular Economy
- ▸Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin
- ▸Green Space & Biodiversity
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal
The Sultanate of Oman operates an official "Data Portal" at data.gov.om, described as a free and data-sharing platform where anyone can access data relating to Oman.
https://data.gov.omOpen Data & Transparency · Clear open licensing
The content on Oman's Data Portal (data.gov.om) is explicitly licensed under the "Open Government License - Sultanate of Oman."
https://data.gov.omOpen Data & Transparency · Programmatic API access
The Omani Data Portal (data.gov.om) provides programmatic access to data via an API, supporting formats such as JSON, Python, R, C#, and SDMX, in addition to file downloads.
https://data.gov.om/OMINF2016/information?lang=enAir Quality & Monitoring · Air-quality monitoring network
The Environment Authority of Oman provides data from a dedicated air quality monitoring station located in Sohar.
https://www.ea.gov.om/ar/open-data/open-data-sets/published-data/About this assessment
Sohar was assessed against the 86 criteria of the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework on 2026-07-10 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.