// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Riga?
Riga scores 60.2% against the DC20 smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #74 of 213 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
60.2%
Rank
#74 / 213
Criteria present
39 / 82
Evidence coverage
70.7%
Riga's smart city score by area
13 present · 6 partial · 2 absent
6 present · 2 partial · 3 absent · 5 not assessed
9 present · 3 partial · 1 absent · 4 not assessed
10 present · 5 partial · 3 absent · 2 not assessed
1 present · 3 partial · 2 absent · 2 not assessed
Where Riga is strong
- ▸Digital Government / e-Services
- ▸Open Data by Default
- ▸Interoperability & Open Standards
- ▸City Data Platform / Urban Data Exchange
- ▸Digital Twin
Where the gaps are
- ▸Innovation Ecosystem
- ▸Integrated Multimodal Mobility (MaaS)
- ▸Smart Traffic & Adaptive Signals
- ▸Smart Water & Waste
- ▸Outcome Measurement & KPIs
Evidence highlights
Pervasive IoT Sensing · Deployed sensor networks
Riga has deployed sensor networks, evidenced by an active LoRaWAN community on The Things Network platform.
https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/community/riga/Pervasive IoT Sensing · IoT connectivity
Riga supports IoT connectivity through LoRaWAN, as demonstrated by the presence of a LoRaWAN community.
https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/community/riga/Interoperability & Open Standards · Open data standards
Riga, through Latvia's national data portal data.gov.lv, provides public transport route schedules, which is strong evidence of using open data standards like GTFS. The existence of a national open data portal also implies the use of open data standards suc…
https://data.gov.lv/dati/lv/dataset/marsrutu-saraksti-rigas-satiksme-sabiedriskajam-transportamInteroperability & Open Standards · Identity/payment interoperability
Latvia has a widely adopted digital identity system called 'eParaksts' (e-signature) which allows users to certify their e-identity in various digital environments, including state, local government, banking, and telecommunications services, demonstrating s…
https://latvija.gov.lv/Services/10369About this assessment
Riga was assessed against the 82 criteria of the DC20 smart city framework on 2026-06-26 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.