// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Al Khobar?
Al Khobar scores 9.1% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #206 of 213 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
9.1%
Rank
#206 / 213
Criteria present
4 / 86
Evidence coverage
14%
Al Khobar's smart city score by area
1 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 13 not assessed
0 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 12 not assessed
0 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 12 not assessed
1 present · 3 partial · 1 absent · 6 not assessed
2 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 9 not assessed
0 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 7 not assessed
0 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 14 not assessed
Where Al Khobar is strong
- ▸Education & Digital Skills
- ▸Housing & Urban Planning
- ▸Digital Government Services
- ▸Health & Digital Health
- ▸Water & Sanitation
Where the gaps are
- ▸Innovation & Economic Development
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
- ▸Water & Sanitation
- ▸Health & Digital Health
- ▸Digital Government Services
Evidence highlights
Housing & Urban Planning · Online planning / permits
The Saudi Ministry of Municipalities and Housing provides e-services for various planning-related permits, such as issuing road work permits, digging permits, and building component occupancy certificates, which are available electronically for Saudi cities…
https://www.momrah.gov.sa/enDigital Government Services · Digital identity / single sign-on
Saudi Arabia has a "National Unified Access" platform that serves as a highly secured identity platform for online services across the Kingdom, which would include residents of Al Khobar. Additionally, educational services in the Eastern Province, where Al …
https://www.iam.gov.sa/ar/index.htmlEducation & Digital Skills · Digital-skills / inclusion programme
Saudi Arabia has national digital skills programs, such as 'Future Skills' and 'Digital Giving,' which aim to develop skills and empower national digital capabilities to accelerate digital transformation, with 188,000 beneficiaries for Future Skills and 2.4…
https://www.mcit.gov.sa/arEducation & Digital Skills · Connected schools / e-learning
The 'Madrasati' (My School) platform is an educational platform serving students of all levels and teachers in the Eastern Province (Sharqia), which includes Al Khobar. It provides electronic educational tools to support teaching and learning processes and …
https://sites.moe.gov.sa/Sharqia/services/service-23/About this assessment
Al Khobar 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.