// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Mecca?
Mecca scores 14.3% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #200 of 213 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
14.3%
Rank
#200 / 213
Criteria present
7 / 86
Evidence coverage
20.9%
Mecca's smart city score by area
0 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 13 not assessed
0 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 12 not assessed
0 present · 2 partial · 1 absent · 10 not assessed
0 present · 2 partial · 2 absent · 7 not assessed
4 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 6 not assessed
0 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 8 not assessed
3 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 9 not assessed
Where Mecca is strong
- ▸Education & Digital Skills
- ▸Health & Digital Health
- ▸Critical Infrastructure Resilience
- ▸Governance & Smart-City Operating Model
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
Where the gaps are
- ▸Digital Government Services
- ▸Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure
- ▸Water & Sanitation
- ▸Disaster Risk & Resilience
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
Evidence highlights
Inclusion & Civic Participation · Online civic participation
The Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs and Housing in Saudi Arabia provides an e-participation platform where residents can share opinions and ideas on upcoming laws, economic projects, and developmental affairs in the Kingdom, including e-consultation…
https://momah.gov.sa/ar/e-participationGovernance & Smart-City Operating Model · Transparent procurement
The Etimad platform, managed by the Saudi Ministry of Finance, provides electronic services for tenders and procurement, enabling the private sector to view tenders, receive invitations, purchase RFPs, and apply electronically, thereby raising transparency …
https://www.mof.gov.sa/eservices/Pages/Etimad.aspxHealth & Digital Health · Public health open data
The Ministry of Health website's URL points to an "Open-Data" section for statistics, and the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties provides a "Public Data Portal" with data to aid decision-making.
https://www.moh.gov.sa/en/Ministry/Statistics/Pages/Open-Data.aspxEducation & Digital Skills · Digital-skills / inclusion programme
The 'Madrasati' platform is an educational platform that supports electronic educational tools and aims to help students achieve skills, values, and knowledge to meet the digital requirements of the present and future, indicating a program to build digital …
https://sites.moe.gov.sa/Sharqia/services/service-23/About this assessment
Mecca 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.