// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Santiago?
Santiago scores 31.1% against the DC20 smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #196 of 213 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
31.1%
Rank
#196 / 213
Criteria present
19 / 82
Evidence coverage
35.4%
Santiago's smart city score by area
6 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 13 not assessed
3 present · 3 partial · 5 absent · 5 not assessed
3 present · 2 partial · 3 absent · 9 not assessed
6 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 11 not assessed
1 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 7 not assessed
Where Santiago is strong
- ▸Digital Government / e-Services
- ▸Open Data by Default
- ▸Interoperability & Open Standards
- ▸Real-time Public Transit Intelligence
- ▸Air-Quality & Climate Monitoring
Where the gaps are
- ▸Smart Energy & Buildings
- ▸Integrated Multimodal Mobility (MaaS)
- ▸EV & Active-Travel Infrastructure
- ▸Resilience & Climate Adaptation
- ▸Smart Water & Waste
Evidence highlights
Open Data by Default · Official open data portal
Santiago's data, specifically regarding its public transport system (Transantiago), is available on the official national open data portal of Chile, datos.gob.cl, and there is also a Chilean platform, chileabierto.cl, that provides data for municipalities, …
https://datos.gob.cl/api/3/action/package_searchOpen Data by Default · Open APIs / programmatic access
The national open data portal (datos.gob.cl) and the chileabierto.cl platform offer programmatic access to data through APIs, as indicated by URLs containing '/api/'.
https://datos.gob.cl/api/3/action/package_searchOpen Data by Default · High-value dataset coverage
The Metropolitan Public Transport Directorate (DTPM) provides current GTFS (General Transit Feed Specification) data, which is a high-value dataset for transport.
https://www.dtpm.cl/index.php/datos_y_serviciosInteroperability & Open Standards · Open data standards
Santiago has an official open data portal hosted on datos.gob.cl, which provides datasets from the Illustrious Municipality of Santiago. Additionally, Aguas Andinas, a utility serving Santiago, operates a GIS portal with a REST interface, suggesting the use…
https://datos.gob.cl/dataset/instituciones/ilustre-municipalidad-de-santiagoAbout this assessment
Santiago 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.