// CITY_ASSESSMENT

How smart is Gothenburg?

Gothenburg scores 41.4% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #105 of 213 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.

Smart score

41.4%

Rank

#105 / 213

Criteria present

31 / 86

Evidence coverage

47.7%

Gothenburg's smart city score by area

Data, Digital & Smart Foundation100%

1 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 14 not assessed

Mobility & Transport73%

7 present · 2 partial · 2 absent · 1 not assessed

Environment, Energy & Climate89%

7 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 4 not assessed

Infrastructure, Water & Waste93%

6 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 4 not assessed

Health, Education, Safety & Inclusion60%

5 present · 2 partial · 3 absent · 3 not assessed

Economy, Innovation & Employment58%

3 present · 1 partial · 2 absent · 2 not assessed

Governance, Resilience & Operating Model50%

2 present · 2 partial · 2 absent · 8 not assessed

Where Gothenburg is strong

  • Public Transport & Real-Time Information
  • Energy & Smart Grid
  • Green Space & Biodiversity
  • Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles
  • Solid Waste & Circular Economy

Where the gaps are

  • Active & Shared Mobility
  • Critical Infrastructure Resilience
  • Open Data & Transparency
  • Innovation & Economic Development
  • Air Quality & Monitoring

Evidence highlights

Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal

Gothenburg has an official open data portal, as indicated by the website "data.goteborg.se" which states "Göteborgs Stad öppna data" (City of Gothenburg open data).

https://data.goteborg.se/

Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles · EV charging network

Gothenburg offers public electric vehicle charging points, which can be located and utilized through parking apps like EasyPark and APCOA, indicating a network and mapping functionality for EV charging.

https://www.easypark.com/sv-se/har-parkerar-du/parkering-i-goteborg

Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles · Smart parking

Gothenburg provides app-based real-time parking availability, with services like EasyPark and Hittaparkering showing 'LIVE TRYCK' (live occupancy) and 'Lediga platser' (available spaces) on maps, and parking facilities like P-hus City using ANPR technology …

https://www.easypark.com/sv-se/har-parkerar-du/parkering-i-goteborg

Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles · Traffic / congestion open data

Gothenburg publishes current traffic situation and congestion data openly through Trafiken.nu, a collaborative platform that provides real-time traffic information for the metropolitan area to help users plan smarter journeys.

https://trafiken.nu/

About this assessment

Gothenburg was assessed against the 86 criteria of the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework on 2026-07-06 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.