// CITY_ASSESSMENT

How smart is Singapore?

Singapore scores 67.3% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #10 of 213 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.

Smart score

67.3%

Rank

#10 / 213

Criteria present

50 / 86

Evidence coverage

75.6%

Singapore's smart city score by area

Data, Digital & Smart Foundation82%

8 present · 2 partial · 1 absent · 4 not assessed

Mobility & Transport86%

9 present · 1 partial · 1 absent · 1 not assessed

Environment, Energy & Climate82%

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

Infrastructure, Water & Waste81%

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

Health, Education, Safety & Inclusion75%

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

Economy, Innovation & Employment100%

8 present · 0 partial · 0 absent

Governance, Resilience & Operating Model72%

4 present · 5 partial · 0 absent · 5 not assessed

Where Singapore is strong

  • Open Data & Transparency
  • Public Transport & Real-Time Information
  • Green Space & Biodiversity
  • Housing & Urban Planning
  • Health & Digital Health

Where the gaps are

  • Solid Waste & Circular Economy
  • Critical Infrastructure Resilience
  • Climate Adaptation & Heat
  • Energy & Smart Grid
  • Public Safety & Emergency

Evidence highlights

Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal

Singapore operates an official government open data portal called data.gov.sg, which serves as its open data marketplace, bringing together datasets from across public agencies.

https://guide.data.gov.sg/

Open Data & Transparency · Clear open licensing

All data on data.gov.sg is available under the Singapore Open Data Licence, which grants a worldwide, perpetual, royalty-free, non-exclusive licence for commercial and non-commercial use, including modification and adaptation.

https://guide.data.gov.sg/

Open Data & Transparency · High-value datasets published

The data.gov.sg portal publishes datasets from various public agencies covering high-value areas such as transport, environment, housing, and economy.

https://guide.data.gov.sg/

Open Data & Transparency · Programmatic API access

Data on data.gov.sg can be accessed programmatically through APIs, including real-time APIs, with a dedicated developer guide providing an API overview and details on collection, dataset, and real-time APIs.

https://guide.data.gov.sg/

About this assessment

Singapore 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.