// 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
8 present · 2 partial · 1 absent · 4 not assessed
9 present · 1 partial · 1 absent · 1 not assessed
7 present · 4 partial · 0 absent · 2 not assessed
6 present · 1 partial · 1 absent · 3 not assessed
8 present · 2 partial · 2 absent · 1 not assessed
8 present · 0 partial · 0 absent
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.