// CITY_ASSESSMENT

How smart is Phuket?

Phuket scores 14.1% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #345 of 385 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.

Smart score

14.1%

Rank

#345 / 385

Criteria present

4 / 86

Evidence coverage

23.3%

Phuket's smart city score by area

Data, Digital & Smart Foundation50%

0 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 12 not assessed

Mobility & Transport50%

0 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 11 not assessed

Environment, Energy & Climate67%

1 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 10 not assessed

Infrastructure, Water & Waste0%

0 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 11 not assessed

Health, Education, Safety & Inclusion75%

2 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 9 not assessed

Economy, Innovation & Employment50%

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

Governance, Resilience & Operating Model43%

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

Where Phuket is strong

  • Health & Digital Health
  • Energy & Smart Grid
  • Culture, Tourism & Recreation
  • Disaster Risk & Resilience
  • Open Data & Transparency

Where the gaps are

  • Public Transport & Real-Time Information
  • Public Safety & Emergency
  • Innovation & Economic Development
  • Food Security & Urban Agriculture
  • Climate Adaptation & Heat

Evidence highlights

Health & Digital Health · Healthcare provision data

Phuket Provincial Administrative Organization Hospital (โรงพยาบาลองค์การบริหารส่วนจังหวัดภูเก็ต) provides healthcare services, including health check-up clinics, patient rooms, and specialist doctors and nurses.

https://www.phuketcityhospital.org/

Health & Digital Health · Telehealth / digital health services

Phuket Provincial Administrative Organization Hospital offers digital health services such as viewing health check-up results online and checking treatment rights via an online system.

https://www.phuketcityhospital.org/

Climate Adaptation & Heat · Climate adaptation plan

Phuket has a "Sustainable Transformation Vision and Strategy" developed by UNDP with local partners, which includes recommended strategies to address the urgent challenges of climate change for the province.

https://www.undp.org/thailand/publications/phuket-sustainable-transformation-vision-and-strategy

Energy & Smart Grid · Renewable energy share / targets

The Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) offers a "PEA SOLAR" service for installing solar power generation systems for residential and industrial customers, which would be available in Phuket as part of its provincial operations.

https://www.pea.co.th/en

About this assessment

Phuket was assessed against the 86 criteria of the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework on 2026-07-11 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. Scores refresh continuously as cities publish new evidence.