How are these smart city rankings calculated?

Each city is assessed against 82 criteria from the DC20 smart city framework — open data, mobility, environment, governance and economy. Every criterion is marked present, partial or absent based on public evidence, with each finding linked to its source. The score is the share of assessed criteria that are present (partial counts half).

What is the smartest city in the world in 2026?

Singapore ranks first of 213 cities in the Data Corridor smart city rankings 2026 with a score of 98.3%, followed by Sydney and New York City.

How do these rankings differ from the IMD Smart City Index?

The IMD Smart City Index surveys around 120 residents in each of 148 cities about how their city feels. These rankings instead check what each city verifiably has, from public evidence, and cover any city — currently 213 and growing — with every score traceable to its sources.

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Smart City Rankings 2026

213 cities scored against 82 evidence-based criteria from the DC20 smart city framework — what each city verifiably has, not how it markets itself. Every score links to its public sources and is refreshed continuously by AI agents.

Average score 54.2% · UK average 45% · global average 59.2% · updated 2026-07-05 · read the 2026 report →

#	City	Score	Evidence	Criteria present
1	Singapore	98.3%	100%	79/82
2	Sydney	92.4%	95.1%	73/82
3	New York City	92.4%	92.7%	74/82
4	Melbourne	89.3%	93.9%	70/82
5	BirminghamUK	88.9%	91.5%	70/82
6	Auckland	88%	93.9%	67/82
7	Seattle	87.9%	92.7%	68/82
8	Seoul	87.5%	91.5%	69/82
9	Washington D.C.	87%	93.9%	66/82
10	Toronto	86.7%	93.9%	66/82
11	Hong Kong	86.5%	87.8%	70/82
12	Chicago	86.3%	90.2%	66/82
13	Boston	85.8%	93.9%	65/82
14	Canberra	85.5%	90.2%	66/82
15	Tokyo	85.5%	90.2%	66/82
16	Brisbane	85.3%	92.7%	64/82
17	Dubai	85.1%	92.7%	63/82
18	Dublin	85.1%	92.7%	63/82
19	Denver	84.6%	91.5%	64/82
20	San Francisco	83.9%	87.8%	66/82
21	Los Angeles	83.4%	89%	63/82
22	San Jose	83%	87.8%	63/82
23	Newcastle upon TyneUK	82.9%	89%	62/82
24	Philadelphia	82.8%	90.2%	62/82
25	Vancouver	82.7%	92.7%	59/82
26	Wellington	79.1%	87.8%	58/82
27	Phoenix	78.7%	84.1%	59/82
28	Helsinki	78.7%	85.4%	59/82
29	Zurich	78.1%	82.9%	60/82
30	Montreal	77.8%	81.7%	59/82
31	ManchesterUK	77.6%	84.1%	59/82
32	Ottawa	77.4%	87.8%	55/82
33	Barcelona	75.9%	84.1%	55/82
34	LondonUK	75.9%	79.3%	58/82
35	Paris	75.1%	76.8%	58/82
36	Oslo	75.1%	81.7%	55/82
37	Cape Town	74.5%	82.9%	54/82
38	Gothenburg	72.2%	84.1%	50/82
39	Delhi	72%	79.3%	52/82
40	Copenhagen	72%	76.8%	54/82
41	Taipei City	71.7%	80.5%	52/82
42	Bengaluru	71%	82.9%	49/82
43	Bogota	70.2%	79.3%	50/82
44	LeedsUK	69.5%	73.2%	53/82
45	Zaragoza	69.4%	78%	49/82
46	GlasgowUK	69.2%	74.4%	53/82
47	Amsterdam	68.9%	75.6%	51/82
48	SheffieldUK	68.4%	73.2%	51/82
49	Tel Aviv	68.1%	81.7%	44/82
50	Mumbai	67.9%	76.8%	48/82
51	YorkUK	67.7%	73.2%	51/82
52	Jakarta	67.7%	76.8%	48/82
53	Lyon	67.6%	74.4%	48/82
54	Milan	67.1%	79.3%	44/82
55	Stockholm	66.6%	74.4%	47/82
56	Istanbul	66.2%	78%	45/82
57	Kuala Lumpur	65.4%	72%	47/82
58	Ljubljana	65.3%	76.8%	43/82
59	Sao Paulo	64.7%	73.2%	46/82
60	Madrid	64.7%	73.2%	46/82
61	BristolUK	63.8%	68.3%	48/82
62	Athens	63.7%	78%	41/82
63	Abu Dhabi	63.6%	69.5%	45/82
64	Warsaw	62.7%	72%	43/82
65	Doha	62.5%	68.3%	47/82
66	PortsmouthUK	62.4%	70.7%	44/82
67	LiverpoolUK	62.4%	67.1%	48/82
68	Vienna	62.2%	65.9%	46/82
69	Bordeaux	62%	73.2%	41/82
70	Brussels	61.8%	69.5%	43/82
71	Beijing	60.7%	73.2%	41/82
72	Munich	60.5%	69.5%	40/82
73	Medellin	60.4%	67.1%	45/82
74	Riga	60.2%	70.7%	39/82
75	BelfastUK	60%	67.1%	42/82
76	Bilbao	59.2%	68.3%	39/82
77	Accra	58.7%	73.2%	37/82
78	Riyadh	58.6%	69.5%	39/82
79	Lille	58.3%	62.2%	42/82
80	Bologna	58%	64.6%	41/82
81	Lisbon	57.7%	68.3%	38/82
82	Vilnius	57.7%	65.9%	38/82
83	The Hague	57%	67.1%	37/82
84	Brasilia	57%	67.1%	39/82
85	CardiffUK	56.8%	65.9%	39/82
86	Budapest	56.6%	68.3%	36/82
87	Rotterdam	56.6%	62.2%	40/82
88	StirlingUK	56.5%	63.4%	40/82
89	Rio de Janeiro	56.3%	65.9%	38/82
90	Hyderabad	56.2%	61%	41/82
91	Luxembourg	56%	63.4%	38/82
92	SwanseaUK	56%	62.2%	40/82
93	Geneva	55.9%	62.2%	39/82
94	Shenzhen	55.7%	67.1%	36/82
95	SouthamptonUK	55.6%	62.2%	39/82
96	WorcesterUK	55.6%	62.2%	39/82
97	Hangzhou	55.4%	63.4%	39/82
98	Tallinn	55.3%	63.4%	37/82
99	Busan	55%	63.4%	38/82
100	CoventryUK	54.8%	59.8%	40/82
101	Krakow	54.6%	62.2%	38/82
102	SunderlandUK	54.1%	61%	40/82
103	Prague	53.9%	59.8%	36/82
104	Lagos	53.6%	67.1%	34/82
105	CambridgeUK	53.2%	61%	35/82
106	Manila	52.9%	63.4%	35/82
107	Düsseldorf	52.7%	62.2%	34/82
108	Marseille	52.6%	57.3%	36/82
109	Hamburg	52.2%	57.3%	37/82
110	Berlin	52%	56.1%	38/82
111	SalisburyUK	51.6%	58.5%	36/82
112	CanterburyUK	51.4%	59.8%	35/82
113	Jeddah	51.1%	59.8%	34/82
114	Muscat	51%	61%	34/82
115	San Juan	50.9%	61%	34/82
116	DundeeUK	50.2%	59.8%	33/82
117	Bratislava	49.3%	57.3%	32/82
118	Medan	49.1%	57.3%	34/82
119	EdinburghUK	49%	56.1%	33/82
120	Medina	48.8%	65.9%	26/82
121	Kiel	48.2%	56.1%	32/82
122	Amman	48.1%	59.8%	29/82
123	Zagreb	47.4%	56.1%	30/82
124	DurhamUK	47.3%	53.7%	35/82
125	Newport, WalesUK	47.1%	52.4%	35/82
126	SalfordUK	46.6%	54.9%	31/82
127	Perth, ScotlandUK	46.5%	53.7%	32/82
128	NewryUK	46.3%	50%	33/82
129	Sofia	46.3%	53.7%	30/82
130	DunfermlineUK	46.1%	56.1%	29/82
131	Guangzhou	45.7%	56.1%	28/82
132	LancasterUK	45.4%	51.2%	31/82
133	Southend-on-SeaUK	45.2%	50%	33/82
134	Allula	44.8%	59.8%	25/82
135	ExeterUK	44.6%	50%	33/82
136	Cairo	44.6%	54.9%	27/82
137	ChichesterUK	44.2%	52.4%	30/82
138	Osaka	43.7%	50%	31/82
139	St DavidsUK	43.5%	50%	29/82
140	Ankara	43.4%	57.3%	25/82
141	Beirut	43.3%	53.7%	28/82
142	NottinghamUK	42.7%	47.6%	30/82
143	Islamabad	42.7%	51.2%	28/82
144	LondonderryUK	42.5%	51.2%	28/82
145	Abuja	42.2%	54.9%	24/82
146	Zhuhai	42%	51.2%	26/82
147	Nanjing	41.5%	57.3%	21/82
148	Al Khobar	41.4%	48.8%	26/82
149	Rome	41.4%	47.6%	27/82
150	Ho Chi Minh City	41.3%	47.6%	29/82
151	InvernessUK	41%	48.8%	26/82
152	AberdeenUK	41%	48.8%	27/82
153	Buenos Aires	41%	45.1%	29/82
154	LeicesterUK	41%	47.6%	27/82
155	NorwichUK	40.9%	50%	27/82
156	Tianjin	40.6%	48.8%	27/82
157	Astana	40.4%	48.8%	25/82
158	PeterboroughUK	40.2%	48.8%	26/82
159	Bangkok	40.2%	48.8%	27/82
160	Shanghai	40.2%	46.3%	26/82
161	Kuwait City	39.8%	52.4%	22/82
162	Hanover	39.7%	46.3%	25/82
163	WolverhamptonUK	39.6%	46.3%	24/82
164	Manama	39.3%	47.6%	24/82
165	CarlisleUK	39.3%	46.3%	28/82
166	HerefordUK	39%	45.1%	28/82
167	LincolnUK	39%	48.8%	25/82
168	Hanoi	38.9%	46.3%	25/82
169	Bangor, GwyneddUK	38.8%	51.2%	23/82
170	BathUK	38.8%	42.7%	27/82
171	Mecca	38.7%	50%	21/82
172	Bucharest	38.1%	48.8%	23/82
173	OxfordUK	38.1%	46.3%	26/82
174	PlymouthUK	38.1%	42.7%	28/82
175	Stoke-on-TrentUK	38.1%	47.6%	24/82
176	DoncasterUK	37.9%	46.3%	23/82
177	Chengdu	37.8%	46.3%	23/82
178	ChesterUK	37.6%	43.9%	25/82
179	Chongqing	37.1%	43.9%	24/82
180	ArmaghUK	36.7%	42.7%	25/82
181	Tunis	36.7%	50%	18/82
182	Makassar	35.9%	43.9%	22/82
183	WrexhamUK	35.8%	45.1%	23/82
184	BradfordUK	35.8%	40.2%	26/82
185	Mexico City	35.6%	37.8%	26/82
186	Bangor, County DownUK	35.5%	37.8%	25/82
187	DerbyUK	35.3%	43.9%	22/82
188	St AsaphUK	35.1%	42.7%	22/82
189	WinchesterUK	33%	41.5%	21/82
190	Rabat	32.9%	43.9%	17/82
191	WellsUK	32.7%	39%	21/82
192	WakefieldUK	32.3%	36.6%	21/82
193	GloucesterUK	31.7%	36.6%	22/82
194	ElyUK	31.5%	36.6%	21/82
195	Milton KeynesUK	31.4%	34.1%	23/82
196	Santiago	31.1%	35.4%	19/82
197	Lausanne	31%	40.2%	16/82
198	Hail	30.8%	40.2%	18/82
199	Kingston upon HullUK	30.4%	36.6%	20/82
200	Hafar Al Batin	29.8%	39%	16/82
201	Brighton & HoveUK	28.9%	35.4%	19/82
202	ChelmsfordUK	28.6%	32.9%	21/82
203	LisburnUK	28.5%	32.9%	19/82
204	TruroUK	27.9%	32.9%	18/82
205	ColchesterUK	27.6%	34.1%	16/82
206	PrestonUK	27.3%	31.7%	19/82
207	Guatemala City	24.7%	32.9%	15/82
208	St AlbansUK	24.5%	29.3%	16/82
209	Lima	23.8%	31.7%	13/82
210	San Salvador	23.6%	30.5%	13/82
211	RiponUK	22.1%	25.6%	16/82
212	Algiers	18.8%	28%	7/82
213	LichfieldUK	15.3%	20.7%	8/82

How these smart city rankings work

Unlike perception-based lists such as the IMD Smart City Index, these rankings check what each city verifiably has: live transport data, air-quality monitoring, open data services, digital government and more. AI agents gather the evidence from official public sources, and each of the 82 criteria is marked present, partial or absent — so any score can be checked, and any city can be ranked, not just the famous few. Read more about how to measure a smart city.

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