// CITY_ASSESSMENT

How smart is Hangzhou?

Hangzhou scores 55.4% against the DC20 smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #97 of 213 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.

Smart score

55.4%

Rank

#97 / 213

Criteria present

39 / 82

Evidence coverage

63.4%

Hangzhou's smart city score by area

Data & Digital Foundation82%

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

Mobility67%

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

Environment & Resources83%

10 present · 0 partial · 2 absent · 5 not assessed

Governance & People73%

9 present · 4 partial · 2 absent · 5 not assessed

Economy & Method71%

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

Where Hangzhou is strong

  • Resilience & Climate Adaptation
  • Open Data by Default
  • City Data Platform / Urban Data Exchange
  • Interoperability & Open Standards
  • Smart Water & Waste

Where the gaps are

  • Real-time Public Transit Intelligence
  • EV & Active-Travel Infrastructure
  • Digital Inclusion & Literacy
  • Pervasive IoT Sensing
  • Smart Traffic & Adaptive Signals

Evidence highlights

Open Data by Default · Official open data portal

Hangzhou operates an official open data portal at data.hangzhou.gov.cn, which provides comprehensive public data services including data download and query.

https://data.hangzhou.gov.cn/

Open Data by Default · Open APIs / programmatic access

The Hangzhou open data platform offers programmatic access to data through API calls, as indicated by the URL data.hangzhou.gov.cn/open/api and the service descriptions.

https://data.hangzhou.gov.cn/open/api

Open Data by Default · High-value dataset coverage

The Hangzhou open data portal features a dedicated section for 'high-value-datasets', indicating coverage of such data.

https://data.hangzhou.gov.cn/open/high-value-datasets

Pervasive IoT Sensing · Deployed sensor networks

Hangzhou's 'City Brain' system includes 11 major systems, such as policing and traffic, with 48 application scenarios, and monitors 475 urban vital signs indicators, indicating extensive deployed sensor networks for various city functions.

https://hwyst.hangzhou.com.cn/z/csdn/index.htm

About this assessment

Hangzhou was assessed against the 82 criteria of the DC20 smart city framework on 2026-06-26 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.