// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Lima?
Lima scores 23.8% against the DC20 smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #209 of 213 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
23.8%
Rank
#209 / 213
Criteria present
13 / 82
Evidence coverage
31.7%
Lima's smart city score by area
4 present · 4 partial · 0 absent · 13 not assessed
0 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 13 not assessed
5 present · 3 partial · 2 absent · 7 not assessed
2 present · 2 partial · 3 absent · 13 not assessed
2 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 5 not assessed
Where Lima is strong
- ▸Air-Quality & Climate Monitoring
- ▸Digital Twin
- ▸Innovation Ecosystem
- ▸Digital Government / e-Services
- ▸Open Data by Default
Where the gaps are
- ▸Real-time Public Transit Intelligence
- ▸Smart Traffic & Adaptive Signals
- ▸EV & Active-Travel Infrastructure
- ▸Public Safety & Emergency Response
- ▸Pervasive IoT Sensing
Evidence highlights
Open Data by Default · Official open data portal
The Metropolitan Municipality of Lima provides open datasets through the datosabiertos.gob.pe portal, as evidenced by a specific dataset for "Registro de vehículos menores (mototaxis) - Cercado de Lima".
https://www.datosabiertos.gob.pe/dataset/registro-de-veh%C3%ADculos-menores-mototaxis-cercado-de-lima-municipalidad-metropolitana-de-limaSmart Water & Waste · Water/waste open data
The Peruvian government's open data portal hosts a dataset containing results from environmental water component monitoring, indicating open data availability related to water quality.
https://www.datosabiertos.gob.pe/dataset/resultados-de-los-monitoreos-del-componente-ambiental-agua-para-la-matriz-aguaAir-Quality & Climate Monitoring · GHG emissions inventory
Lima has an inventory for public transportation emissions, as indicated by a resource from the CCACoalition.
https://www.ccacoalition.org/resources/development-inventory-public-transportation-emissions-case-lima-callao-metropolitanAir-Quality & Climate Monitoring · Air-quality monitoring network
The official portal of ATU (Autoridad de Transporte Urbano para Lima y Callao) has a section dedicated to 'Aire y Ruido' (Air and Noise), indicating the presence of air quality monitoring.
https://portal.atu.gob.pe/aireyruido/About this assessment
Lima 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.