// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Sofia?
Sofia scores 46.3% against the DC20 smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #129 of 213 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
46.3%
Rank
#129 / 213
Criteria present
30 / 82
Evidence coverage
53.7%
Sofia's smart city score by area
9 present · 0 partial · 4 absent · 8 not assessed
6 present · 4 partial · 4 absent · 2 not assessed
6 present · 3 partial · 4 absent · 4 not assessed
6 present · 5 partial · 0 absent · 9 not assessed
3 present · 2 partial · 2 absent · 1 not assessed
Where Sofia is strong
- ▸Digital Government / e-Services
- ▸EV & Active-Travel Infrastructure
- ▸Smart Water & Waste
- ▸Air-Quality & Climate Monitoring
- ▸Innovation Ecosystem
Where the gaps are
- ▸Digital Inclusion & Literacy
- ▸Integrated Multimodal Mobility (MaaS)
- ▸Resilience & Climate Adaptation
- ▸Data Governance, Privacy & Ethics
- ▸Public Safety & Emergency Response
Evidence highlights
Interoperability & Open Standards · Open data standards
Sofia operates an open data portal (urbandata.sofia.bg) which is based on CKAN, indicating the adoption of open data standards.
https://urbandata.sofia.bg/Interoperability & Open Standards · Standardised APIs & schemas
Sofia provides standardized and documented APIs, as evidenced by the api.sofiaplan.bg portal which uses Swagger UI and OpenAPI Specification for its APIs.
https://api.sofiaplan.bg/EV & Active-Travel Infrastructure · Public EV charging network
Eldrive operates an EV charging network in Bulgaria, which is Sofia's country, indicating the presence of a public EV charging network.
https://www.eldrive.eu/Smart Water & Waste · Water/waste open data
Sofia has an official open data portal (data.sofia.bg) which includes datasets related to water ('voda').
https://data.sofia.bg/About this assessment
Sofia 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.