// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is The Hague?
The Hague scores 57% against the DC20 smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #83 of 213 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
57%
Rank
#83 / 213
Criteria present
37 / 82
Evidence coverage
67.1%
The Hague's smart city score by area
10 present · 7 partial · 2 absent · 2 not assessed
5 present · 3 partial · 2 absent · 6 not assessed
6 present · 2 partial · 3 absent · 6 not assessed
13 present · 3 partial · 3 absent · 1 not assessed
3 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 2 not assessed
Where The Hague is strong
- ▸Digital Government / e-Services
- ▸Interoperability & Open Standards
- ▸Data Governance, Privacy & Ethics
- ▸Open Data by Default
- ▸Air-Quality & Climate Monitoring
Where the gaps are
- ▸Smart Energy & Buildings
- ▸Digital Twin
- ▸Smart Traffic & Adaptive Signals
- ▸EV & Active-Travel Infrastructure
- ▸Smart Water & Waste
Evidence highlights
Open Data by Default · Official open data portal
The Hague has an official open data portal, as indicated by the URL data.denhaag.nl.
https://data.denhaag.nl/Open Data by Default · Open APIs / programmatic access
The Hague provides programmatic access to its open data via an API, as evidenced by the URL den-haag-opendata.opendatasoft.com/api/explore/v2.1/.
https://den-haag-opendata.opendatasoft.com/api/explore/v2.1/Open Data by Default · Open licensing & terms
The Hague's open data portal includes clear terms of use or licensing information, accessible at den-haag-opendata.opendatasoft.com/pages/gebruiksvoorwaarden/.
https://den-haag-opendata.opendatasoft.com/pages/gebruiksvoorwaarden/City Data Platform / Urban Data Exchange · Central data platform / urban OS
The Hague operates an official data portal at data.denhaag.nl, indicating a central platform for city data.
https://data.denhaag.nl/About this assessment
The Hague 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.