// 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

Data & Digital Foundation71%

10 present · 7 partial · 2 absent · 2 not assessed

Mobility65%

5 present · 3 partial · 2 absent · 6 not assessed

Environment & Resources64%

6 present · 2 partial · 3 absent · 6 not assessed

Governance & People76%

13 present · 3 partial · 3 absent · 1 not assessed

Economy & Method75%

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.