City assessment
How smart is Sofia?
Sofia scores 64.2% against the ISO 37120-series aligned smart city framework in 2026, ranked #161 of 386 by smart reach and #203 on the evidence alone, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Each criterion counts in full where the evidence shows it present, half where partial and nothing where absent, weighted by its category. 17 of 86 are not yet assessed and count as nothing until a finding is made either way. Last assessed 23 Oct 2026.
Smart reach rank
#161 / 386
Smart score
64.2%
Evidenced rank
#203 / 387
Criteria present
48 / 86
Evidence coverage
74.4%
Sofia's smart city score by area
8 present · 1 partial · 3 absent · 3 not yet assessed
7 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 3 not yet assessed
7 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 4 not yet assessed
8 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 1 not yet assessed
8 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 3 not yet assessed
6 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 1 not yet assessed
4 present · 6 partial · 2 absent · 2 not yet assessed
Where Sofia is strong
- ▸Green Space & Biodiversity
- ▸Housing & Urban Planning
- ▸Education & Digital Skills
- ▸Innovation & Economic Development
- ▸Climate Adaptation & Heat
Where the evidence shows gaps
- ▸Critical Infrastructure Resilience · 1 absent, 2 partial
- ▸Open Data & Transparency · 2 absent, 1 partial
- ▸Disaster Risk & Resilience · 1 absent, 1 partial
- ▸Governance & Smart-City Operating Model · 3 partial
- ▸Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin · 1 absent
Not yet assessed
17 of 86 criteria have no finding yet, either way. They count as nothing in the score until one is made, and they are not gaps.
- Climate Action & Emissions3 of 3
- Digital Government Services2 of 4
- Public Safety & Emergency2 of 4
- Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles2 of 4
- Active & Shared Mobility1 of 4
- Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure1 of 4
- Disaster Risk & Resilience1 of 4
- Energy & Smart Grid1 of 4
- Food Security & Urban Agriculture1 of 2
- Governance & Smart-City Operating Model1 of 4
- Inclusion & Civic Participation1 of 3
- Solid Waste & Circular Economy1 of 4
Evidence highlights
Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin · Live city data dashboard
Sofia has an open urban data platform that provides public access to city data across various categories such as urban planning, mobility, water, building stock, green system, education, climate, social services, biodiversity, and demography.
https://urbandata.sofia.bg/Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin · Integrated urban data platform
Sofia Municipality has an "open urban data platform" that provides access to city data across multiple categories including urban planning, mobility, water, building stock, green system, education, climate, social services, biodiversity, and demography.
https://urbandata.sofia.bg/Public Transport & Real-Time Information · Public transport network
Metropolitan Sofia's primary task is to provide safe, easy, and accessible transport to the residents of Sofia, with ongoing expansion of the metro lines to serve more neighborhoods.
https://www.metropolitan.bg/Public Transport & Real-Time Information · Real-time arrivals (GTFS-RT)
Real-time vehicle locations and trip updates are available for Sofia's public transport, as indicated by properties like `isVehicleLocations:true` and `isTripUpdates:true` in data used by the Timey app, and the mention of a 'Virtual board'.
https://www.sofiatraffic.bg/enAbout this assessment
Sofia was assessed against the 86 criteria of the ISO 37120-series aligned smart city framework on 23 Oct 2026 by AI agents gathering evidence from official public sources. Each criterion is marked present, partial or absent, or left not yet assessed, and every finding links to where it was found. Cities are re-assessed in runs, not continuously: the latest finished on 24 Oct 2026.