// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Sofia?
Sofia scores 46.4% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #201 of 386 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
46.4%
Rank
#201 / 386
Criteria present
31 / 86
Evidence coverage
57%
Sofia's smart city score by area
5 present · 1 partial · 2 absent · 7 not assessed
5 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 5 not assessed
5 present · 2 partial · 1 absent · 5 not assessed
5 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 3 not assessed
6 present · 2 partial · 3 absent · 2 not assessed
2 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 4 not assessed
3 present · 6 partial · 1 absent · 4 not assessed
Where Sofia is strong
- ▸Education & Digital Skills
- ▸Climate Adaptation & Heat
- ▸Public Transport & Real-Time Information
- ▸Water & Sanitation
- ▸Innovation & Economic Development
Where the gaps are
- ▸Public Safety & Emergency
- ▸Critical Infrastructure Resilience
- ▸Active & Shared Mobility
- ▸Disaster Risk & Resilience
- ▸Housing & Urban Planning
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
Sofia operates a public transport network including bus, tram, trolleybus, and metro services, managed by the Center for Urban Mobility.
https://www.govserv.org/BG/Unknown/198997223526446/%D0%A6%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%82%D1%8A%D1%80-%D0%B7%D0%B0-%D0%B3%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B4%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0-%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%BD%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%82Public 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 UN ISO-aligned smart city framework on 2026-07-12 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. Scores refresh continuously as cities publish new evidence.