// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Manama?
Manama scores 44.2% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #216 of 386 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
44.2%
Rank
#216 / 386
Criteria present
26 / 86
Evidence coverage
57%
Manama's smart city score by area
8 present · 2 partial · 2 absent · 3 not assessed
1 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 10 not assessed
5 present · 4 partial · 0 absent · 4 not assessed
3 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 6 not assessed
5 present · 4 partial · 0 absent · 4 not assessed
2 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 4 not assessed
2 present · 8 partial · 0 absent · 4 not assessed
Where Manama is strong
- ▸Climate Action & Emissions
- ▸Housing & Urban Planning
- ▸Health & Digital Health
- ▸Education & Digital Skills
- ▸Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin
Where the gaps are
- ▸Active & Shared Mobility
- ▸Solid Waste & Circular Economy
- ▸Public Safety & Emergency
- ▸Public Transport & Real-Time Information
- ▸Energy & Smart Grid
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal
Bahrain operates an official open data portal at data.gov.bh, which includes an API endpoint with a catalog and references to 'opendatasoft'.
https://www.data.gov.bh/api/explore/v2.1/Open Data & Transparency · Programmatic API access
The data.gov.bh domain provides an API endpoint at https://www.data.gov.bh/api/explore/v2.1/, which includes links to a 'catalog' and 'opendatasoft', indicating programmatic access to data.
https://www.data.gov.bh/api/explore/v2.1/Digital Government Services · Unified online services portal
The National Portal of the Kingdom of Bahrain (bahrain.bh) serves as a unified gateway to government services and information, including categories like identity, passports, visas, traffic, electricity, water, education, courts, health, marriage, birth, dea…
https://www.evisa.gov.bh/Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure · Fibre / high-speed broadband coverage
Batelco, a telecommunications company in Bahrain, offers fiber internet packages for both home and business services, indicating the availability of high-speed fiber broadband.
https://bh.batelco.com/About this assessment
Manama 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.