City assessment
How smart is Riffa?
Riffa scores 45.8% against the ISO 37120-series aligned smart city framework in 2026, ranked #340 of 386 by smart reach and #306 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. 20 of 86 are not yet assessed and count as nothing until a finding is made either way. Last assessed 19 Oct 2026.
Smart reach rank
#340 / 386
Smart score
45.8%
Evidenced rank
#306 / 387
Criteria present
30 / 86
Evidence coverage
58.1%
Riffa's smart city score by area
9 present · 2 partial · 1 absent · 3 not yet assessed
1 present · 3 partial · 2 absent · 6 not yet assessed
2 present · 4 partial · 4 absent · 3 not yet assessed
5 present · 0 partial · 3 absent · 3 not yet assessed
5 present · 5 partial · 2 absent · 1 not yet assessed
4 present · 2 partial · 1 absent · 1 not yet assessed
4 present · 4 partial · 3 absent · 3 not yet assessed
Where Riffa is strong
- ▸Housing & Urban Planning
- ▸Education & Digital Skills
- ▸Culture, Tourism & Recreation
- ▸Digital Government Services
- ▸Open Data & Transparency
Where the evidence shows gaps
- ▸Climate Action & Emissions · 2 absent, 1 partial
- ▸Solid Waste & Circular Economy · 3 absent
- ▸Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles · 2 absent, 2 partial
- ▸Critical Infrastructure Resilience · 2 absent
- ▸Energy & Smart Grid · 2 absent
Not yet assessed
20 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.
- Active & Shared Mobility3 of 4
- Public Transport & Real-Time Information3 of 4
- Water & Sanitation3 of 4
- Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure2 of 4
- Green Space & Biodiversity2 of 3
- Climate Adaptation & Heat1 of 3
- Disaster Risk & Resilience1 of 4
- Energy & Smart Grid1 of 4
- Food Security & Urban Agriculture1 of 2
- Governance & Smart-City Operating Model1 of 4
- Public Safety & Emergency1 of 4
- Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin1 of 3
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal
Bahrain has an official Open Data Portal, which is described as being at the heart of the Kingdom of Bahrain’s commitment to transparent governance and making a wide range of government data freely available.
https://www.data.gov.bh/Open Data & Transparency · Clear open licensing
The Bahrain Open Data Portal explicitly states that by using the government open data, users agree to the terms and conditions of the Bahrain Government Open Data License.
https://www.data.gov.bh/Open Data & Transparency · Programmatic API access
The Bahrain Open Data Portal provides programmatic API access, as evidenced by an API endpoint that lists links for catalog exploration and OpenDataSoft integration.
https://www.data.gov.bh/api/explore/v2.1Digital Government Services · Unified online services portal
The Kingdom of Bahrain's National Portal serves as a unified portal to access government services and information, including municipal services such as building permits, advertisement permits, and municipal fees.
https://services.bahrain.bh/wps/portal/ar/BSP/HomeeServicesPortal/About this assessment
Riffa was assessed against the 86 criteria of the ISO 37120-series aligned smart city framework on 19 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.