City assessment
How smart is Lausanne?
Lausanne scores 43.2% against the ISO 37120-series aligned smart city framework in 2026, ranked #345 of 386 by smart reach and #317 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. 34 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
#345 / 386
Smart score
43.2%
Evidenced rank
#317 / 387
Criteria present
30 / 86
Evidence coverage
50%
Lausanne's smart city score by area
8 present · 1 partial · 3 absent · 3 not yet assessed
4 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 7 not yet assessed
5 present · 2 partial · 1 absent · 5 not yet assessed
0 present · 4 partial · 3 absent · 4 not yet assessed
4 present · 1 partial · 1 absent · 7 not yet assessed
5 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 2 not yet assessed
4 present · 3 partial · 1 absent · 6 not yet assessed
Where Lausanne is strong
- ▸Open Data & Transparency
- ▸Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
- ▸Health & Digital Health
- ▸Culture, Tourism & Recreation
Where the evidence shows gaps
- ▸Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin · 2 absent, 1 partial
- ▸Water & Sanitation · 1 absent, 3 partial
- ▸Solid Waste & Circular Economy · 2 absent
- ▸Green Space & Biodiversity · 1 absent, 1 partial
- ▸Critical Infrastructure Resilience · 1 absent, 1 partial
Not yet assessed
34 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.
- Disaster Risk & Resilience4 of 4
- Climate Action & Emissions3 of 3
- Digital Government Services3 of 4
- Public Safety & Emergency3 of 4
- Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles3 of 4
- Active & Shared Mobility2 of 4
- Education & Digital Skills2 of 3
- Energy & Smart Grid2 of 4
- Governance & Smart-City Operating Model2 of 4
- Housing & Urban Planning2 of 3
- Inclusion & Civic Participation2 of 3
- Public Transport & Real-Time Information2 of 4
- Solid Waste & Circular Economy2 of 4
- Food Security & Urban Agriculture1 of 2
- Innovation & Economic Development1 of 4
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal
Switzerland operates opendata.swiss, an official open data portal that publishes datasets across various categories, and opentransportdata.swiss, a platform specifically for mobility data.
https://www.opendata.swiss/Open Data & Transparency · High-value datasets published
The opendata.swiss portal lists categories such as "Verkehr" (transport), "Umwelt" (environment), and "Wirtschaft und Finanzen" (economy and finance), indicating the availability of high-value datasets. Additionally, opentransportdata.swiss specifically pro…
https://www.opendata.swiss/Open Data & Transparency · Programmatic API access
The opentransportdata.swiss platform provides programmatic API access, with an "API-Manager" for requesting and managing APIs and a "Cookbook" for detailed documentation of data and interfaces.
https://opentransportdata.swiss/Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure · 5G mobile coverage
Lausanne is listed among the cities for which 3G, 4G, and 5G mobile network coverage maps are available, indicating commercial 5G availability is reported.
https://www.nperf.com/en/map/ch/lausanne/-/free/2g-3g-4g-5g/About this assessment
Lausanne 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.