// CITY_ASSESSMENT

How smart is Chongqing?

Chongqing scores 45.3% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #207 of 386 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.

Smart score

45.3%

Rank

#207 / 386

Criteria present

35 / 86

Evidence coverage

52.3%

Chongqing's smart city score by area

Data, Digital & Smart Foundation75%

5 present · 2 partial · 1 absent · 7 not assessed

Mobility & Transport42%

2 present · 1 partial · 3 absent · 6 not assessed

Environment, Energy & Climate80%

3 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 8 not assessed

Infrastructure, Water & Waste50%

2 present · 1 partial · 2 absent · 6 not assessed

Health, Education, Safety & Inclusion73%

7 present · 2 partial · 2 absent · 2 not assessed

Economy, Innovation & Employment81%

6 present · 1 partial · 1 absent

Governance, Resilience & Operating Model88%

10 present · 1 partial · 1 absent · 2 not assessed

Where Chongqing is strong

  • Food Security & Urban Agriculture
  • Disaster Risk & Resilience
  • Digital Government Services
  • Innovation & Economic Development
  • Critical Infrastructure Resilience

Where the gaps are

  • Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure
  • Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles
  • Energy & Smart Grid
  • Water & Sanitation
  • Green Space & Biodiversity

Evidence highlights

Digital Government Services · Unified online services portal

Chongqing operates a unified online government service portal called "重庆政务服务网" (Chongqing Government Service Network) and a mobile application "渝快办" (Yu Kuai Ban), which serves as a "super mobile terminal" for local residents and enterprises to handle vario…

https://zwykb.cq.gov.cn/?record=istrue

Digital Government Services · Digital identity / single sign-on

The "渝快办" (Yu Kuai Ban) platform in Chongqing supports digital identity verification through facial recognition via its mobile app, mobile phone verification, and requires personal information such as name and ID number for authentication. It offers separat…

https://zwykb.cq.gov.cn/?record=istrue

Digital Government Services · Citizen reporting / 311 channel

Chongqing provides channels for citizen feedback and issue reporting, including an "interactive communication" section on the Chongqing Municipal People's Government Network with options to "leave a message" and "solicit opinions," and references to the "12…

https://zwykb.cq.gov.cn/?record=istrue

Green Space & Biodiversity · Biodiversity / nature strategy

Chongqing has substantial agricultural germplasm resources, including the world's largest silkworm gene bank and citrus germplasm repository, demonstrating a strategy for biodiversity conservation.

https://www.cq.gov.cn/

About this assessment

Chongqing was assessed against the 86 criteria of the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework on 2026-07-11 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.