// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Guangzhou?
Guangzhou scores 46.9% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #195 of 386 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
46.9%
Rank
#195 / 386
Criteria present
30 / 86
Evidence coverage
60.5%
Guangzhou's smart city score by area
4 present · 3 partial · 5 absent · 3 not assessed
3 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 7 not assessed
4 present · 3 partial · 1 absent · 5 not assessed
1 present · 6 partial · 2 absent · 2 not assessed
6 present · 3 partial · 1 absent · 3 not assessed
5 present · 2 partial · 1 absent
7 present · 3 partial · 1 absent · 3 not assessed
Where Guangzhou is strong
- ▸Food Security & Urban Agriculture
- ▸Disaster Risk & Resilience
- ▸Health & Digital Health
- ▸Innovation & Economic Development
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
Where the gaps are
- ▸Active & Shared Mobility
- ▸Open Data & Transparency
- ▸Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure
- ▸Water & Sanitation
- ▸Solid Waste & Circular Economy
Evidence highlights
Digital Government Services · Unified online services portal
Guangzhou offers a unified online services portal called "穗@i企" and "穗好办APP" through which market entities can access a "one-stop" range of government services via web and mobile.
https://qyfw.gzonline.gov.cn/qyfw/homeDigital Government Services · Citizen reporting / 311 channel
Guangzhou provides a citizen reporting channel through "广州12345" for complaints and smart Q&A, and also allows users to "raise demands/requests" via the "穗@i企" portal and "穗好办APP".
https://qyfw.gzonline.gov.cn/qyfw/homeUrban Data Platform & Digital Twin · Integrated urban data platform
Guangzhou has an integrated urban data platform, evidenced by the "Guangzhou City Trusted Data Space" which facilitates the "trusted circulation of urban data," and a "Digital Government Operations Center" focused on "deeply mining data value" for digital g…
https://www.gz.gov.cn/Public Transport & Real-Time Information · Public transport network
The Guangzhou Municipal People's Government announced the fourth round of a comprehensive transportation survey for the city, indicating the presence of a transportation system.
https://www.gz.gov.cn/About this assessment
Guangzhou 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.