// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Hangzhou?
Hangzhou scores 38.4% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #309 of 388 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
38.4%
Rank
#309 / 388
Criteria present
22 / 86
Evidence coverage
52.3%
Hangzhou's smart city score by area
7 present · 3 partial · 2 absent · 3 not assessed
1 present · 3 partial · 2 absent · 6 not assessed
3 present · 0 partial · 3 absent · 7 not assessed
0 present · 2 partial · 1 absent · 8 not assessed
3 present · 6 partial · 1 absent · 3 not assessed
5 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 2 not assessed
3 present · 8 partial · 0 absent · 3 not assessed
Where Hangzhou is strong
- ▸Culture, Tourism & Recreation
- ▸Digital Government Services
- ▸Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
- ▸Health & Digital Health
Where the gaps are
- ▸Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles
- ▸Water & Sanitation
- ▸Housing & Urban Planning
- ▸Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure
- ▸Public Transport & Real-Time Information
Evidence highlights
Public Transport & Real-Time Information · Public transport network
Hangzhou operates a metro system, as indicated by the official Hangzhou Metro website.
http://www.hzmetro.com/Air Quality & Monitoring · Air-quality monitoring network
The Ecological and Environmental Monitoring Center of Zhejiang Province, which covers Hangzhou, conducts environmental quality monitoring and has an "Atmospheric Super Monitoring Station" in Wuzhen, Zhejiang, indicating the presence of fixed monitoring stat…
http://www.zjemc.org.cn/Green Space & Biodiversity · Green space provision
Hangzhou has significant public green spaces, including Xixi Wetland National Park, described as the city's "green lung," and the Hangzhou Botanical Garden, which spans over 240 hectares. The West Lake Scenic Area is also highlighted as a major green attrac…
https://www.chinahora.com/zh-CN/what-to-see-in-hangzhou-china/Health & Digital Health · Public health open data
Hangzhou operates a "Municipal Data Open Platform" which explicitly provides "Open datasets" and "Open APIs," demonstrating a capability for publishing public data, including health-related information.
http://data.hangzhou.gov.cn/About this assessment
Hangzhou was assessed against the 86 criteria of the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework on 2026-09-03 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.