// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Hangzhou?
Hangzhou scores 34.7% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #274 of 386 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
34.7%
Rank
#274 / 386
Criteria present
19 / 86
Evidence coverage
47.7%
Hangzhou's smart city score by area
6 present · 3 partial · 1 absent · 5 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
1 present · 6 partial · 3 absent · 3 not assessed
5 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 2 not assessed
3 present · 7 partial · 1 absent · 3 not assessed
Where Hangzhou is strong
- ▸Culture, Tourism & Recreation
- ▸Digital Government Services
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
- ▸Health & Digital Health
- ▸Climate Adaptation & Heat
Where the gaps are
- ▸Inclusion & Civic Participation
- ▸Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure
- ▸Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles
- ▸Water & Sanitation
- ▸Housing & Urban Planning
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal
Hangzhou operates an official government-run open data portal called the "Hangzhou City Data Open Platform" (杭州市数据开放平台) which publishes open datasets.
https://data.hangzhou.gov.cn/Open Data & Transparency · Programmatic API access
The Hangzhou City Data Open Platform explicitly mentions "Open APIs" (开放API) and offers "Developer registration" (开发注册) for its government data open platform, indicating programmatic access to datasets.
https://data.hangzhou.gov.cn/Public Transport & Real-Time Information · Public transport network
Hangzhou operates public transportation, including a ferry service on the Grand Canal, with tickets costing 3 yuan. The official city website also lists 'Transportation' as a service.
https://www.ehangzhou.gov.cn/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/About this assessment
Hangzhou 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.