// COUNTRY_RANKINGS
Smart Cities in Germany
The 9 assessed smart cities in Germany, ranked against 86 evidence-based criteria from the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework — what each city verifiably has, not how it markets itself. Every score links to its public sources.
Cities ranked
9
Average score
64.4%
Top city
Munich
Top score
74.7%
| In DE | City | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Munich | 74.7% |
| 2 | Berlin | 72.9% |
| 3 | Cologne | 68% |
| 4 | Hamburg | 64.3% |
| 5 | Hanover | 63.1% |
| 6 | Stuttgart | 62.9% |
| 7 | Frankfurt | 60.9% |
| 8 | Düsseldorf | 58.9% |
| 9 | Kiel | 53.8% |
How Germany's smart cities are ranked
Each of the 9 cities in Germany is assessed against the same 86 criteria as every other city worldwide, so the scores are directly comparable. AI agents gather evidence from official public sources and mark each criterion present, partial or absent — read more about how the assessment works.