// COUNTRY_RANKINGS
Smart Cities in Malaysia
The 8 assessed smart cities in Malaysia, 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
8
Average score
51.4%
Top city
Penang
Top score
61.8%
| In MY | City | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Penang | 61.8% |
| 2 | Kuala Lumpur | 58.7% |
| 3 | Shah Alam | 56.8% |
| 4 | Johor Bahru | 53.4% |
| 5 | Ipoh | 46.1% |
| 6 | Putrajaya | 45.2% |
| 7 | Malacca City | 45.2% |
| 8 | Kota Kinabalu | 44.1% |
How Malaysia's smart cities are ranked
Each of the 8 cities in Malaysia 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.