// CITY_ASSESSMENT

How smart is Frankfurt?

Frankfurt scores 33.3% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #279 of 386 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.

Smart score

33.3%

Rank

#279 / 386

Criteria present

20 / 86

Evidence coverage

44.2%

Frankfurt's smart city score by area

Data, Digital & Smart Foundation57%

1 present · 6 partial · 0 absent · 8 not assessed

Mobility & Transport88%

3 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 8 not assessed

Environment, Energy & Climate71%

3 present · 4 partial · 0 absent · 6 not assessed

Infrastructure, Water & Waste92%

5 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 5 not assessed

Health, Education, Safety & Inclusion56%

3 present · 4 partial · 2 absent · 4 not assessed

Economy, Innovation & Employment83%

2 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 5 not assessed

Governance, Resilience & Operating Model70%

3 present · 1 partial · 1 absent · 9 not assessed

Where Frankfurt is strong

  • Culture, Tourism & Recreation
  • Housing & Urban Planning
  • Health & Digital Health
  • Public Transport & Real-Time Information
  • Critical Infrastructure Resilience

Where the gaps are

  • Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure
  • Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles
  • Innovation & Economic Development
  • Climate Adaptation & Heat
  • Open Data & Transparency

Evidence highlights

Public Transport & Real-Time Information · Public transport network

The Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund (RMV), which serves the Frankfurt region, operates a public transport network, as evidenced by its provision of infrastructure data for RMV stops and connection information.

https://opendata.rmv.de/

Public Transport & Real-Time Information · Open schedule data (GTFS)

The Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund (RMV) provides an open data API and downloadable infrastructure data for its stops, enabling access to RMV data for passenger information and connection lookups for trip planning.

https://opendata.rmv.de/

Public Transport & Real-Time Information · Real-time arrivals (GTFS-RT)

The Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund (RMV) offers an API that provides access to "always up-to-date" connection information, indicating the availability of real-time arrival predictions for passenger information.

https://opendata.rmv.de/

Energy & Smart Grid · Renewable energy share / targets

Mainova, an energy provider based in Frankfurt, offers a tariff called 'Mainova Strom Direkt 24 ÖkoPremium' which provides 100% green electricity.

https://energiemarie.de/stromanbieter/mainova/tarife

About this assessment

Frankfurt was assessed against the 86 criteria of the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework on 2026-07-12 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.