// 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
1 present · 6 partial · 0 absent · 8 not assessed
3 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 8 not assessed
3 present · 4 partial · 0 absent · 6 not assessed
5 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 5 not assessed
3 present · 4 partial · 2 absent · 4 not assessed
2 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 5 not assessed
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/tarifeAbout 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.