// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Hamburg?
Hamburg scores 50.2% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #179 of 386 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
50.2%
Rank
#179 / 386
Criteria present
38 / 86
Evidence coverage
55.8%
Hamburg's smart city score by area
7 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 6 not assessed
7 present · 0 partial · 1 absent · 4 not assessed
5 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 8 not assessed
7 present · 2 partial · 1 absent · 1 not assessed
6 present · 2 partial · 3 absent · 2 not assessed
4 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 2 not assessed
2 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 10 not assessed
Where Hamburg is strong
- ▸Culture, Tourism & Recreation
- ▸Water & Sanitation
- ▸Open Data & Transparency
- ▸Digital Government Services
- ▸Public Transport & Real-Time Information
Where the gaps are
- ▸Disaster Risk & Resilience
- ▸Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles
- ▸Governance & Smart-City Operating Model
- ▸Green Space & Biodiversity
- ▸Public Safety & Emergency
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal
Hamburg operates an official 'Transparenzportal Hamburg' which has been providing direct access to a wide range of administrative data since October 2014, with approximately 170,000 datasets available online.
https://transparenz.hamburg.de/Open Data & Transparency · High-value datasets published
The Transparenzportal Hamburg explicitly states that "Hochwertige Datensätze (HVD)" (High-Value Datasets) according to EU regulations are available, and an OGC API provides access to datasets such as a "3D-Gebäudemodell LoD2-DE Hamburg" (3D building model).
https://transparenz.hamburg.de/Open Data & Transparency · Programmatic API access
The Transparenzportal Hamburg supports 'Nutzung via API' (usage via API), indicating programmatic access to its datasets.
https://transparenz.hamburg.de/alles-zum-thema-796684Digital Government Services · Unified online services portal
Hamburg operates a unified digital portal called "Hamburg Serviceportal" (hamburg.de) where residents can find all online services of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, register for a "Servicekonto" to interact digitally with the administration, apply …
https://www.hamburg.com/service/suche/buerger/About this assessment
Hamburg 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.