// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Barcelona?
Barcelona scores 60.3% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #101 of 386 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
60.3%
Rank
#101 / 386
Criteria present
41 / 86
Evidence coverage
72.1%
Barcelona's smart city score by area
6 present · 3 partial · 2 absent · 4 not assessed
8 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 2 not assessed
5 present · 4 partial · 1 absent · 3 not assessed
4 present · 4 partial · 0 absent · 3 not assessed
7 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 3 not assessed
5 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 1 not assessed
6 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 5 not assessed
Where Barcelona is strong
- ▸Active & Shared Mobility
- ▸Culture, Tourism & Recreation
- ▸Climate Adaptation & Heat
- ▸Public Transport & Real-Time Information
- ▸Water & Sanitation
Where the gaps are
- ▸Climate Action & Emissions
- ▸Food Security & Urban Agriculture
- ▸Housing & Urban Planning
- ▸Critical Infrastructure Resilience
- ▸Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure
Evidence highlights
Digital Government Services · Unified online services portal
The official website of the Barcelona City Council, "barcelona.cat," functions as a web portal offering access to various municipal procedures and information.
https://www.barcelona.cat/esDigital Government Services · Digital identity / single sign-on
Barcelona residents can use idCAT Mòbil, a system for electronic identification and signature offered to citizens through mobile devices, to perform online procedures.
https://www.ub.edu/portal/web/eadministracio/idcat-mobilConnectivity & ICT Infrastructure · City IoT / sensor network
Barcelona City Council developed Sentilo, an open-source sensor and actuator platform designed for its Smart City architecture, which involves a layer of sensors deployed across the city to collect and broadcast information. Additionally, a community initia…
https://sdglocalaction.org/sentilo-iot/Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin · Integrated urban data platform
Barcelona operates an "Open Data BCN" portal, which is described as "El portal integrador de dades de la ciutat" (the city's integrating data portal), offering 555 datasets classified by themes such as territory, population, city services, administration, e…
https://opendata-ajuntament.barcelona.cat/About this assessment
Barcelona 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.