// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Athens?
Athens scores 52.8% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #162 of 386 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
52.8%
Rank
#162 / 386
Criteria present
31 / 86
Evidence coverage
67.4%
Athens's smart city score by area
7 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 5 not assessed
6 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 5 not assessed
3 present · 5 partial · 1 absent · 4 not assessed
3 present · 5 partial · 0 absent · 3 not assessed
6 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 4 not assessed
4 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 2 not assessed
2 present · 8 partial · 0 absent · 4 not assessed
Where Athens is strong
- ▸Health & Digital Health
- ▸Education & Digital Skills
- ▸Culture, Tourism & Recreation
- ▸Open Data & Transparency
- ▸Public Transport & Real-Time Information
Where the gaps are
- ▸Solid Waste & Circular Economy
- ▸Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin
- ▸Inclusion & Civic Participation
- ▸Active & Shared Mobility
- ▸Public Safety & Emergency
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal
Greece operates a national open data portal, data.gov.gr, which publishes public data and services, including 22,505 datasets and 87,364 data resources.
https://data.gov.gr/Open Data & Transparency · High-value datasets published
The national open data portal (data.gov.gr) explicitly features "High-Value Datasets" including geospatial, environmental, meteorological, statistical, business, and mobility (transport) data.
https://data.gov.gr/Open Data & Transparency · Programmatic API access
The national open data portal (data.gov.gr) offers 124 data services, explicitly stating that users can "Discover APIs and data services" and that high-value datasets are available "via API."
https://data.gov.gr/Public Transport & Real-Time Information · Public transport network
Athens operates a public transport network through OASA, which includes five modes of transport: buses, metro, electric railway, trolleybuses, and trams.
https://www.govserv.org/GR/Athens/990783604352738/%CE%9F%CE%91%CE%A3%CE%91About this assessment
Athens 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.