// CITY_ASSESSMENT

How smart is Guatemala City?

Guatemala City scores 7.4% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #384 of 386 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.

Smart score

7.4%

Rank

#384 / 386

Criteria present

3 / 86

Evidence coverage

11.6%

Guatemala City's smart city score by area

Data, Digital & Smart Foundation0%

0 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 15 not assessed

Mobility & Transport50%

0 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 11 not assessed

Environment, Energy & Climate50%

0 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 12 not assessed

Infrastructure, Water & Waste100%

2 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 9 not assessed

Health, Education, Safety & Inclusion50%

0 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 11 not assessed

Economy, Innovation & Employment0%

0 present · 0 partial · 2 absent · 6 not assessed

Governance, Resilience & Operating Model63%

1 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 10 not assessed

Where Guatemala City is strong

  • Housing & Urban Planning
  • Disaster Risk & Resilience
  • Climate Action & Emissions
  • Health & Digital Health
  • Education & Digital Skills

Where the gaps are

  • Innovation & Economic Development
  • Public Transport & Real-Time Information
  • Climate Action & Emissions
  • Health & Digital Health
  • Education & Digital Skills

Evidence highlights

Disaster Risk & Resilience · Disaster-risk reduction plan

The Executive Secretariat of the National Coordinator for Disaster Reduction of Guatemala (SE-CONRED) develops national policies, plans, protocols, and norms for disaster reduction, indicating the presence of a disaster-risk reduction plan applicable to Gua…

https://conred.gob.gt/

Housing & Urban Planning · Affordable housing programme

Hábitat para la Humanidad Guatemala (Habitat for Humanity Guatemala) is a non-profit organization that works to improve the quality of life for Guatemalan families through new and improved housing, having served over 180,000 families with new homes and over…

https://www.habitatguate.org/

Housing & Urban Planning · Land-use / zoning open data

GADM provides maps and spatial data for all countries and their sub-divisions, which would include Guatemala, allowing users to browse maps or download data.

https://gadm.org/

About this assessment

Guatemala City 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.