// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Guatemala City?
Guatemala City scores 20.6% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #382 of 388 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
20.6%
Rank
#382 / 388
Criteria present
11 / 86
Evidence coverage
29.1%
Guatemala City's smart city score by area
3 present · 3 partial · 4 absent · 5 not assessed
0 present · 1 partial · 1 absent · 10 not assessed
1 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 11 not assessed
2 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 9 not assessed
2 present · 4 partial · 2 absent · 5 not assessed
2 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 5 not assessed
1 present · 4 partial · 0 absent · 9 not assessed
Where Guatemala City is strong
- ▸Food Security & Urban Agriculture
- ▸Housing & Urban Planning
- ▸Education & Digital Skills
- ▸Disaster Risk & Resilience
- ▸Open Data & Transparency
Where the gaps are
- ▸Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin
- ▸Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles
- ▸Public Transport & Real-Time Information
- ▸Governance & Smart-City Operating Model
- ▸Climate Action & Emissions
Evidence highlights
Energy & Smart Grid · Renewable energy share / targets
The Comisión Nacional de Energía Eléctrica (CNEE) publishes an 'Informe Estadístico de GDR / UAEE' (Statistical Report on Distributed Renewable Generation / UAEE) as part of its planning and market activities for the electricity sector, indicating reporting…
https://www.cnee.gob.gt/Food Security & Urban Agriculture · Food security provision
Guatemala has a Secretariat of Food Security and Nutrition (SESAN) that implements intersectoral strategies and nutrition clubs, and the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food (MAGA) aims to increase food productivity, availability, and access, all con…
https://portal.sesan.gob.gt/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/Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal
Guatemala operates an official open data portal at datos.gob.gt, which states that open data are digital data made available with the necessary technical and legal characteristics for free use, reuse, and redistribution by anyone.
https://datos.gob.gt/About this assessment
Guatemala City was assessed against the 86 criteria of the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework on 2026-07-23 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.