City assessment
How smart is Budapest?
Budapest scores 69.5% against the ISO 37120-series aligned smart city framework in 2026, ranked #93 of 386 by smart reach and #164 on the evidence alone, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Each criterion counts in full where the evidence shows it present, half where partial and nothing where absent, weighted by its category. 10 of 86 are not yet assessed and count as nothing until a finding is made either way. Last assessed 24 Oct 2026.
Smart reach rank
#93 / 386
Smart score
69.5%
Evidenced rank
#164 / 387
Criteria present
53 / 86
Evidence coverage
79.1%
Budapest's smart city score by area
9 present · 4 partial · 1 absent · 1 not yet assessed
8 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 3 not yet assessed
7 present · 2 partial · 1 absent · 3 not yet assessed
6 present · 3 partial · 1 absent · 1 not yet assessed
7 present · 0 partial · 4 absent · 2 not yet assessed
7 present · 1 partial · 0 absent
9 present · 4 partial · 1 absent
Where Budapest is strong
- ▸Public Transport & Real-Time Information
- ▸Health & Digital Health
- ▸Education & Digital Skills
- ▸Culture, Tourism & Recreation
- ▸Food Security & Urban Agriculture
Where the evidence shows gaps
- ▸Public Safety & Emergency · 4 absent
- ▸Governance & Smart-City Operating Model · 1 absent, 1 partial
- ▸Digital Government Services · 1 absent
- ▸Energy & Smart Grid · 1 absent
- ▸Solid Waste & Circular Economy · 1 absent
Not yet assessed
10 of 86 criteria have no finding yet, either way. They count as nothing in the score until one is made, and they are not gaps.
- Climate Action & Emissions2 of 3
- Inclusion & Civic Participation2 of 3
- Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles2 of 4
- Active & Shared Mobility1 of 4
- Air Quality & Monitoring1 of 3
- Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure1 of 4
- Solid Waste & Circular Economy1 of 4
Evidence highlights
Digital Government Services · Unified online services portal
Hungary operates a unified online services portal called 'magyarorszag.hu' (SZÜF - Személyreszabott Ügyintézési Felület), which serves as the government's website for electronic administration, encompassing various services including those related to local …
https://www.magyarorszag.hu/szuf_session_timeoutDigital Government Services · Online payments for taxes & fees
The NAV Ügyfélportál allows users to pay taxes online, and the general government electronic administration portal (magyarorszag.hu) also covers tax and financial matters.
https://ugyfelportal.nav.gov.hu/Public Transport & Real-Time Information · Open schedule data (GTFS)
BKK, the transport authority for Budapest, has an 'opendata' strategy and provides a public GTFS feed, as indicated by the URL structure for 'budapest_gtfs.zip'.
https://bkk.hu/en/about-bkk/strategy/opendata/Green Space & Biodiversity · Green space provision
Budapest features significant public green spaces, including Normafapark and the City Park (Városliget), which is described as one of the city's largest and oldest public parks, covering an area of 1.2 km². Over a quarter of a million square meters of green…
https://normafapark.hu/englishAbout this assessment
Budapest was assessed against the 86 criteria of the ISO 37120-series aligned smart city framework on 24 Oct 2026 by AI agents gathering evidence from official public sources. Each criterion is marked present, partial or absent, or left not yet assessed, and every finding links to where it was found. Cities are re-assessed in runs, not continuously: the latest finished on 24 Oct 2026.