City assessment
How smart is Al Jahra?
Al Jahra scores 26.4% against the ISO 37120-series aligned smart city framework in 2026, ranked #382 of 386 by smart reach and #383 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. 49 of 86 are not yet assessed and count as nothing until a finding is made either way. Last assessed 19 Oct 2026.
Smart reach rank
#382 / 386
Smart score
26.4%
Evidenced rank
#383 / 387
Criteria present
17 / 86
Evidence coverage
33.7%
Al Jahra's smart city score by area
1 present · 2 partial · 3 absent · 9 not yet assessed
2 present · 1 partial · 1 absent · 8 not yet assessed
5 present · 2 partial · 1 absent · 5 not yet assessed
2 present · 2 partial · 2 absent · 5 not yet assessed
4 present · 2 partial · 1 absent · 6 not yet assessed
3 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 3 not yet assessed
0 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 13 not yet assessed
Where Al Jahra is strong
- ▸Green Space & Biodiversity
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
- ▸Health & Digital Health
- ▸Education & Digital Skills
- ▸Public Transport & Real-Time Information
Where the evidence shows gaps
- ▸Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin · 3 absent
- ▸Solid Waste & Circular Economy · 2 absent
- ▸Public Transport & Real-Time Information · 1 absent, 1 partial
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring · 1 absent
- ▸Education & Digital Skills · 1 absent
Not yet assessed
49 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.
- Active & Shared Mobility4 of 4
- Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure4 of 4
- Disaster Risk & Resilience4 of 4
- Governance & Smart-City Operating Model4 of 4
- Public Safety & Emergency4 of 4
- Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles4 of 4
- Climate Action & Emissions3 of 3
- Climate Adaptation & Heat3 of 3
- Open Data & Transparency3 of 4
- Water & Sanitation3 of 4
- Critical Infrastructure Resilience2 of 3
- Digital Government Services2 of 4
- Energy & Smart Grid2 of 4
- Inclusion & Civic Participation2 of 3
- Culture, Tourism & Recreation1 of 2
- Food Security & Urban Agriculture1 of 2
- Housing & Urban Planning1 of 3
- Innovation & Economic Development1 of 4
- Solid Waste & Circular Economy1 of 4
Evidence highlights
Public Transport & Real-Time Information · Public transport network
City Group Co. operates a CityBus network with routes moving passengers, as indicated by the mention of 'Citybuses' and 'routes moving passengers'.
https://www.citygroupco.com/citybus-is-now-digital/Public Transport & Real-Time Information · Real-time arrivals (GTFS-RT)
The CityBus Mobile App provides very accurate bus locations, arrival times, and journey times, supported by improved Automated Vehicle Location (AVL) technology that tracks buses on their routes.
https://www.citygroupco.com/citybus-is-now-digital/Air Quality & Monitoring · Air-quality monitoring network
Kuwait has an Air Quality Monitoring Department and plans to expand its air quality measurement and control stations. An application displays air quality index and concentrations of various air pollutants throughout Kuwait.
https://epa.gov.kw/AirQuality/homeAir Quality & Monitoring · Real-time air-quality data
An official environmental portal for Kuwait provides an application that displays the air quality index throughout Kuwait in real-time, along with concentrations of various air pollutants.
http://www.emisk.org/About this assessment
Al Jahra was assessed against the 86 criteria of the ISO 37120-series aligned smart city framework on 19 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.