City assessment
How smart is Astana?
Astana scores 58.9% against the ISO 37120-series aligned smart city framework in 2026, ranked #226 of 386 by smart reach and #235 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. 12 of 86 are not yet assessed and count as nothing until a finding is made either way. Last assessed 22 Oct 2026.
Smart reach rank
#226 / 386
Smart score
58.9%
Evidenced rank
#235 / 387
Criteria present
43 / 86
Evidence coverage
68.6%
Astana's smart city score by area
9 present · 0 partial · 6 absent
4 present · 3 partial · 2 absent · 3 not yet assessed
5 present · 3 partial · 1 absent · 4 not yet assessed
2 present · 4 partial · 2 absent · 3 not yet assessed
9 present · 1 partial · 3 absent
7 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 1 not yet assessed
7 present · 5 partial · 1 absent · 1 not yet assessed
Where Astana is strong
- ▸Digital Government Services
- ▸Health & Digital Health
- ▸Education & Digital Skills
- ▸Innovation & Economic Development
- ▸Culture, Tourism & Recreation
Where the evidence shows gaps
- ▸Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin · 3 absent
- ▸Public Safety & Emergency · 3 absent
- ▸Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles · 2 absent, 2 partial
- ▸Solid Waste & Circular Economy · 2 absent, 1 partial
- ▸Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure · 2 absent
Not yet assessed
12 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 Mobility3 of 4
- Climate Action & Emissions3 of 3
- Water & Sanitation3 of 4
- Air Quality & Monitoring1 of 3
- Climate Adaptation & Heat1 of 3
- Food Security & Urban Agriculture1 of 2
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal
The Akimat of Astana website links to 'Open data', and the national portal data.egov.kz is explicitly titled 'Ашық деректер' (Open Data), describing itself as a portal with available data.
https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/astana?lang=enOpen Data & Transparency · High-value datasets published
The Akimat of Astana website lists 'Budget programmes' as a useful link, and the national open data portal lists the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources and the Ministry of Transport as data owners, indicating environment and transport data availability.
https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/astana?lang=enOpen Data & Transparency · Programmatic API access
The national open data portal (data.egov.kz) includes sections specifically for programmers ('Бағдарламашыларға'), an 'API description' ('АРІ сипаттамасы'), and 'Service examples' ('Сервистердің үлгілері').
https://data.egov.kz/Air Quality & Monitoring · Air-quality monitoring network
Astana (Nur-Sultan) has air quality monitoring, providing a "Real-time Air Quality Index (AQI)" for locations such as the US Embassy.
https://aqicn.org/city/kazakhstan/astana/us-embassy/About this assessment
Astana was assessed against the 86 criteria of the ISO 37120-series aligned smart city framework on 22 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.