// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Beirut?
Beirut scores 30.9% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #294 of 386 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
30.9%
Rank
#294 / 386
Criteria present
19 / 86
Evidence coverage
40.7%
Beirut's smart city score by area
4 present · 3 partial · 5 absent · 3 not assessed
2 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 7 not assessed
2 present · 1 partial · 1 absent · 9 not assessed
0 present · 1 partial · 2 absent · 8 not assessed
3 present · 4 partial · 2 absent · 4 not assessed
4 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 1 not assessed
4 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 9 not assessed
Where Beirut is strong
- ▸Culture, Tourism & Recreation
- ▸Food Security & Urban Agriculture
- ▸Health & Digital Health
- ▸Education & Digital Skills
- ▸Critical Infrastructure Resilience
Where the gaps are
- ▸Disaster Risk & Resilience
- ▸Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
- ▸Housing & Urban Planning
- ▸Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal
The "Open Data Lebanon" website serves as an open data portal, offering various datasets categorized by topic to foster data-driven public awareness.
https://www.opendatalebanon.org/Open Data & Transparency · High-value datasets published
The Open Data Lebanon portal provides high-value datasets categorized under Transport, Energy, Environment, and Economy, in addition to reports on post-war recovery and vital statistics.
https://www.opendatalebanon.org/Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure · Fibre / high-speed broadband coverage
Ogero, a telecommunications provider, has deployed FTTx (Fibre-to-the-premises) in several areas within and around Beirut, including Achrafieh, Adlieh, Badaro, Hazmieh, Bir Hassan, Chiyah, Dawra, Dbaiyeh, Dekouane, Elissar, Furn el Chebbak, Haddath, Jal el …
https://ogero.gov.lb/deploymentEducation & Digital Skills · Digital-skills / inclusion programme
The Beirut Digital District and the World Bank launched "Skilling Up Lebanon," a program designed to provide digital skills to approximately 9,500 young women and men in Lebanon over three years.
https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2022/04/07/beirut-digital-district-and-the-world-bank-launch-skilling-up-lebanonAbout this assessment
Beirut 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.