// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Riga?
Riga scores 65.9% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #59 of 386 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
65.9%
Rank
#59 / 386
Criteria present
46 / 86
Evidence coverage
77.9%
Riga's smart city score by area
9 present · 5 partial · 0 absent · 1 not assessed
5 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 5 not assessed
5 present · 5 partial · 0 absent · 3 not assessed
5 present · 4 partial · 1 absent · 1 not assessed
10 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 1 not assessed
5 present · 1 partial · 1 absent · 1 not assessed
7 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 5 not assessed
Where Riga is strong
- ▸Housing & Urban Planning
- ▸Health & Digital Health
- ▸Education & Digital Skills
- ▸Culture, Tourism & Recreation
- ▸Governance & Smart-City Operating Model
Where the gaps are
- ▸Active & Shared Mobility
- ▸Food Security & Urban Agriculture
- ▸Disaster Risk & Resilience
- ▸Climate Action & Emissions
- ▸Climate Adaptation & Heat
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal
Latvia operates an official open data portal, 'Latvijas Atvērto datu portāls' (Latvian Open Data Portal), which serves as a platform for state administration open data.
https://data.gov.lv/Open Data & Transparency · Clear open licensing
The Latvian Open Data Portal states that its open data is "freely available free information without reuse restrictions," indicating clear open licensing for its datasets.
https://data.gov.lv/Open Data & Transparency · High-value datasets published
The Latvian Open Data Portal categorizes datasets including "Transports" (Transport) and "Vide" (Environment), and mentions the publication of a "unified high-value dataset."
https://data.gov.lv/Digital Government Services · Unified online services portal
Latvia has a unified state administration services portal, Latvija.lv, which allows quick and easy access to both state and municipal services.
https://latvija.gov.lv/Home/About this assessment
Riga 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.