City assessment
How smart is Putrajaya?
Putrajaya scores 45.2% against the ISO 37120-series aligned smart city framework in 2026, ranked #343 of 386 by smart reach and #310 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. 30 of 86 are not yet assessed and count as nothing until a finding is made either way. Last assessed 3 Sept 2026.
Smart reach rank
#343 / 386
Smart score
45.2%
Evidenced rank
#310 / 387
Criteria present
27 / 86
Evidence coverage
59.3%
Putrajaya's smart city score by area
6 present · 4 partial · 2 absent · 3 not yet assessed
2 present · 2 partial · 2 absent · 6 not yet assessed
2 present · 6 partial · 1 absent · 4 not yet assessed
2 present · 2 partial · 1 absent · 6 not yet assessed
8 present · 2 partial · 1 absent · 2 not yet assessed
4 present · 4 partial · 0 absent
3 present · 4 partial · 0 absent · 7 not yet assessed
Where Putrajaya is strong
- ▸Open Data & Transparency
- ▸Housing & Urban Planning
- ▸Inclusion & Civic Participation
- ▸Digital Government Services
- ▸Innovation & Economic Development
Where the evidence shows gaps
- ▸Public Transport & Real-Time Information · 2 absent, 2 partial
- ▸Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin · 1 absent, 2 partial
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring · 1 absent, 1 partial
- ▸Public Safety & Emergency · 1 absent, 1 partial
- ▸Climate Action & Emissions · 2 partial
Not yet assessed
30 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 Adaptation & Heat3 of 3
- Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure3 of 4
- Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles3 of 4
- Solid Waste & Circular Economy3 of 4
- Water & Sanitation3 of 4
- Disaster Risk & Resilience2 of 4
- Governance & Smart-City Operating Model2 of 4
- Green Space & Biodiversity2 of 3
- Climate Action & Emissions1 of 3
- Education & Digital Skills1 of 3
- Energy & Smart Grid1 of 4
- Health & Digital Health1 of 3
Evidence highlights
Housing & Urban Planning · Online planning / permits
Perbadanan Putrajaya (Putrajaya Corporation) offers online services, including the ability for businesses to apply for business licenses online.
https://www.ppj.gov.my/Health & Digital Health · Healthcare provision data
Malaysia's Ministry of Health provides health data, including hospital bed utilization (59.5% as of May 31) and ICU utilization (35.3% as of May 31), through its KKMNOW portal.
https://data.moh.gov.my/Education & Digital Skills · Education provision data
Malaysia's official open data portal, data.gov.my, provides a dataset on 'Public Education Institutions by District' as of 2022, which includes the number of primary, secondary, and tertiary public education institutions at national, state, and district lev…
https://www.data.gov.my/Public Safety & Emergency · Open crime / safety data
The Royal Malaysia Police website features "Open Data" and "Statistics," indicating the publication of data. Additionally, a government data portal lists a dataset for "crimes-by-district-crime-type."
https://www.data.gov.my/data/en_US/dataset/crimes-by-district-crime-typeAbout this assessment
Putrajaya was assessed against the 86 criteria of the ISO 37120-series aligned smart city framework on 3 Sept 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.