// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Putrajaya?
Putrajaya scores 45.2% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #259 of 388 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
45.2%
Rank
#259 / 388
Criteria present
27 / 86
Evidence coverage
59.3%
Putrajaya's smart city score by area
6 present · 4 partial · 2 absent · 3 not assessed
2 present · 2 partial · 2 absent · 6 not assessed
2 present · 6 partial · 1 absent · 4 not assessed
2 present · 2 partial · 1 absent · 6 not assessed
8 present · 2 partial · 1 absent · 2 not assessed
4 present · 4 partial · 0 absent
3 present · 4 partial · 0 absent · 7 not assessed
Where Putrajaya is strong
- ▸Open Data & Transparency
- ▸Housing & Urban Planning
- ▸Inclusion & Civic Participation
- ▸Digital Government Services
- ▸Innovation & Economic Development
Where the gaps are
- ▸Solid Waste & Circular Economy
- ▸Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure
- ▸Water & Sanitation
- ▸Green Space & Biodiversity
- ▸Public Transport & Real-Time Information
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 UN ISO-aligned smart city framework on 2026-09-03 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.