// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is The Hague?
The Hague scores 47.1% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #192 of 386 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
47.1%
Rank
#192 / 386
Criteria present
32 / 86
Evidence coverage
53.5%
The Hague's smart city score by area
8 present · 1 partial · 1 absent · 5 not assessed
5 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 6 not assessed
6 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 6 not assessed
2 present · 4 partial · 0 absent · 5 not assessed
6 present · 1 partial · 1 absent · 5 not assessed
2 present · 1 partial · 1 absent · 4 not assessed
3 present · 5 partial · 0 absent · 6 not assessed
Where The Hague is strong
- ▸Open Data & Transparency
- ▸Public Transport & Real-Time Information
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
- ▸Health & Digital Health
- ▸Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin
Where the gaps are
- ▸Active & Shared Mobility
- ▸Solid Waste & Circular Economy
- ▸Climate Adaptation & Heat
- ▸Digital Government Services
- ▸Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal
The Hague operates an official open data portal, as indicated by the API endpoint at den-haag-opendata.opendatasoft.com, which includes a link to its data catalog.
https://den-haag-opendata.opendatasoft.com/api/explore/v2.1/Open Data & Transparency · Programmatic API access
The Hague's open data is accessible via a programmatic API, with an endpoint at den-haag-opendata.opendatasoft.com/api/explore/v2.1/ that provides links to its catalog and other API services.
https://den-haag-opendata.opendatasoft.com/api/explore/v2.1/Digital Government Services · Digital identity / single sign-on
Residents in the Netherlands, including for municipal services, can use DigiD, a digital login tool that authenticates their identity for online procedures and transactions with government organizations.
https://www.government.nl/themes/government-and-democracy/online-access-to-public-services-european-economic-area-eidas/digid/digid-applications-from-the-netherlandsConnectivity & ICT Infrastructure · City IoT / sensor network
The Hague's Living Lab Scheveningen is a hub for smart city innovations where urban sensing technologies, including crowd monitoring, smart trash cans, and interactive lampposts equipped with sensors and cameras, are deployed. The Things Network also has a …
https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/community/den-haag/About this assessment
The Hague 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.