// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Muscat?
Muscat scores 44.7% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #211 of 386 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
44.7%
Rank
#211 / 386
Criteria present
26 / 86
Evidence coverage
60.5%
Muscat's smart city score by area
5 present · 5 partial · 1 absent · 4 not assessed
0 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 9 not assessed
2 present · 6 partial · 3 absent · 2 not assessed
2 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 6 not assessed
7 present · 2 partial · 3 absent · 1 not assessed
4 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 2 not assessed
6 present · 5 partial · 0 absent · 3 not assessed
Where Muscat is strong
- ▸Health & Digital Health
- ▸Education & Digital Skills
- ▸Governance & Smart-City Operating Model
- ▸Housing & Urban Planning
- ▸Critical Infrastructure Resilience
Where the gaps are
- ▸Climate Action & Emissions
- ▸Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure
- ▸Public Transport & Real-Time Information
- ▸Climate Adaptation & Heat
- ▸Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles
Evidence highlights
Health & Digital Health · Telehealth / digital health services
The Ministry of Health website is identified as the 'Sultanate of Oman | eHealth Portal Home Page', indicating the presence of digital health services.
https://www.moh.gov.om/en/homeHealth & Digital Health · Public health open data
The Oman Data Portal features a 'Health - DATA PORTAL' where health data, published by the National Centre for Statistics and Information, can be exported and downloaded in various formats including MS Excel, CSV, and via API.
https://data.gov.om/OMHLTH2016/healthEducation & Digital Skills · Education provision data
Oman's educational portal provides services for tracking student grades, attendance, and academic reports, and includes an 'Open Data' tab with an 'Open Data Library' and a 'School Map'.
https://omaneportal.com/%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a8%d9%88%d8%a7%d8%a8%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%aa%d8%b9%d9%84%d9%8a%d9%85%d9%8a%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b5%d9%81%d8%ad%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b1%d8%a6%d9%8a%d8%b3%d9%8a%d8%a9/Education & Digital Skills · Connected schools / e-learning
Oman has an 'Educational Portal' that supports digital education through electronic services like tracking grades, attendance, and exams, and utilizes 'blended learning' with platforms such as Google Classroom and virtual environments.
https://omaneportal.com/%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a8%d9%88%d8%a7%d8%a8%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%aa%d8%b9%d9%84%d9%8a%d9%85%d9%8a%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b5%d9%81%d8%ad%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b1%d8%a6%d9%8a%d8%b3%d9%8a%d8%a9/About this assessment
Muscat 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.