// 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

Data, Digital & Smart Foundation68%

5 present · 5 partial · 1 absent · 4 not assessed

Mobility & Transport50%

0 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 9 not assessed

Environment, Energy & Climate45%

2 present · 6 partial · 3 absent · 2 not assessed

Infrastructure, Water & Waste70%

2 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 6 not assessed

Health, Education, Safety & Inclusion67%

7 present · 2 partial · 3 absent · 1 not assessed

Economy, Innovation & Employment83%

4 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 2 not assessed

Governance, Resilience & Operating Model77%

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/home

Health & 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/health

Education & 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.