// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Nizwa?
Nizwa scores 27.8% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #370 of 388 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
27.8%
Rank
#370 / 388
Criteria present
17 / 86
Evidence coverage
36%
Nizwa's smart city score by area
6 present · 3 partial · 2 absent · 4 not assessed
0 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 11 not assessed
1 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 11 not assessed
0 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 8 not assessed
4 present · 3 partial · 2 absent · 4 not assessed
3 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 3 not assessed
3 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 10 not assessed
Where Nizwa is strong
- ▸Education & Digital Skills
- ▸Open Data & Transparency
- ▸Innovation & Economic Development
- ▸Digital Government Services
- ▸Housing & Urban Planning
Where the gaps are
- ▸Public Transport & Real-Time Information
- ▸Public Safety & Emergency
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
- ▸Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure
- ▸Disaster Risk & Resilience
Evidence highlights
Digital Government Services · Unified online services portal
Oman has a 'Unified Portal for Government Services' (Gov.om) which aims to provide government transactions in one place, serving as a single digital portal for various services.
https://www.gov.om/Digital Government Services · Digital identity / single sign-on
The Gov.om portal promotes 'Thiqah' (ثقة) as a trusted digital identity for logging in and applying for government services, with an app available for download.
https://www.gov.om/Green Space & Biodiversity · Biodiversity / nature strategy
The Environment Authority of Oman outlines its mission to protect the environment, conserve natural resources, and preserve biodiversity as part of Oman Vision 2040, indicating a national biodiversity and nature conservation strategy.
https://www.ea.gov.om/Health & Digital Health · Telehealth / digital health services
Badr Al Samaa Hospital in Nizwa offers online services including 'Request An Appointment' and 'Video Consultation' for patients.
https://nizwa.badralsamaahospitals.com/About this assessment
Nizwa was assessed against the 86 criteria of the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework on 2026-07-23 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.