City assessment
How smart is Salalah?
Salalah scores 47.2% against the ISO 37120-series aligned smart city framework in 2026, ranked #321 of 386 by smart reach and #290 on the evidence alone, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Each criterion counts in full where the evidence shows it present, half where partial and nothing where absent, weighted by its category. 26 of 86 are not yet assessed and count as nothing until a finding is made either way. Last assessed 19 Oct 2026.
Smart reach rank
#321 / 386
Smart score
47.2%
Evidenced rank
#290 / 387
Criteria present
33 / 86
Evidence coverage
59.3%
Salalah's smart city score by area
11 present · 1 partial · 3 absent
1 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 10 not yet assessed
2 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 8 not yet assessed
4 present · 0 partial · 1 absent · 6 not yet assessed
6 present · 4 partial · 3 absent
5 present · 3 partial · 0 absent
4 present · 6 partial · 2 absent · 2 not yet assessed
Where Salalah is strong
- ▸Digital Government Services
- ▸Housing & Urban Planning
- ▸Education & Digital Skills
- ▸Culture, Tourism & Recreation
- ▸Innovation & Economic Development
Where the evidence shows gaps
- ▸Public Safety & Emergency · 2 absent, 1 partial
- ▸Disaster Risk & Resilience · 1 absent, 3 partial
- ▸Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure · 2 absent
- ▸Inclusion & Civic Participation · 1 absent, 1 partial
- ▸Food Security & Urban Agriculture · 2 partial
Not yet assessed
26 of 86 criteria have no finding yet, either way. They count as nothing in the score until one is made, and they are not gaps.
- Active & Shared Mobility4 of 4
- Public Transport & Real-Time Information4 of 4
- Water & Sanitation4 of 4
- Energy & Smart Grid3 of 4
- Air Quality & Monitoring2 of 3
- Climate Action & Emissions2 of 3
- Climate Adaptation & Heat2 of 3
- Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles2 of 4
- Solid Waste & Circular Economy2 of 4
- Green Space & Biodiversity1 of 3
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · High-value datasets published
Oman's data portal and NCSI website publish various high-value datasets, including environmental statistics, tourism indicators, real estate price inflation, energy statistics, population data, national accounts, housing, and electricity data.
https://www.ncsi.gov.om/Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure · Fibre / high-speed broadband coverage
Ooredoo Oman offers "Fibre Home Internet" with bundles providing speeds ranging from 20Mbps to 1Gbps, indicating gigabit broadband availability in Oman.
https://www.ooredoo.om/Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure · 5G mobile coverage
Omantel lists 5G-compatible phones, and Ooredoo Oman offers "Manzili 5G" plans and provides instructions on how to activate a 5G plan, confirming commercial 5G availability in Oman.
https://www.omantel.om/Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin · Live city data dashboard
Dhofar Municipality, which includes Salalah, provides "Open Data" through its electronic services portal, displaying regularly updated statistics on electronic transactions, lease contracts, building permits, and visitor counts.
https://edm.gov.om/About this assessment
Salalah was assessed against the 86 criteria of the ISO 37120-series aligned smart city framework on 19 Oct 2026 by AI agents gathering evidence from official public sources. Each criterion is marked present, partial or absent, or left not yet assessed, and every finding links to where it was found. Cities are re-assessed in runs, not continuously: the latest finished on 24 Oct 2026.