// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Sohar?
Sohar scores 33.9% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #341 of 388 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
33.9%
Rank
#341 / 388
Criteria present
23 / 86
Evidence coverage
41.9%
Sohar's smart city score by area
3 present · 3 partial · 1 absent · 8 not assessed
1 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 11 not assessed
2 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 9 not assessed
2 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 6 not assessed
7 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 4 not assessed
3 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 5 not assessed
5 present · 3 partial · 2 absent · 4 not assessed
Where Sohar is strong
- ▸Health & Digital Health
- ▸Education & Digital Skills
- ▸Open Data & Transparency
- ▸Housing & Urban Planning
- ▸Critical Infrastructure Resilience
Where the gaps are
- ▸Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure
- ▸Digital Government Services
- ▸Water & Sanitation
- ▸Solid Waste & Circular Economy
- ▸Disaster Risk & Resilience
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal
The Sultanate of Oman operates an official "Data Portal" (data.gov.om) which is a free, data-sharing portal providing datasets from various entities across the Sultanate.
https://data.gov.omOpen Data & Transparency · Clear open licensing
The content of the Sultanate of Oman's Data Portal (data.gov.om) is explicitly licensed under the "Open Government License - Sultanate of Oman".
https://data.gov.omOpen Data & Transparency · Programmatic API access
The Omani Data Portal (data.gov.om) provides programmatic access to data via an API, supporting formats such as JSON, Python, R, C#, and SDMX, in addition to file downloads.
https://data.gov.om/OMINF2016/information?lang=enPublic Transport & Real-Time Information · Public transport network
Mwasalat operates public transit in the Sultanate of Oman, as indicated by the 'MWASALAT WEB PORTAL The approved application for public transit in the Sultanate of Oman'.
https://tickets.mwasalat.om/mtbp/en-gb/ticketAbout this assessment
Sohar 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.