City assessment
How smart is Sohar?
Sohar scores 38.8% against the ISO 37120-series aligned smart city framework in 2026, ranked #353 of 386 by smart reach and #338 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. 35 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
#353 / 386
Smart score
38.8%
Evidenced rank
#338 / 387
Criteria present
27 / 86
Evidence coverage
47.7%
Sohar's smart city score by area
5 present · 3 partial · 3 absent · 4 not yet assessed
1 present · 0 partial · 1 absent · 10 not yet assessed
2 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 9 not yet assessed
2 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 6 not yet assessed
8 present · 1 partial · 2 absent · 2 not yet assessed
4 present · 1 partial · 2 absent · 1 not yet assessed
5 present · 4 partial · 2 absent · 3 not yet assessed
Where Sohar is strong
- ▸Health & Digital Health
- ▸Education & Digital Skills
- ▸Open Data & Transparency
- ▸Housing & Urban Planning
- ▸Critical Infrastructure Resilience
Where the evidence shows gaps
- ▸Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin · 2 absent, 1 partial
- ▸Climate Adaptation & Heat · 2 absent
- ▸Inclusion & Civic Participation · 1 absent, 1 partial
- ▸Food Security & Urban Agriculture · 1 absent
- ▸Innovation & Economic Development · 1 absent, 1 partial
Not yet assessed
35 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
- Energy & Smart Grid4 of 4
- Climate Action & Emissions3 of 3
- Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure3 of 4
- Disaster Risk & Resilience3 of 4
- Public Transport & Real-Time Information3 of 4
- Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles3 of 4
- Solid Waste & Circular Economy3 of 4
- Water & Sanitation3 of 4
- Public Safety & Emergency2 of 4
- Air Quality & Monitoring1 of 3
- Culture, Tourism & Recreation1 of 2
- Digital Government Services1 of 4
- Green Space & Biodiversity1 of 3
Evidence highlights
Open 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=enDigital Government Services · Unified online services portal
Sohar Municipality provides an "Electronic Transactions Platform" allowing users to complete municipal transactions electronically.
http://sm.gov.om/Digital Government Services · Citizen reporting / 311 channel
Sohar utilizes a "National Platform for Suggestions and Complaints" where citizens can submit suggestions or reports and track their responses.
http://sm.gov.om/Public 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 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.