// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Porto?
Porto scores 39.5% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #243 of 386 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
39.5%
Rank
#243 / 386
Criteria present
24 / 86
Evidence coverage
51.2%
Porto's smart city score by area
4 present · 5 partial · 2 absent · 4 not assessed
2 present · 4 partial · 1 absent · 5 not assessed
6 present · 1 partial · 1 absent · 5 not assessed
2 present · 4 partial · 0 absent · 5 not assessed
4 present · 2 partial · 2 absent · 5 not assessed
5 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 1 not assessed
1 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 11 not assessed
Where Porto is strong
- ▸Green Space & Biodiversity
- ▸Culture, Tourism & Recreation
- ▸Housing & Urban Planning
- ▸Open Data & Transparency
- ▸Innovation & Economic Development
Where the gaps are
- ▸Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure
- ▸Active & Shared Mobility
- ▸Public Safety & Emergency
- ▸Disaster Risk & Resilience
- ▸Critical Infrastructure Resilience
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal
The city of Porto has an official open data portal, 'opendata.porto.digital', which provides free and immediate access to numerous datasets, including 110 datasets and 279 resources.
https://opendata.porto.digitalOpen Data & Transparency · High-value datasets published
Porto's open data portal publishes high-value datasets, including transport-related data such as 'Parques de estacionamento municipais' (municipal parking lots) and 'Parques Privativos' (private parking lots).
https://opendata.porto.digitalPublic Transport & Real-Time Information · Public transport network
STCP (Sociedade de Transportes Coletivos do Porto) provides urban public passenger transport services in the Porto Metropolitan Area, coordinating with road, rail, and light metro operators. The STCP website lists numerous bus lines with their routes, such …
https://www.gov.pt/entidades/stcp-sociedade-de-transportes-coletivos-do-portoPublic Transport & Real-Time Information · Real-time arrivals (GTFS-RT)
Porto offers real-time bus information through 'STCP Live – Mapa de Autocarros Porto em Tempo Real', which provides a live map of buses in Porto.
https://stcp.tiagoanoliveira.pt/About this assessment
Porto 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.