// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Hail?
Hail scores 25.9% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #374 of 388 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
25.9%
Rank
#374 / 388
Criteria present
13 / 86
Evidence coverage
39.5%
Hail's smart city score by area
1 present · 5 partial · 2 absent · 7 not assessed
0 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 12 not assessed
2 present · 4 partial · 0 absent · 7 not assessed
1 present · 5 partial · 0 absent · 5 not assessed
4 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 7 not assessed
1 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 4 not assessed
4 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 8 not assessed
Where Hail is strong
- ▸Education & Digital Skills
- ▸Green Space & Biodiversity
- ▸Critical Infrastructure Resilience
- ▸Digital Government Services
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
Where the gaps are
- ▸Governance & Smart-City Operating Model
- ▸Health & Digital Health
- ▸Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure
- ▸Disaster Risk & Resilience
- ▸Innovation & Economic Development
Evidence highlights
Green Space & Biodiversity · Green space provision
Hail Municipality has implemented 168 parks and urban interventions, resulting in 3.8 million square meters of parks and green spaces, and manages over 600 gardens, parks, and walkways with a total green area exceeding 4.5 million square meters.
https://dora.sa/326948/Education & Digital Skills · Education provision data
The University of Hail provides education provision data, specifically listing 45,644 male and female students.
https://www.uoh.edu.sa/Education & Digital Skills · Digital-skills / inclusion programme
The national Madrasati platform provides electronic educational tools that support the development of digital skills, values, and knowledge for male and female students to meet future digital requirements, serving students across all educational levels in S…
https://sites.moe.gov.sa/Sharqia/services/service-23/Education & Digital Skills · Connected schools / e-learning
The presence of a 'National E-learning Center' indicates the existence of e-learning platforms and connected educational facilities.
https://nelc.gov.sa/About this assessment
Hail was assessed against the 86 criteria of the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework on 2026-09-03 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.