// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Hail?
Hail scores 22.4% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #333 of 386 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
22.4%
Rank
#333 / 386
Criteria present
12 / 86
Evidence coverage
33.7%
Hail's smart city score by area
1 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 11 not assessed
0 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 12 not assessed
2 present · 4 partial · 0 absent · 7 not assessed
1 present · 4 partial · 1 absent · 5 not assessed
4 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 8 not assessed
1 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 4 not assessed
3 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 9 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
- ▸Disaster Risk & Resilience
- ▸Housing & Urban Planning
- ▸Climate Adaptation & Heat
- ▸Innovation & Economic Development
Evidence highlights
Digital Government Services · Digital identity / single sign-on
Saudi Arabia has a national digital identity and single sign-on system called "النفاذ الوطني الموحد" (National Single Sign-On), managed by the Ministry of Interior, which issues and manages digital identities for citizens and residents to access various onl…
https://www.iam.gov.sa/ar/index.htmlGreen 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/Green Space & Biodiversity · Urban tree canopy / planting
The Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture (MEWA) website for Saudi Arabia mentions that "The National Afforestation Season has begun, uniting efforts toward achieving the targets of the Saudi Green Initiative," indicating a national tree-planting p…
https://www.mewa.gov.sa/Housing & Urban Planning · Online planning / permits
The Ministry of Municipalities and Housing in Saudi Arabia offers electronic services for various permits and urban plan approvals, such as sidewalk work permits, road work permits, excavation permits, and urban plan approvals, which are available for onlin…
https://www.momah.gov.sa/About this assessment
Hail 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.