City assessment
How smart is Hail?
Hail scores 32.3% against the ISO 37120-series aligned smart city framework in 2026, ranked #369 of 386 by smart reach and #368 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. 39 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
#369 / 386
Smart score
32.3%
Evidenced rank
#368 / 387
Criteria present
17 / 86
Evidence coverage
47.7%
Hail's smart city score by area
3 present · 3 partial · 2 absent · 7 not yet assessed
0 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 12 not yet assessed
3 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 7 not yet assessed
2 present · 6 partial · 3 absent
4 present · 4 partial · 1 absent · 4 not yet assessed
1 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 4 not yet assessed
4 present · 5 partial · 0 absent · 5 not yet assessed
Where Hail is strong
- ▸Education & Digital Skills
- ▸Digital Government Services
- ▸Green Space & Biodiversity
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
- ▸Housing & Urban Planning
Where the evidence shows gaps
- ▸Solid Waste & Circular Economy · 3 absent
- ▸Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure · 2 absent, 2 partial
- ▸Inclusion & Civic Participation · 1 absent, 1 partial
- ▸Water & Sanitation · 4 partial
- ▸Health & Digital Health · 3 partial
Not yet assessed
39 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
- Open Data & Transparency4 of 4
- Public Safety & Emergency4 of 4
- Public Transport & Real-Time Information4 of 4
- Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles4 of 4
- Climate Action & Emissions3 of 3
- Disaster Risk & Resilience3 of 4
- Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin3 of 3
- Food Security & Urban Agriculture2 of 2
- Innovation & Economic Development2 of 4
- Climate Adaptation & Heat1 of 3
- Critical Infrastructure Resilience1 of 3
Evidence highlights
Air Quality & Monitoring · Air-quality monitoring network
The Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture (MEWA) states that Saudi Arabia is "Achieving 100% National Coverage in Monitoring, Forcasting and Remote sensing capabilities across Saudi Arabia," indicating a comprehensive monitoring network that would …
https://www.mewa.gov.sa/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 reports having 45,644 registered students and 83,539 graduates, providing specific education attainment data for higher education in Hail.
https://www.uoh.edu.sa/enEducation & Digital Skills · Digital-skills / inclusion programme
The 'Madrasati' platform, a national educational platform in Saudi Arabia, aims to equip students with skills, values, and knowledge to meet future digital requirements, and the Ministry of Education uses it for virtual training sessions on digital tools fo…
https://sites.moe.gov.sa/Sharqia/services/service-23/About this assessment
Hail 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.