City assessment
How smart is Jubail?
Jubail scores 33.4% against the ISO 37120-series aligned smart city framework in 2026, ranked #367 of 386 by smart reach and #364 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
#367 / 386
Smart score
33.4%
Evidenced rank
#364 / 387
Criteria present
21 / 86
Evidence coverage
44.2%
Jubail's smart city score by area
4 present · 4 partial · 3 absent · 4 not yet assessed
0 present · 1 partial · 3 absent · 8 not yet assessed
4 present · 3 partial · 2 absent · 4 not yet assessed
2 present · 4 partial · 2 absent · 3 not yet assessed
6 present · 2 partial · 1 absent · 4 not yet assessed
2 present · 2 partial · 1 absent · 3 not yet assessed
3 present · 1 partial · 1 absent · 9 not yet assessed
Where Jubail is strong
- ▸Education & Digital Skills
- ▸Digital Government Services
- ▸Green Space & Biodiversity
- ▸Health & Digital Health
- ▸Water & Sanitation
Where the evidence shows gaps
- ▸Public Transport & Real-Time Information · 3 absent, 1 partial
- ▸Climate Action & Emissions · 2 absent
- ▸Open Data & Transparency · 2 absent, 1 partial
- ▸Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure · 1 absent, 2 partial
- ▸Housing & Urban Planning · 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
- Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles4 of 4
- Disaster Risk & Resilience3 of 4
- Energy & Smart Grid3 of 4
- Governance & Smart-City Operating Model3 of 4
- Innovation & Economic Development3 of 4
- Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin3 of 3
- Climate Adaptation & Heat2 of 3
- Inclusion & Civic Participation2 of 3
- Public Safety & Emergency2 of 4
- Solid Waste & Circular Economy2 of 4
- Air Quality & Monitoring1 of 3
- Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure1 of 4
- Critical Infrastructure Resilience1 of 3
- Water & Sanitation1 of 4
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal
The KAPSARC Data Portal hosts a dataset related to 'Industrial Waste Dumping Jubail Industrial City', indicating the presence of an official data portal with information pertinent to Jubail.
https://data.kapsarc.org/explore/dataset/industrial-waste-dumpingjubail-industrial-city/information/Climate Action & Emissions · Climate action plan
Jubail has a Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Hub Strategy, which is a key component of Saudi Arabia's Circular Carbon Economy framework and its 2060 Net Zero target, aiming for 44 million tonnes per annum of CO2 storage by 2035, with the Jubail CCS Hub cap…
https://liuh886.github.io/ccus-policy-hub/en/policy/sa-megi-ccus/Water & Sanitation · Potable water access
Marafiq provides potable water services in Jubail, as listed under its 'Water Services' offerings.
https://www.marafiq.com.sa/en/Inclusion & Civic Participation · Online civic participation
The Ministry of Municipalities and Housing offers a "Digital Complaint" service, which allows for the submission of suggestions, indicating a platform for civic participatory input.
https://www.momrah.gov.sa/enAbout this assessment
Jubail 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.