City assessment
How smart is Malmö?
Malmö scores 61.1% against the ISO 37120-series aligned smart city framework in 2026, ranked #243 of 386 by smart reach and #220 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. 24 of 86 are not yet assessed and count as nothing until a finding is made either way. Last assessed 22 Oct 2026.
Smart reach rank
#243 / 386
Smart score
61.1%
Evidenced rank
#220 / 387
Criteria present
50 / 86
Evidence coverage
64%
Malmö's smart city score by area
8 present · 0 partial · 2 absent · 5 not yet assessed
9 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 3 not yet assessed
8 present · 1 partial · 1 absent · 3 not yet assessed
5 present · 1 partial · 2 absent · 3 not yet assessed
9 present · 1 partial · 1 absent · 2 not yet assessed
6 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 2 not yet assessed
5 present · 2 partial · 1 absent · 6 not yet assessed
Where Malmö is strong
- ▸Public Transport & Real-Time Information
- ▸Health & Digital Health
- ▸Culture, Tourism & Recreation
- ▸Food Security & Urban Agriculture
- ▸Energy & Smart Grid
Where the evidence shows gaps
- ▸Public Safety & Emergency · 1 absent, 1 partial
- ▸Disaster Risk & Resilience · 1 absent, 1 partial
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring · 1 absent
- ▸Housing & Urban Planning · 1 absent
- ▸Open Data & Transparency · 1 absent
Not yet assessed
24 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.
- Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure3 of 4
- Critical Infrastructure Resilience3 of 3
- Governance & Smart-City Operating Model3 of 4
- Climate Action & Emissions2 of 3
- Innovation & Economic Development2 of 4
- Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles2 of 4
- Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin2 of 3
- Water & Sanitation2 of 4
- Active & Shared Mobility1 of 4
- Education & Digital Skills1 of 3
- Green Space & Biodiversity1 of 3
- Inclusion & Civic Participation1 of 3
- Solid Waste & Circular Economy1 of 4
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal
Malmö operates an official open data portal, "Malmö stads öppna dataportal," which publishes datasets categorized by themes such as population, economy, environment, and transport, with data available in formats like GeoJSON and CSV.
https://opendata.malmo.se/Open Data & Transparency · High-value datasets published
Malmö's open data portal publishes datasets under themes including "Economy and finance," "Environment," and "Transport," with specific examples like water temperatures available for download.
https://opendata.malmo.se/Digital Government Services · Unified online services portal
Malmö Stad provides a 'Självservice Malmö stad' (Self-service Malmö city) portal that lists various services, including applications for economic assistance, school logins, and agreements for locker loans, indicating a unified online services portal.
https://sjalvservice.malmo.se/Digital Government Services · Digital identity / single sign-on
Residents of Malmö can access municipal e-services and sign digital documents using e-identification methods such as BankID, Mobile BankID, and Freja eID Plus.
https://frejaeid.com/freja-funkar-for-malmo-stads-e-tjanster/About this assessment
Malmö was assessed against the 86 criteria of the ISO 37120-series aligned smart city framework on 22 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.