// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Singapore?
Singapore scores 78.7% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #12 of 386 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
78.7%
Rank
#12 / 386
Criteria present
59 / 86
Evidence coverage
88.4%
Singapore's smart city score by area
9 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 3 not assessed
10 present · 2 partial · 0 absent
9 present · 3 partial · 1 absent
8 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 1 not assessed
9 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 3 not assessed
8 present · 0 partial · 0 absent
6 present · 6 partial · 0 absent · 2 not assessed
Where Singapore is strong
- ▸Open Data & Transparency
- ▸Public Transport & Real-Time Information
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
- ▸Green Space & Biodiversity
- ▸Housing & Urban Planning
Where the gaps are
- ▸Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure
- ▸Climate Adaptation & Heat
- ▸Energy & Smart Grid
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal
Singapore operates an official open data portal at data.gov.sg, which allows users to explore national datasets and access APIs for development, featuring over 4,500 datasets from more than 70 government agencies.
https://data.gov.sg/Open Data & Transparency · Clear open licensing
The data.gov.sg portal provides an explicit 'Open data licence' that grants a worldwide, perpetual, royalty-free, non-exclusive license to use, access, download, copy, distribute, transmit, modify, and adapt the datasets for both commercial and non-commerci…
https://data.gov.sg/open-data-licenceOpen Data & Transparency · High-value datasets published
Singapore's open data portal (data.gov.sg) publishes over 4,500 datasets from 70+ government agencies, categorized by topics including 'Transport' and 'Environment', which are considered high-value datasets.
https://data.gov.sg/Open Data & Transparency · Programmatic API access
The data.gov.sg portal explicitly offers 'Real-time APIs' for development, allowing users to access datasets programmatically, with agencies like the National Environment Agency and Housing & Development Board recording millions of API calls.
https://data.gov.sg/About this assessment
Singapore was assessed against the 86 criteria of the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework on 2026-07-11 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.