City assessment
How smart is Chiang Mai?
Chiang Mai scores 31.7% against the ISO 37120-series aligned smart city framework in 2026, ranked #360 of 386 by smart reach and #370 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. 46 of 86 are not yet assessed and count as nothing until a finding is made either way. Last assessed 3 Sept 2026.
Smart reach rank
#360 / 386
Smart score
31.7%
Evidenced rank
#370 / 387
Criteria present
17 / 86
Evidence coverage
40.7%
Chiang Mai's smart city score by area
2 present · 3 partial · 3 absent · 7 not yet assessed
2 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 10 not yet assessed
5 present · 3 partial · 2 absent · 3 not yet assessed
0 present · 2 partial · 4 absent · 5 not yet assessed
4 present · 5 partial · 2 absent · 2 not yet assessed
1 present · 1 partial · 1 absent · 5 not yet assessed
3 present · 4 partial · 6 absent · 1 not yet assessed
Where Chiang Mai is strong
- ▸Disaster Risk & Resilience
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
- ▸Health & Digital Health
- ▸Education & Digital Skills
- ▸Open Data & Transparency
Where the evidence shows gaps
- ▸Water & Sanitation · 4 absent
- ▸Climate Adaptation & Heat · 3 absent
- ▸Inclusion & Civic Participation · 2 absent
- ▸Critical Infrastructure Resilience · 2 absent
- ▸Digital Government Services · 2 absent, 1 partial
Not yet assessed
46 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
- Public Transport & Real-Time Information4 of 4
- Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure3 of 4
- Solid Waste & Circular Economy3 of 4
- Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin3 of 3
- Culture, Tourism & Recreation2 of 2
- Food Security & Urban Agriculture2 of 2
- Green Space & Biodiversity2 of 3
- Housing & Urban Planning2 of 3
- Public Safety & Emergency2 of 4
- Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles2 of 4
- Critical Infrastructure Resilience1 of 3
- Digital Government Services1 of 4
- Energy & Smart Grid1 of 4
- Innovation & Economic Development1 of 4
Evidence highlights
Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles · Adaptive traffic management
Firsttech Design, a Smart City Integrator, highlights a 'Computer Vision AI Traffic Light Control System' in Chiang Mai as a success story, indicating the presence of intelligent traffic management.
https://www.firsttech.co.th/success-story-computer-vision-ai-traffic-light-control-system-chiang-mai/Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles · Traffic / congestion open data
TomTom provides an openly accessible 'Chiang Mai traffic report' as part of its Traffic Index, offering congestion data for the city.
https://www.tomtom.com/traffic-index/chiang-mai-traffic/Air Quality & Monitoring · Air-quality monitoring network
Chiang Mai has a system that provides a Real-time Air Quality Index (AQI), indicating the presence of an air quality monitoring network.
https://aqicn.org/city/chiang-mai/Air Quality & Monitoring · Real-time air-quality data
Chiang Mai provides a Real-time Air Quality Index (AQI) that is updated live, making air quality data accessible to residents.
https://aqicn.org/city/chiang-mai/About this assessment
Chiang Mai was assessed against the 86 criteria of the ISO 37120-series aligned smart city framework on 3 Sept 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.