// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Chiang Mai?
Chiang Mai scores 31.7% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #352 of 388 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
31.7%
Rank
#352 / 388
Criteria present
17 / 86
Evidence coverage
40.7%
Chiang Mai's smart city score by area
2 present · 3 partial · 3 absent · 7 not assessed
2 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 10 not assessed
5 present · 3 partial · 2 absent · 3 not assessed
0 present · 2 partial · 4 absent · 5 not assessed
4 present · 5 partial · 2 absent · 2 not assessed
1 present · 1 partial · 1 absent · 5 not assessed
3 present · 4 partial · 6 absent · 1 not assessed
Where Chiang Mai is strong
- ▸Disaster Risk & Resilience
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
- ▸Health & Digital Health
- ▸Education & Digital Skills
- ▸Open Data & Transparency
Where the gaps are
- ▸Water & Sanitation
- ▸Critical Infrastructure Resilience
- ▸Climate Adaptation & Heat
- ▸Digital Government Services
- ▸Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure
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 UN ISO-aligned smart city framework on 2026-09-03 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.