Doha climbs in global Smart City Index 2025 ranking

Doha, Qatar: The Qatari capital has climbed into the top tier of global smart cities in the 2025 edition of the IMD Smart City Index 2025, compiled an...

Doha, Qatar: The Qatari capital has climbed into the top tier of global smart cities in the 2025 edition of the IMD Smart City Index 2025, compiled annually by IMD’s World Competitiveness Centre, with Doha ranking 33rd among 146 cities worldwide.

The index, which rated Doha the third-highest ranked city in the region, assesses cities not just on their infrastructure or digital services, but also on how well those elements translate into everyday life: residents’ perceptions about health and safety, mobility, activities, opportunities, and governance all feed into the score.

A 33rd-place finish puts Doha well ahead of most global cities and confirms the rapid improvements the city has made. This rise marks Doha’s continued trajectory of urban transformation — reinforcing its status as a rapidly modernising capital, striving to balance infrastructure expansion, technology adoption, and citizens’ quality of life.

It would be recalled that the fourth edition of Smart City Expo Doha organised by Fira de Barcelona, in partnership with the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT), recently took place for two days within the Mobile World Congress 2025 Doha.

The event highlighted the vision for the future of urban environments and provided a global platform to exchange ideas, showcase cutting-edge solutions, and explore the future of city life through innovation and technology.