Community suitability of Kumamoto, Japan
Moderately suitable confidence B · live score 76
81
best land · p90
59%
good land
—
one block
How each domain holds up
Legal & sovereignty 76
Governance, safety & tenure 83
Economy & cost 96
Society, freedom & health 96
Land & water 53
Climate, growing & hazards 95
Autonomy & access 78
Where it pushes back
Water availability & qualityLand cover & degradationLegal entity & land framework
Within Kumamoto — 94 sub-regions
Estimated finer-grained reads from the same open data. Phase-1, not yet verified.
Sinwamati
strongest Autonomy & access (98) ·
weakest Land & water (62)
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Moderately suitable 81
Kawauramati
strongest Economy & cost (96) ·
weakest Land & water (58)
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Moderately suitable 80
Ariakemati
strongest Economy & cost (96) ·
weakest Land & water (60)
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Moderately suitable 79
Hondosi
strongest Economy & cost (96) ·
weakest Land & water (59)
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Moderately suitable 79
Ituwamati
strongest Economy & cost (96) ·
weakest Land & water (63)
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Moderately suitable 79
Matusimamati
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Moderately suitable 79
Usibukasi
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Moderately suitable 79
Amakusamati
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Moderately suitable 78
Hukadamura
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Moderately suitable 78
Kuratakemati
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Moderately suitable 78
Mendamati
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Moderately suitable 78
Ogunimati
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Moderately suitable 78
Ooyanomati
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Moderately suitable 78
Reehokumati
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Moderately suitable 78
Sumotomati
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Moderately suitable 78
Asikitamati
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Moderately suitable 77
Himedomati
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Moderately suitable 77
Kikukamati
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Moderately suitable 77
Suemura
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Moderately suitable 77
Tanooramati
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Moderately suitable 77
Tunagimati
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Moderately suitable 77
Gosyooramati
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Moderately suitable 76
Minamiogunimati
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Moderately suitable 76
Okaharumura
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Moderately suitable 76
Ryuugatakemati
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Moderately suitable 76
Sagaramura
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Moderately suitable 76
Taragimati
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Moderately suitable 76
Hitoyosisi
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Moderately suitable 75
Kahokumati
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Moderately suitable 75
Kumamura
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Moderately suitable 75
Minamatasi
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Moderately suitable 75
Nisikimati
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Moderately suitable 75
Yamagasi
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Moderately suitable 75
Itinomiyamati
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Moderately suitable 74
Kikutisi
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Moderately suitable 74
Mikawamati
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Moderately suitable 74
Tomotimati
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Moderately suitable 74
Ubuyamamura
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Moderately suitable 74
Uemura
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Moderately suitable 74
Yabemati
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Moderately suitable 74
Yunomaemati
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Moderately suitable 74
Sakamotomura
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Moderately suitable 73
Sentyoomati
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Moderately suitable 73
Soyoomati
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Moderately suitable 73
Takamorimati
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Moderately suitable 73
Yamaemura
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Moderately suitable 73
Yatusirosi
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Moderately suitable 73
Asomati
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Moderately suitable 72
Kamotomati
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 72
Kikusuimati
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 72
Kyokusimura
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Moderately suitable 72
Misumimati
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Moderately suitable 72
Naminoson
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Moderately suitable 72
Tyuuoomati
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Moderately suitable 72
Hakusuimura
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Moderately suitable 71
Izumimura
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Moderately suitable 71
Kagamimati
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Moderately suitable 71
Koosamati
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Moderately suitable 71
Kuginomura
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Moderately suitable 71
Sitizyoomati
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 71
Tooyoomura
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Moderately suitable 71
Kaoomati
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 70
Nisiharamura
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Moderately suitable 70
Ogawamati
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Moderately suitable 70
Ryuuhokumati
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Moderately suitable 70
Gyokutoomati
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 69
Mihunemati
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Moderately suitable 69
Miyaharamati
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Moderately suitable 69
Nankanmati
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 69
Toyonomura
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 69
Tamanasi
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 68
Tensuimati
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 68
Tyooyoomura
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Moderately suitable 68
Oodumati
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Moderately suitable 67
Sisuimati
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 67
Yokosimamati
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 67
Siranuhimati
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 66
Uekimati
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 66
Matubasemati
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 64
Zyoonanmati
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 64
Taimeemati
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 63
Utosi
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 63
Koosimati
pushes back: Accessibility
Marginally suitable 60
Masikimati
pushes back: Accessibility
Marginally suitable 60
Nagasumati
pushes back: Accessibility
Marginally suitable 60
Tomiaimati
pushes back: Accessibility
Marginally suitable 58
Nisigoosimati
pushes back: Accessibility
Marginally suitable 57
Araosi
pushes back: Accessibility
Marginally suitable 56
Kasimamati
pushes back: Accessibility
Marginally suitable 52
Kikuyoomati
pushes back: Accessibility
Marginally suitable 52
Kumamotosi
pushes back: Accessibility
Marginally suitable 52
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Reading the land, criterion by criterion
Each signal names the open dataset behind it and how measured it is.
Legal entity & land frameworkcountry B OECD FDI RRI + manual
Education & schooling freedomcountry B HSLDA + UNESCO UIS
Seed & agricultural autonomycountry C UPOV membership proxy
Governance & corruptioncountry A World Bank WGI + Transparency CPI
Land tenure securitycountry A IPRI (de jure) + Prindex (de facto)
Business & economic viabilitycountry A World Bank B-READY, Heritage, Fraser
Cost of living, labour & landcountry A World Bank PPP, ILOSTAT
Monetary & capital sovereigntycountry A IMF/World Bank, Chinn-Ito
Personal freedomcountry A Cato/Fraser Human Freedom Index
Healthcare qualitycountry B WHO GHO
Disease / vector burden A Malaria Atlas + dengue Index P
Soil quality A SoilGrids (ISRIC)
Water availability & quality A WRI Aqueduct + AQUASTAT
Terrain & buildability A SRTM / NASADEM
Land cover & degradation A ESA WorldCover + Global Forest Watch
Biodiversity & alignment B Biodiversity Intactness Index
Climate & natural hazards A ThinkHazard + NASA FIRMS + USGS
Growing conditions A CHELSA / FAO GAEZ
Food & forage diversity B FAO GAEZ crop suitability + GLW
Coastal risk B Climate Central CoastalDEM
Energy potential A Global Solar Atlas + Global Wind Atlas
Natural building materials B SoilGrids clay + forest + geology
Environmental quality A SEDAC PM2.5 + VIIRS night-lights
Connectivity A Ookla + ITU (+ Starlink)
Accessibility A Malaria Atlas friction surface
Remoteness / surroundings A GPWv4 population density
Contamination legacy C Maus mining polygons + WRI power plants
Phase-1 desk screening
These are desk numbers from open data. Soil tests, water rights and the welcome of actual neighbours all wait for a visit — we'd rather say so than pretend.
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