Community suitability of Okinawa, Japan
Moderately suitable confidence B · live score 61
78
best land · p90
72%
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 59
Climate, growing & hazards 83
Autonomy & access 21
Where it pushes back
AccessibilityWater availability & qualityLand cover & degradation
Within Okinawa — 52 sub-regions
Estimated finer-grained reads from the same open data. Phase-1, not yet verified.
Kunigamison
strongest Autonomy & access (99) ·
weakest Land & water (57)
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Moderately suitable 81
Higasison
strongest Economy & cost (96) ·
weakest Land & water (57)
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Moderately suitable 78
Oogimison
strongest Economy & cost (96) ·
weakest Land & water (57)
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Moderately suitable 77
Tokasikison
strongest Economy & cost (96) ·
weakest Land & water (60)
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Moderately suitable 77
Ieson
strongest Autonomy & access (97) ·
weakest Land & water (59)
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Moderately suitable 76
Izenason
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Moderately suitable 75
Motobutyoo
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Moderately suitable 74
Nakizinson
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Moderately suitable 74
Iheyason
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Moderately suitable 73
Zamamison
pushes back: Land cover & degradation
Moderately suitable 73
Nagosi
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Moderately suitable 72
Ginozason
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Moderately suitable 67
Agunison
pushes back: Land cover & degradation
Moderately suitable 66
Onnason
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Moderately suitable 64
Kintyoo
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Moderately suitable 62
Nakazatoson
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 62
Yonasirotyoo
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 62
Gusikawason
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 61
Yonagunityoo
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Marginally suitable 59
Kadenatyoo
pushes back: Accessibility
Marginally suitable 58
Tinenson
pushes back: Accessibility
Marginally suitable 58
Yomitanson
pushes back: Accessibility
Marginally suitable 57
Katurentyoo
pushes back: Accessibility
Marginally suitable 55
Sasikityoo
pushes back: Accessibility
Marginally suitable 53
Tamagusukuson
pushes back: Accessibility
Marginally suitable 51
Isikawasi
pushes back: Accessibility
Marginally suitable 50
Okinawasi
pushes back: Accessibility
Marginally suitable 50
Gusukubetyoo
pushes back: Accessibility
Currently not suitable 41
Hirarasi
pushes back: Accessibility
Marginally suitable 41
Irabutyoo
pushes back: Accessibility
Currently not suitable 41
Isigakisi
pushes back: Accessibility
Marginally suitable 41
Taramason
pushes back: Accessibility
Currently not suitable 41
Uenoson
pushes back: Accessibility
Currently not suitable 41
Oozatoson
pushes back: Accessibility
Currently not suitable 40
Simozityoo
pushes back: Accessibility
Currently not suitable 40
Yonabarutyoo
pushes back: Accessibility
Currently not suitable 40
Gusikamison
pushes back: Accessibility
Currently not suitable 39
Haebarutyoo
pushes back: Accessibility
Currently not suitable 39
Itomansi
pushes back: Accessibility
Currently not suitable 39
Kitanakagusukuson
pushes back: Accessibility
Currently not suitable 39
Kotindatyoo
pushes back: Accessibility
Currently not suitable 39
Nakagusukuson
pushes back: Accessibility
Currently not suitable 39
Nisiharatyoo
pushes back: Accessibility
Currently not suitable 39
Ginowansi
pushes back: Accessibility
Currently not suitable 38
Tyatantyoo
pushes back: Accessibility
Currently not suitable 38
Gusikawasi
pushes back: Accessibility
Currently not suitable 37
Kitadaitooson
pushes back: Land cover & degradation
Currently not suitable 37
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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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