Fukuoka
Metro Power
35.8
of 100 · #116
MPI
35.8
MCC
41.6
MDI
37.5
Pillar profile
Talent42.1
Capital29.2
Research34.4
Infrastructure64.8
Agentic37.5
Indicators
- Population (m)2.6
- GDP ($bn)99
- GDP per capita ($k)38
- AI investment ($bn)1.2
- Tech employment %6.5
- AI talent52
- Research strength58
- Notable AI orgs14
- Compute / data centers58
- Broadband %93
- Tertiary degree %50
- Digital skills68
- Startup ecosystem60
- Agent adoption42
- Patents / 100k40
Nearest peers
Metro report · generated from Fukuoka's indicators
Fukuoka — metro standing in full
Fukuoka is the #114 metro by economic size ($99bn) in the panel and ranks #116/162 on absolute Metro Power and #102/162 on per-capita intensity. No pillar stands out as a clear strength; no single pillar is a binding weakness. Locally it runs below the Japan national average (MCC 41.6 vs CC 64.4).
National context: Japan scores CC 64.4 per-capita; Fukuoka sits at MCC 41.6.
Economic & scale context curated v1 estimate
GDP (metro)
$99bn
#114 of 162
GDP / capita
$38k
Population
2.6M
AI investment
$1.2bn
#121 of 162
Notable AI orgs
14
Index & pillar read
For each metro index and pillar: what it means when high (the value) versus low (the gap), and Fukuoka's own standing.
| Index / pillar | Value | Standing | What a high vs low value means — and where Fukuoka sits |
|---|---|---|---|
| MPI Metro Power | 35.8 | Developing · #116/162 | Low here — limited absolute weight — a smaller node that leans on capacity built in larger hubs. ▲ high: a heavyweight hub where capital, talent and AI organizations concentrate — it can anchor an entire national AI ecosystem · ▼ low: limited absolute weight — a smaller node that leans on capacity built in larger hubs |
| MCC Metro Coefficient | 41.6 | Moderate · #102/162 | Mid-pack. High would mean deep capability per resident — a concentrated, high-intensity ecosystem; low would mean thin intensity per resident — capability is sparse relative to the population. ▲ high: deep capability per resident — a concentrated, high-intensity ecosystem · ▼ low: thin intensity per resident — capability is sparse relative to the population |
| MDI Metro Agentic | 37.5 | Moderate · #105/162 | Mid-pack. High would mean agents are widely deployed locally — a near-term productivity multiplier; low would mean agentic deployment is shallow — the local agent lever is under-used. ▲ high: agents are widely deployed locally — a near-term productivity multiplier · ▼ low: agentic deployment is shallow — the local agent lever is under-used |
| Talent Talent | 42.1 | Moderate · #86/162 | Mid-pack. High would mean a deep talent pool — the scarcest input to building AI; low would mean a shallow talent base that constrains how much can be built locally. ▲ high: a deep talent pool — the scarcest input to building AI · ▼ low: a shallow talent base that constrains how much can be built locally |
| Capital Capital | 29.2 | Moderate · #101/162 | Mid-pack. High would mean abundant capital flowing into building cognitive infrastructure; low would mean thin investment — good ideas struggle to scale locally. ▲ high: abundant capital flowing into building cognitive infrastructure · ▼ low: thin investment — good ideas struggle to scale locally |
| Research Research | 34.4 | Moderate · #105/162 | Mid-pack. High would mean a strong research base feeding a pipeline of ideas and people; low would mean a weak research base — fewer home-grown breakthroughs and spinouts. ▲ high: a strong research base feeding a pipeline of ideas and people · ▼ low: a weak research base — fewer home-grown breakthroughs and spinouts |
| Infrastructure Infrastructure | 64.8 | Moderate · #90/162 | Mid-pack. High would mean the physical and digital rails to run AI at scale are in place; low would mean infrastructure gaps cap how much AI can actually be run locally. ▲ high: the physical and digital rails to run AI at scale are in place · ▼ low: infrastructure gaps cap how much AI can actually be run locally |
| Agentic Agentic | 37.5 | Moderate · #105/162 | Mid-pack. High would mean agents are actively deployed — an early-mover productivity edge; low would mean little agentic deployment — the near-term lever is unused. ▲ high: agents are actively deployed — an early-mover productivity edge · ▼ low: little agentic deployment — the near-term lever is unused |
Strengths to build on
- No pillar stands out as a clear strength yet.
Risk factors
- No acute structural gaps stand out across the metro pillars.
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Metro values are curated estimates (v1) on a consistent global scale — not yet measured sub-national data.