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Nagoya

Asia-Pacific Power #42/162Per-capita #73National view: Japan →
Metro Power
55.8
of 100 · #42
MPI
55.8
MCC
46.6
MDI
42.0

Pillar profile

Talent46.0
Capital31.4
Research44.3
Infrastructure69.3
Agentic42.0

Indicators

  • Population (m)9.4
  • GDP ($bn)420
  • GDP per capita ($k)45
  • AI investment ($bn)3
  • Tech employment %7
  • AI talent58
  • Research strength66
  • Notable AI orgs20
  • Compute / data centers64
  • Broadband %94
  • Tertiary degree %50
  • Digital skills70
  • Startup ecosystem52
  • Agent adoption44
  • Patents / 100k78

Nearest peers

Metro report · generated from Nagoya's indicators

Nagoya — metro standing in full

Nagoya is the #25 metro by economic size ($420bn) in the panel and ranks #42/162 on absolute Metro Power and #73/162 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 46.6 vs CC 64.4).

National context: Japan scores CC 64.4 per-capita; Nagoya sits at MCC 46.6.

Economic & scale context curated v1 estimate

GDP (metro)
$420bn
#25 of 162
GDP / capita
$45k
Population
9.4M
AI investment
$3.0bn
#76 of 162
Notable AI orgs
20

Index & pillar read

For each metro index and pillar: what it means when high (the value) versus low (the gap), and Nagoya's own standing.

Index / pillarValueStandingWhat a high vs low value means — and where Nagoya sits
MPI Metro Power55.8Strong · #42/162High here — a heavyweight hub where capital, talent and AI organizations concentrate — it can anchor an entire national AI ecosystem.
▲ 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 Coefficient46.6Moderate · #73/162Mid-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 Agentic42.0Moderate · #84/162Mid-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 Talent46.0Moderate · #66/162Mid-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 Capital31.4Moderate · #91/162Mid-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 Research44.3Moderate · #67/162Mid-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 Infrastructure69.3Moderate · #63/162Mid-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 Agentic42.0Moderate · #84/162Mid-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.
Metro values are curated estimates (v1) on a consistent global scale — not yet measured sub-national data.