Climate
Benin City logs 256 hot days a year to Lagos's 160 — Lagos wins by 96. Lagos also leads on sunny days by 67.
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Air Quality
Benin City averages 54.4 µg/m³ (very unhealthy) PM2.5 annually versus Lagos's 32.7 µg/m³ (unhealthy) — Lagos breathes ~40% cleaner air (21.6 µg/m³ lower).
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City Scale
Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.
Benin City (1.9M) and Lagos (12.8M) are 6.7x in population — Lagos is the larger metro, Benin City the smaller; on land area Lagos spans roughly 3.1x more ground.
Lagos is roughly 4.6x the scale of Benin City
Combined population & area comparison
LagosBenin CityCity Scale Rankings
Lagos12.8M6.7xBenin City1.9M1xLagos1,199 km²3.1xBenin City386 km²1xBenin City
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Who Thrives Here
Lagos is the stronger fit for the sunshine lover. Both cities work well for the winter escapist.
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