Climate
Bima logs 210 hot days a year to Surabaya's 347 — Bima wins by 137. Bima also leads on sunny days by 42.
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Air Quality
Bima averages 10.6 µg/m³ (moderate) PM2.5 annually versus Surabaya's 33.5 µg/m³ (unhealthy) — Bima breathes ~68% cleaner air (22.9 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.
Bima (131K) and Surabaya (6.9M) are 52x in population — Surabaya is the larger metro, Bima the smaller; on land area Surabaya spans roughly 45x more ground.
Surabaya is roughly 48x the scale of Bima
Combined population & area comparison
City Scale Rankings
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Who Thrives Here
Bima is the stronger fit for the clean air seeker. Both cities work well for the winter escapist.
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