Climate
Enugu logs 292 hot days a year to Lagos's 160 — Lagos wins by 132. Lagos also leads on sunny days by 35.
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Air Quality
Enugu averages 36.7 µg/m³ (very unhealthy) PM2.5 annually versus Lagos's 32.7 µg/m³ (unhealthy) — Lagos breathes ~11% cleaner air (3.9 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.
Enugu (1.1M) and Lagos (12.8M) are 12x in population — Lagos is the larger metro, Enugu the smaller; on land area Lagos spans roughly 7.3x more ground.
Lagos is roughly 9.3x the scale of Enugu
Combined population & area comparison
LagosEnuguCity Scale Rankings
Lagos12.8M12xEnugu1.1M1xLagos1,199 km²7.3xEnugu165 km²1xEnugu
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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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