Climate
Ibadan logs 255 hot days a year to Jos's 109 — Jos wins by 146. Jos also leads on sunny days by 110.
Ibadan
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Jos
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Air Quality
Ibadan averages 42.3 µg/m³ (very unhealthy) PM2.5 annually versus Jos's 64.6 µg/m³ (very unhealthy) — Ibadan breathes ~35% cleaner air (22.3 µg/m³ lower).
Ibadan
Jos
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City Scale
Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.
Ibadan (4.0M) and Jos (966K) are 4.2x in population — Ibadan is the larger metro, Jos the smaller; on land area Ibadan spans roughly 2.8x more ground.
Ibadan is roughly 3.4x the scale of Jos
Combined population & area comparison
IbadanJosCity Scale Rankings
Ibadan4.0M4.2xJos966K1xIbadan574 km²2.8xJos202 km²1xIbadan
Jos
Who Thrives Here
Jos is the stronger fit for the sunshine lover. Both cities work well for the winter escapist.
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