Climate
Ibadan logs 255 hot days a year to Lagos's 160 — Lagos wins by 95. Lagos also leads on sunny days by 38.
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Lagos
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Air Quality
Ibadan averages 42.3 µg/m³ (very unhealthy) PM2.5 annually versus Lagos's 32.7 µg/m³ (unhealthy) — Lagos breathes ~23% cleaner air (9.5 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.
Ibadan (4.0M) and Lagos (12.8M) are 3.2x in population — Lagos is the larger metro, Ibadan the smaller; on land area Lagos spans roughly 2.1x more ground.
Lagos is roughly 2.6x the scale of Ibadan
Combined population & area comparison
LagosIbadanCity Scale Rankings
Lagos12.8M3.2xIbadan4.0M1xLagos1,199 km²2.1xIbadan574 km²1xIbadan
Lagos
Who Thrives Here
Lagos is the stronger fit for the sunshine lover. Both cities work well for the winter escapist.
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