Climate
Ibadan logs 184 sunny days a year to Maiduguri's 321 — Maiduguri wins by 137. Ibadan also leads on hot days by 60.
Ibadan
Feels-like °C
Dinner outside
Maiduguri
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Air Quality
Ibadan averages 42.3 µg/m³ (very unhealthy) PM2.5 annually versus Maiduguri's 53 µg/m³ (very unhealthy) — Ibadan breathes ~20% cleaner air (10.7 µg/m³ lower).
Ibadan
Maiduguri
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WHO classification
City Scale
Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.
Ibadan (4.0M) and Maiduguri (1.3M) are 3.1x in population — Ibadan is the larger metro, Maiduguri the smaller; on land area Ibadan spans roughly 3.7x more ground.
Ibadan is roughly 3.4x the scale of Maiduguri
Combined population & area comparison
IbadanMaiduguriCity Scale Rankings
Ibadan4.0M3.1xMaiduguri1.3M1xIbadan574 km²3.7xMaiduguri157 km²1xIbadan
Maiduguri
Who Thrives Here
Maiduguri is the stronger fit for the sunshine lover. Both cities work well for the winter escapist.
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