Climate
Ibadan logs 184 sunny days a year to Yola's 306 — Yola wins by 122. Ibadan also leads on hot days by 87.
Ibadan
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Yola
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Air Quality
Ibadan averages 42.3 µg/m³ (very unhealthy) PM2.5 annually versus Yola's 49.3 µg/m³ (very unhealthy) — Ibadan breathes ~14% cleaner air (7.1 µg/m³ lower).
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Yola
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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 Yola (764K) are 5.3x in population — Ibadan is the larger metro, Yola the smaller; on land area Ibadan spans roughly 5.1x more ground.
Ibadan is roughly 5.2x the scale of Yola
Combined population & area comparison
IbadanYolaCity Scale Rankings
Ibadan4.0M5.3xYola764K1xIbadan574 km²5.1xYola112 km²1xIbadan
Yola
Who Thrives Here
Yola is the stronger fit for the sunshine lover. Both cities work well for the winter escapist.
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