Climate
Lagos logs 0 outdoor-dinner months a year to Oyo's 12 — Oyo wins by 12. Lagos also leads on hot days by 107.
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Air Quality
Lagos averages 32.7 µg/m³ (unhealthy) PM2.5 annually versus Oyo's 41.0 µg/m³ (very unhealthy) — Lagos breathes ~20% cleaner air (8.3 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.
Lagos (12.8M) and Oyo (792K) are 16x in population — Lagos is the larger metro, Oyo the smaller; on land area Lagos spans roughly 10.0x more ground.
Lagos is roughly 13x the scale of Oyo
Combined population & area comparison
LagosOyoCity Scale Rankings
Lagos12.8M16xOyo792K1xLagos1,199 km²10.0xOyo120 km²1xLagos
Oyo
Who Thrives Here
Lagos is the stronger fit for the sunshine lover. Both cities work well for the winter escapist.
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