Climate
Lagos logs 222 sunny days a year to Port Harcourt's 150 — Lagos wins by 72. Lagos also leads on hot days by 74.
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Air Quality
Lagos averages 32.7 µg/m³ (unhealthy) PM2.5 annually versus Port Harcourt's 40.1 µg/m³ (very unhealthy) — Lagos breathes ~18% cleaner air (7.3 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 Port Harcourt (2.6M) are 4.9x in population — Lagos is the larger metro, Port Harcourt the smaller; on land area Lagos spans roughly 3.9x more ground.
Lagos is roughly 4.4x the scale of Port Harcourt
Combined population & area comparison
LagosPort HarcourtCity Scale Rankings
Lagos12.8M4.9xPort Harcourt2.6M1xLagos1,199 km²3.9xPort Harcourt310 km²1xLagos
Port Harcourt
Who Thrives Here
Lagos is the stronger fit for the sunshine lover. Both cities work well for the winter escapist.
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