Climate
Sharjah logs 255 hot days a year to Dubai Silicon Oasis's 262 — Sharjah wins by 7. Sharjah and Dubai Silicon Oasis match on sunny days (346 vs 346).
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Air Quality
Sharjah averages 48.0 µg/m³ (very unhealthy) PM2.5 annually versus Dubai Silicon Oasis's 40.9 µg/m³ (very unhealthy) — Dubai Silicon Oasis breathes ~15% cleaner air (7.1 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.
Sharjah (4.6M) and Dubai Silicon Oasis (90K) are 51x in population — Sharjah is the larger metro, Dubai Silicon Oasis the smaller.
Sharjah is roughly 51x the scale of Dubai Silicon Oasis
Based on population (area data unavailable for some cities)
SharjahDubai Silicon OasisCity Scale Rankings
Sharjah4.6M51xDubai Silicon Oasis90K1xWho Thrives Here
Both cities work well for the sunshine lover.
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