Bogotá or Lima: which is better?
World city: head-to-head comparison
Bogotá wins on more indicators: 2 of 5 against 1.
- Climate and risks: Bogotá 2:1
All indicators weigh the same. This is a score based on data, not advice on where to live: different people have different circumstances.
Bogotá
Indicator
Lima
Population
no winnerCity population
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
7,674,366 people
GeoNames snapshot (all-the-cities 3.1.0 package, 2022), exact date not stated
7,737,002 people
GeoNames snapshot (all-the-cities 3.1.0 package, 2022), exact date not stated
Urban centre population
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
10,419,361 people
2025
10,828,104 people
2025
Urban centre area
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
534 km²
2025
984 km²
2025
Urban centre density
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
19,512 people per km²
2025
11,004 people per km²
2025
Urban centre population growth, 2015–2025
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
15.6 %
2015–2025
15.3 %
2015–2025
Climate and risks
Better: Bogotá (2 : 1)Hot days (max ≥ +30 °C)
lower is better
✓1 days per year
2016-202595% lower
✗11 days per year
2016-20252080% higher
Frost days (min ≤ −10 °C)
tie
0 days per year
2016-2025
0 days per year
2016-2025
Severe frost (min ≤ −20 °C)
tie
0.0 days per year
2016-2025
0.0 days per year
2016-2025
Ice days (max ≤ 0 °C)
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
0 days per year
2016-2025
0 days per year
2016-2025
Heating degree days
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
1,272 °C·days per year
2016-2025
136 °C·days per year
2016-2025
Cooling degree days
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
2 °C·days per year
2016-2025
907 °C·days per year
2016-2025
Daylight on December 21
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
11.9 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
12.8 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
Daylight on June 21
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
12.4 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
11.4 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
Air humidity
no data for one of the places
80 %
2021-2025
no data
Muggy days (dew point ≥ +20 °C)
no data for one of the places
0 days per year
2021-2025
no data
Distance to the sea
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
341 km
2006-2025
8 km
2006-2025
Earthquakes M4.5+ within 100 km
lower is better
✓0.75 per year
2006-202567% lower
✗2.25 per year
2006-2025200% higher
Strongest earthquake in the period
lower is better
✗6.1 magnitude
2006-20253% higher
✓5.9 magnitude
2006-20253% lower
A winner is named only for indicators with a known “better / worse” direction. Population and other neutral indicators are shown without a winner. Outdated and missing values are not counted. Details for each place: Bogotá, Lima.