Cairo or Lima: which is better?
World city: head-to-head comparison
Cairo wins on more indicators: 1 of 1 against 0.
- Climate and risks: Cairo 1:0
All indicators weigh the same. This is a score based on data, not advice on where to live: different people have different circumstances.
Cairo
Indicator
Lima
Population
no winnerCity population
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
7,734,614 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
25,230,325 people
2025
10,828,104 people
2025
Urban centre area
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
1,680 km²
2025
984 km²
2025
Urban centre density
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
15,018 people per km²
2025
11,004 people per km²
2025
Urban centre population growth, 2015–2025
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
18.4 %
2015–2025
15.3 %
2015–2025
Climate and risks
Better: Cairo (1 : 0)Hot days (max ≥ +30 °C)
no data for one of the places
no data
11 days per year
2016-2025
Frost days (min ≤ −10 °C)
no data for one of the places
no data
0 days per year
2016-2025
Severe frost (min ≤ −20 °C)
no data for one of the places
no data
0.0 days per year
2016-2025
Ice days (max ≤ 0 °C)
no data for one of the places
no data
0 days per year
2016-2025
Heating degree days
no data for one of the places
no data
136 °C·days per year
2016-2025
Cooling degree days
no data for one of the places
no data
907 °C·days per year
2016-2025
Daylight on December 21
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
10.2 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
14.1 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)
Distance to the sea
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
117 km
2006-2025
8 km
2006-2025
Earthquakes M4.5+ within 100 km
lower is better
✓0.00 per year
2006-2025
✗2.25 per year
2006-2025
Strongest earthquake in the period
no data for one of the places
no data
5.9 magnitude
2006-2025
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 Outdated and missing values are not counted.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: Cairo, Lima.