Jakarta or Lagos: which is better?
World city: head-to-head comparison
Lagos wins on more indicators: 1 of 1 against 0.
- Climate and risks: Lagos 0:1
All indicators weigh the same. This is a score based on data, not advice on where to live: different people have different circumstances.
Jakarta
Indicator
Lagos
Population
no winnerCity population
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
8,540,121 people
GeoNames snapshot (all-the-cities 3.1.0 package, 2022), exact date not stated
9,000,000 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
40,545,126 people
2025
12,846,045 people
2025
Urban centre area
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
4,614 km²
2025
1,199 km²
2025
Urban centre density
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
8,787 people per km²
2025
10,714 people per km²
2025
Urban centre population growth, 2015–2025
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
14.3 %
2015–2025
19.4 %
2015–2025
Climate and risks
Better: Lagos (0 : 1)Hot days (max ≥ +30 °C)
no data for one of the places
341 days per year
2016-2025
no data
Frost days (min ≤ −10 °C)
no data for one of the places
0 days per year
2016-2025
no data
Severe frost (min ≤ −20 °C)
no data for one of the places
0.0 days per year
2016-2025
no data
Ice days (max ≤ 0 °C)
no data for one of the places
0 days per year
2016-2025
no data
Heating degree days
no data for one of the places
0 °C·days per year
2016-2025
no data
Cooling degree days
no data for one of the places
3,762 °C·days per year
2016-2025
no data
Daylight on December 21
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
12.5 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
11.8 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
Daylight on June 21
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
11.8 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
12.5 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
Distance to the sea
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
13 km
2006-2025
2 km
2006-2025
Earthquakes M4.5+ within 100 km
lower is better
✗2.65 per year
2006-2025
✓0.00 per year
2006-2025
Strongest earthquake in the period
no data for one of the places
7.5 magnitude
2006-2025
no data
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 Outdated and missing values are not counted.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: Jakarta, Lagos.