London or Nairobi: which is better?
World city: head-to-head comparison
London and Nairobi are even: 0 : 0 across 2 indicators.
- Climate and risks: tie 0:0
All indicators weigh the same. This is a score based on data, not advice on where to live: different people have different circumstances.
London
Indicator
Nairobi
Population
no winnerCity population
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
7,556,900 people
GeoNames snapshot (all-the-cities 3.1.0 package, 2022), exact date not stated
2,750,547 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
10,408,332 people
2025
6,646,257 people
2025
Urban centre area
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
1,649 km²
2025
598 km²
2025
Urban centre density
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
6,312 people per km²
2025
11,114 people per km²
2025
Urban centre population growth, 2015–2025
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
12.2 %
2015–2025
41.2 %
2015–2025
Climate and risks
Tie (0 : 0)Hot days (max ≥ +30 °C)
no data for one of the places
9 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
2,189 °C·days per year
2016-2025
no data
Cooling degree days
no data for one of the places
180 °C·days per year
2016-2025
no data
Rainy days
no data for one of the places
109 days per year
2016-2025
no data
Annual precipitation
no data for one of the places
627 mm per year
2016-2025
no data
Daylight on December 21
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
7.8 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
12.2 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
Daylight on June 21
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
16.6 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
12.1 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
Air humidity
no data for one of the places
76 %
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
38 km
2006-2025
410 km
2006-2025
Earthquakes M4.5+ within 100 km
tie
0.05 per year
2006-2025
0.05 per year
2006-2025
Strongest earthquake in the period
tie
4.6 magnitude
2006-2025
4.6 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: London, Nairobi.