Lagos
1,172 km²
Portland
376 km²
Nigeria
United States
Area Comparison
Lagos is 3.1x larger than Portland
Population Comparison
Lagos has 23.7x more people than Portland
Yes — Lagos is 3.1x larger than Portland by area. Lagos spans 1,172 km² (453 mi²) while Portland covers 376 km² (145 mi²) — a difference of 796 km². You could fit Portland inside Lagos approximately 3 times.
To put Lagos's size in perspective, its area of 1,172 km² is about 1.3x the size of Berlin. Meanwhile, Portland at 376 km² is about 1.6x smaller than Seoul.
Picture Lagos another way: its area is large enough to fit about 164,000 American football fields, 20 times the area of Manhattan, or 11 times the area of Paris. Portland, by comparison, equals about 53,000 American football fields, 190 times the area of Monaco, or 110 times the area of Central Park.
Lagos, or Lagos City, is a large metropolitan port city in southwestern Nigeria. As of November 2025, the size of the city's population has been estimated to be between 17 and 21 million residents, making Lagos the largest city in Nigeria, the most populous urban area on the African continent, and one of the fastest-growing megacities in the world.
Known as "Lasgidi", Lagos covers 1,172 km² with a population of 15.4 million. The city was established in 1472. Lagos is known for Victoria Island, Lekki Conservation Centre, Nike Art Gallery, among other attractions. The city's main transit system is the Lagos Rail (Blue & Red Lines).
Lagos is the most populous urban area on the African continent, with an estimated 17 to 21 million residents as of 2025.
Portland is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Oregon. Located in the Pacific Northwest at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers, it is the 28th-most populous city in the United States, sixth-most populous on the West Coast, and fourth-most populous in the Pacific Northwest, with a population of 652,503 at the 2020 census. The Portland metropolitan area, with over 2.54 million residents, is the 26th-largest metropolitan area in the nation.
Often called "Rose City", Portland has an area of 376 km² and is home to 0.7 million people. Visitors come for Powell's City of Books, Voodoo Doughnut, Washington Park, and much more.
Portland sits at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the Pacific Northwest.
Lagos has a population density of 13,131 people per km² — an extremely dense urban environment. Portland, with 1,729 people per km², is a relatively spread-out city. Lagos is dramatically more crowded, with 7.6x the population density.
Size Ratio
Portland fits inside Lagos ~3 times
Density Gap
Lagos is 7.6x more densely populated
Lagos covers 1,172 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include San Antonio (1,209 km²), Rio de Janeiro (1,221 km²), Hong Kong (1,114 km²), Rome (1,285 km²), or Los Angeles (1,302 km²).
Portland covers 376 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Philadelphia (370 km²), Seattle (369 km²), Dhaka (368 km²), Denver (401 km²), or Atlanta (348 km²).
The straight-line distance from Lagos to Portland is 12,141 km (7,544 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~14h 47m.
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