Lagos
1,172 km²
Tel Aviv
52 km²
Nigeria
Israel
Area Comparison
Lagos is 22.5x larger than Tel Aviv
Population Comparison
Lagos has 32.7x more people than Tel Aviv
Yes — Lagos is 22.5x larger than Tel Aviv by area. Lagos spans 1,172 km² (453 mi²) while Tel Aviv covers 52 km² (20 mi²) — a difference of 1,120 km². You could fit Tel Aviv inside Lagos approximately 22 times.
To put Lagos's size in perspective, its area of 1,172 km² is about 1.3x the size of Berlin. Meanwhile, Tel Aviv at 52 km² is about 1.1x smaller than Manhattan.
In more relatable units, Lagos's 1,172 km² is about 164,000 American football fields, 20 times the area of Manhattan, or 11 times the area of Paris. Tel Aviv works out to about 7,300 American football fields, 110 times the area of Vatican City, or 26 times the area of Monaco.
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.
Tel Aviv, officially Tel Aviv-Yafo, and also known as Tel Aviv-Jaffa, is the most populous city in the Gush Dan metropolitan area of Israel. Located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline and with a population of 494,900, it is the economic and technological center of the country and a global high-tech hub. If East Jerusalem is considered part of Israel, Tel Aviv is the country's second-most-populous city, after Jerusalem; if not, Tel Aviv is the most populous city, ahead of West Jerusalem.
Nicknamed "Tel Aviv-Jaffa", Tel Aviv has an area of 52 km² and is home to 0.5 million people. The city dates back to 1909. Visitors come for White City Bauhaus architecture, Jaffa Old City, Carmel Market, and much more.
Tel Aviv is the economic and technological center of Israel and a global high-tech hub on the Mediterranean coast.
Lagos has a population density of 13,131 people per km² — an extremely dense urban environment. Tel Aviv, with 9,038 people per km², is a densely populated city. Both cities have comparable density, though Lagos is slightly more compact.
Size Ratio
Tel Aviv fits inside Lagos ~22 times
Density Gap
Lagos is 1.5x more densely populated
History
Lagos is ~437 years older
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).
Tel Aviv covers 52 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Manila (43 km²), Athens (39 km²), Zurich (88 km²), Copenhagen (91 km²), or Lisbon (100 km²).
The straight-line distance from Lagos to Tel Aviv is 4,319 km (2,684 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~5h 35m.
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