Lagos
1,172 km²
Vancouver
115 km²
Nigeria
Canada
Area Comparison
Lagos is 10.2x larger than Vancouver
Population Comparison
Lagos has 23.3x more people than Vancouver
In terms of area, Lagos is 10.2x the size of Vancouver. Lagos spans 1,172 km² (453 mi²) while Vancouver covers 115 km² (44 mi²) — a difference of 1,057 km². You could fit Vancouver inside Lagos approximately 10 times.
To put Lagos's size in perspective, its area of 1,172 km² is about 1.3x the size of Berlin. Meanwhile, Vancouver at 115 km² is roughly the same size as San Francisco.
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. Vancouver works out to about 16,000 American football fields, 57 times the area of Monaco, or 34 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.
Vancouver is a major city in Western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the city, up from 631,486 in 2016. The Metro Vancouver area had a population of 2.6 million in 2021, making it the third-largest metropolitan area in Canada. Greater Vancouver, along with the Fraser Valley, comprises the Lower Mainland with a regional population of over 3 million.
Also known as "Hollywood North", Vancouver has an area of 115 km² and is home to 0.7 million people. It was established in 1886. Visitors come for Stanley Park, Granville Island, Capilano Suspension Bridge, and much more.
Vancouver grew from 631,486 residents in 2016 to 662,248 by the 2021 census, leading all of British Columbia.
Lagos has a population density of 13,131 people per km² — an extremely dense urban environment. Vancouver, with 5,739 people per km², is a densely populated city. Lagos is noticeably denser, packing 2.3 times more people per square kilometer.
Lagos has a tropical savanna climate while Vancouver experiences Marine west coast climate conditions.
Size Ratio
Vancouver fits inside Lagos ~10 times
Density Gap
Lagos is 2.3x more densely populated
History
Lagos is ~414 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).
Vancouver covers 115 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include San Francisco (121 km²), Paris (105 km²), Barcelona (101 km²), Lisbon (100 km²), or Miami (143 km²).
The straight-line distance from Lagos to Vancouver is 11,946 km (7,423 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~14h 33m.
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