Lagos vs Lomé
Lagos and Lomé are level on the CIRA Index at 47. Lagos grades better on 3 measures, Lomé on 6; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.
Scores by each organisation's criteria
- CIRA Index: Lagos 47, Lomé 47
- OECD: Lagos 49, Lomé 44
- UN Tourism: Lagos 50, Lomé 58
- UNDRR: Lagos 35, Lomé 40
Theme by theme
- Demand and seasonality: Lagos 65, Lomé 0
- Economy and jobs: Lagos 58, Lomé 50
- Climate and hazards: Lagos 35, Lomé 35
- Water and environment: Lagos 44, Lomé 69
- Community and housing: Lagos 25, Lomé 75
- Access and continuity: Lagos 38, Lomé 38
Where Lagos is stronger
- Average length of stay: 5.8 nights per visitor (Airbtics, 'Lagos Tourism Statistics: Insights from Airbnb User', Oct 2023–Sep 2024). At or above 3.5: grade 4/4.
- Wildfire and storm hazard: medium (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 2/4.
- Access redundancy: 3 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (metro figure) (Federal Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development & Nigerian Railway Corporation, 2026). Between 3 and 4: grade 3/4.
Where Lomé is stronger
- Unemployment rate: 2 % of the labour force (country figure) (World Bank WDI, 2025). At or below 5: grade 4/4.
- Country disaster risk: 5.5 INFORM Risk index, 0–10 (country figure) (INFORM Risk (European Commission JRC), INFORM Risk Mid 2026, 2026). Between 5 and 6.5: grade 1/4.
- Water scarcity: low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 3/4.
- Green space: 40.8 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (MDPI Land, 2022). At or above 40: grade 4/4.
- Rent growth: 3.5 % change in rents over the last 12 months (country figure) (INSEED Togo, Indice National Harmonisé des Prix à la Consommation (INHPC), April 2023–April 2024). Between 3 and 6: grade 3/4.
- Travel advisory: 2 stricter of the US and Canadian government advisory for the country, 1 (normal precautions) to 4 (do not travel) (country figure) (US State Department and Government of Canada travel advisories, 2026-09-29). Between 1 and 2: grade 3/4.
Country context (World Economic Forum)
- Nigeria: #104 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
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