Benin City

Data as of · Metro Power Rankings

#1547

Global Rank

0.8

Power Score

Local Metro

% of Country Score

1.8%


Share

Nigeria • Africa • Language power • Time zone Africa/Lagos UTC+1

Population
1.6M
GDP
$8B
GDP per capita
$5,107
Land area
872 km² (337 mi²)
Density
1,842/km² (4,771/mi²)

Primary city Benin City

State / province Edo

Language Yoruba

Benin City metro area

6.34, 5.63
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Sport

Dimension Breakdown

Value and global rank across all 16 dimensions
World #1Top 5Outside top 5

Most similar metros

Closest profiles across all 16 dimensions

Sports

1 teams

Other Teams

Football/Soccer Teams1 team

Football/Soccer • Nigeria

Bendel Insurance

Benin City • Level: 1

Languages of Benin City

Yoruba first in Edo; 2 languages hold a role.

RoleLanguage
De factoYoruba
AdministrativeYoruba
NationalEnglish
SecondaryEnglish
English reach, Edo
53%
Tier 3 country

Edo on the languages board · Language power