Jos

Data as of · Metro Power Rankings

#1648

Global Rank

0.7

Power Score

Local Metro

% of Country Score

1.5%


Share

Nigeria • Africa • Language power

Population
1.2M
GDP
$3B
GDP per capita
$2,518
Land area
1,592 km² (615 mi²)
Density
773/km² (2,003/mi²)

Primary city Jos

State / province Plateau

Language Kanuri

Stands out, per personGDP: low vs Nigeria and size peers

Jos metro area

9.90, 8.86
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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

Plateau United

Jos • Level: 1

Languages of Jos

Central Kanuri first in Plateau; 2 languages hold a role.

RoleLanguage
De factoCentral Kanuri
AdministrativeCentral Kanuri
NationalEnglish
SecondaryEnglish
English reach, Plateau
53%
Tier 3 country

Plateau on the languages board · Language power