Lafia

Data as of · Metro Power Rankings

#2003

Global Rank

0.4

Power Score

Local Metro

% of Country Score

1.0%


Share

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

Population
509K
GDP
$2B
GDP per capita
$3,338
Land area
2,246 km² (867 mi²)
Density
227/km² (587/mi²)

Primary city Lafia

State / province Nasarawa

Language Tiv

Stands out, per personGDP: low vs size peers

Lafia metro area

8.49, 8.52
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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

Nasarawa United

Lafia • Level: 1

Languages of Lafia

Tiv first in Nasarawa; 2 languages hold a role.

RoleLanguage
De factoTiv
AdministrativeTiv
NationalEnglish
SecondaryEnglish
English reach, Nasarawa
53%
Tier 3 country

Nasarawa on the languages board · Language power