Geography Lagos and London case study

8.98 million

London population

KPMG

example of TNC headquarters in London

20%

contributes to what % of UK GDP

20,000

how many houses built London

66,000

how many houses needed London

2 million

how many people are socially deprived London

3 million

how many people use tubes every day London

2 million

how many people at risk to air pollution London

10%

how much does the Elizabethan line increase rail capacity London

£22,000

average UK salary

£34,000

average London salary

£500,000

house price in London (double than normal UK)

Brixton

where do the Caribbean community live in London

New Malden

where do the South Korean community live in London

80%

what % does Lagos contribute to Nigeria’s industry

9,100

how many millionaires Lagos

Tin Can Island and Ikeja

areas of low skill labour Lagos

450

how many billionaires Lagos

CBD and Eko Atlantic Island

businesses in Lagos

2/3

what fraction live in slums in Lagos eg Makoko

60%

what % of the work in Lagos is informal

9000

how many tonnes of rubbish a day in Lagos

1.7 million

how many live in poverty Lagos

250,000

how many homes being built on Eko Atlantic Island

27.6%

what % unemployed Lagos

300

how many children in Makoko floating school

5000

how many rag pickers at Olusosun

Mayor’s transport strategy

name of the transport strategy in London

20%

what % of students are from overseas in London unis

7 million tonnes

how much food does one person in London consume per year (most is imported)

25%

what % of Londoners live in poverty