Traffic in Lagos, Nigeria’s biggest city, is congested and chaotic. About 1.8 million vehicles used Lagos roads in 2022. The city has 226 vehicles per kilometre. The global average is 11 cars per km and the Nigerian national average is 16.
Congestion isn’t the only problem, though. Another is the risk of being a victim of crime in the traffic. Statistics are hard to come by, but the mainstream media regularly report stories about Lagos residents being robbed or even losing their lives in attacks by criminal gangs on the roads.
The population of Lagos is estimated to be nearly 16 million, making it the largest city in Africa. It sits on a small area of land, resulting in unending traffic gridlocks which also create an economic opportunity for trading by hawkers.
