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Basel vs Bern: municipalities compared

Every figure we hold for Basel and Bern, side by side. Shading marks the order along each metric’s documented ranking direction — the judgment is yours.

Basel
Canton BS
Bern
Canton BE
Population & demographics
Residents↑
1.180'097#3 CH#1 BS
Residents↑
2.138'562#5 CH#1 BE
Population growth↑
1.1.4%#572 CH#1 BS
Population growth↑
2.0.4%#1'158 CH#159 BE
Women↑
2.50.9%#447 CH#2 BS
Women↑
1.51.6%#202 CH#45 BE
Children & youth (0–19)↑
1.17.2%#1'795 CH#3 BS
Children & youth (0–19)↑
1.17.2%#1'789 CH#279 BE
Residents 65+↑
1.18.9%#1'460 CH#3 BS
Residents 65+↑
2.17.3%#1'730 CH#328 BE
Density↑
1.7'551/km²#6 CH#1 BS
Density↑
2.2'684/km²#38 CH#5 BE
Jobs per resident↑
2.1.09#73 CH#1 BS
Jobs per resident↑
1.1.46#31 CH#4 BE
Foreign residents↑
1.40.5%#76 CH#1 BS
Foreign residents↑
2.25.9%#509 CH#22 BE
Taxes
Tax↓
1.14'659#959 CH#3 BS
Tax↓
2.16'366#1'490 CH#49 BE
Climate
Avg. temp.↑
1.11.2°C#34 CH#1 BS
Avg. temp.↑
2.9.3°C#1'109 CH#91 BE
Sunshine↑
2.42.1%#1'113 CH#1 BS
Sunshine↑
1.43.5%#923 CH#120 BE
Precipitation↑
2.802 mm#2'048 CH#3 BS
Precipitation↑
1.953 mm#1'808 CH#333 BE
Politics & elections
Turnout↑
2.58.4%#785 CH#3 BS
Turnout↑
1.61.4%#466 CH#27 BE
Divergence↑
2.26.5%#165 CH#1 BS
Divergence↑
1.32.4%#26 CH#9 BE
Agreement↑
1.73.5%#1'281 CH#3 BS
Agreement↑
2.67.6%#1'421 CH#188 BE
SVP strength↑
1.12.6%#2'056 CH#3 BS
SVP strength↑
2.9.1%#2'094 CH#329 BE
SP strength↑
2.33.7%#21 CH#1 BS
SP strength↑
1.37.7%#5 CH#1 BE
Centre strength↑
2.5.5%#1'738 CH#3 BS
Centre strength↑
1.6%#1'679 CH#234 BE
FDP strength↑
2.6.2%#1'769 CH#3 BS
FDP strength↑
1.6.3%#1'758 CH#150 BE
GLP strength↑
2.9%#431 CH#2 BS
GLP strength↑
1.13.8%#60 CH#14 BE
Green strength↑
2.18.5%#36 CH#1 BS
Green strength↑
1.21.7%#14 CH#3 BE
Geography
Area↑
2.23.9 km²#400 CH#1 BS
Area↑
1.51.6 km²#167 CH#23 BE
Elevation↑
2.260 m#2'080 CH#3 BS
Elevation↑
1.542 m#1'031 CH#221 BE
Second-home share↑
2.10.8%#1'087 CH#1 BS
Second-home share↑
1.13.4%#724 CH#130 BE
Organic share↑
1.25%#450 CH#1 BS
Organic share↑
2.18.2%#718 CH#81 BE
Mobility & public transport
PT travel time↓
1.11 min#3 CH#1 BS
PT travel time↓
2.12 min#5 CH#1 BE
Terrain & relief
Highest point↑
2.368 m#2'102 CH#3 BS
Highest point↑
1.675 m#1'281 CH#217 BE
Mean elevation↑
2.271 m#2'105 CH#3 BS
Mean elevation↑
1.561 m#1'165 CH#218 BE
Vertical range↑
2.123 m#1'717 CH#3 BS
Vertical range↑
1.194 m#1'393 CH#206 BE
Mean slope↑
2.2.1°#1'992 CH#3 BS
Mean slope↑
1.4.8°#1'605 CH#243 BE
Energy & electricity
Roof potential↑
2.546 GWh#3 CH#1 BS
Roof potential↑
1.561 GWh#2 CH#1 BE
Solar potential per capita↑
2.3'030 kWh#2'092 CH#3 BS
Solar potential per capita↑
1.4'049 kWh#2'048 CH#332 BE
Tariff H4↓
2.33.42 Rp./kWh#2'036 CH#1 BS
Tariff H4↓
1.31.11 Rp./kWh#1'901 CH#299 BE

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