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Basel vs Geneva: municipalities compared

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

Basel
Canton BS
Geneva
Canton GE
Population & demographics
Residents↑
2.180'097#3 CH#1 BS
Residents↑
1.211'152#2 CH#1 GE
Population growth↑
1.1.4%#572 CH#1 BS
Population growth↑
2.1%#797 CH#19 GE
Women↑
2.50.9%#447 CH#2 BS
Women↑
1.52%#149 CH#15 GE
Children & youth (0–19)↑
2.17.2%#1'795 CH#3 BS
Children & youth (0–19)↑
1.17.8%#1'705 CH#45 GE
Residents 65+↑
1.18.9%#1'460 CH#3 BS
Residents 65+↑
2.16%#1'905 CH#37 GE
Density↑
2.7'551/km²#6 CH#1 BS
Density↑
1.11'538/km²#1 CH#1 GE
Jobs per resident↑
1.1.09#73 CH#1 BS
Jobs per resident↑
2.0.92#110 CH#6 GE
Foreign residents↑
2.40.5%#76 CH#1 BS
Foreign residents↑
1.50.6%#12 CH#2 GE
Taxes
Tax↓
1.14'659#959 CH#3 BS
Tax↓
2.15'484#1'092 CH#30 GE
Climate
Avg. temp.↑
1.11.2°C#34 CH#1 BS
Avg. temp.↑
2.11°C#88 CH#20 GE
Sunshine↑
2.42.1%#1'113 CH#1 BS
Sunshine↑
1.47.5%#373 CH#20 GE
Precipitation↑
2.802 mm#2'048 CH#3 BS
Precipitation↑
1.903 mm#1'940 CH#20 GE
Politics & elections
Turnout↑
1.58.4%#785 CH#3 BS
Turnout↑
2.50.6%#1'738 CH#39 GE
Divergence↑
2.26.5%#165 CH#1 BS
Divergence↑
1.29.4%#90 CH#1 GE
Agreement↑
1.73.5%#1'281 CH#3 BS
Agreement↑
2.70.6%#1'385 CH#39 GE
SVP strength↑
2.12.6%#2'056 CH#3 BS
SVP strength↑
1.13.5%#2'034 CH#40 GE
SP strength↑
1.33.7%#21 CH#1 BS
SP strength↑
2.22.9%#278 CH#1 GE
Centre strength↑
2.5.5%#1'738 CH#3 BS
Centre strength↑
1.6%#1'688 CH#43 GE
FDP strength↑
2.6.2%#1'769 CH#3 BS
FDP strength↑
1.13.2%#1'017 CH#37 GE
GLP strength↑
1.9%#431 CH#2 BS
GLP strength↑
2.6.3%#923 CH#31 GE
Green strength↑
1.18.5%#36 CH#1 BS
Green strength↑
2.16.9%#71 CH#9 GE
Geography
Area↑
1.23.9 km²#400 CH#1 BS
Area↑
2.18.3 km²#527 CH#2 GE
Elevation↑
1.260 m#2'080 CH#3 BS
Elevation↑
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Second-home share↑
2.10.8%#1'087 CH#1 BS
Second-home share↑
1.16.9%#453 CH#8 GE
Organic share↑
1.25%#450 CH#1 BS
Organic share↑
2.14.3%#959 CH#30 GE
Mobility & public transport
PT travel time↓
2.11 min#3 CH#1 BS
PT travel time↓
1.7 min#1 CH#1 GE
Terrain & relief
Highest point↑
2.368 m#2'102 CH#3 BS
Highest point↑
1.458 m#2'010 CH#24 GE
Mean elevation↑
2.271 m#2'105 CH#3 BS
Mean elevation↑
1.397 m#1'989 CH#37 GE
Vertical range↑
1.123 m#1'717 CH#3 BS
Vertical range↑
2.89 m#1'892 CH#14 GE
Mean slope↑
2.2.1°#1'992 CH#3 BS
Mean slope↑
1.2.6°#1'950 CH#17 GE
Energy & electricity
Roof potential↑
1.546 GWh#3 CH#1 BS
Roof potential↑
2.420 GWh#6 CH#1 GE
Solar potential per capita↑
1.3'030 kWh#2'092 CH#3 BS
Solar potential per capita↑
2.1'990 kWh#2'106 CH#44 GE
Tariff H4↓
2.33.42 Rp./kWh#2'036 CH#1 BS
Tariff H4↓
1.24.43 Rp./kWh#298 CH#20 GE

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