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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
Foreign residents↑
2.40.5%#76 CH#1 BS
1.50.6%#12 CH#2 GE
Children & youth (0–19)↑
2.17.2%#1'795 CH#3 BS
1.17.8%#1'705 CH#45 GE
Residents 65+↑
1.18.9%#1'460 CH#3 BS
2.16%#1'905 CH#37 GE
Density↑
2.7'551/km²#6 CH#1 BS
1.11'538/km²#1 CH#1 GE
Residents↑
2.180'097#3 CH#1 BS
1.211'152#2 CH#1 GE
Women↑
2.50.9%#447 CH#2 BS
1.52%#149 CH#15 GE
Taxes
Tax↓
1.14'659#959 CH#3 BS
2.15'484#1'092 CH#30 GE
Climate
Avg. temp.↑
1.11.2°C#34 CH#1 BS
2.11°C#88 CH#20 GE
Sunshine↑
2.42.1%#1'113 CH#1 BS
1.47.5%#373 CH#20 GE
Precipitation↑
2.802 mm#2'048 CH#3 BS
1.903 mm#1'940 CH#20 GE
Politics & elections
Turnout↑
1.57.5%#753 CH#3 BS
2.49.9%#1'712 CH#39 GE
Divergence↑
2.27%#159 CH#1 BS
1.30%#86 CH#1 GE
Agreement↑
1.73%#1'287 CH#3 BS
2.70%#1'387 CH#39 GE
SVP strength↑
2.12.6%#2'052 CH#3 BS
1.13.5%#2'030 CH#40 GE
SP strength↑
1.33.7%#21 CH#1 BS
2.22.9%#276 CH#1 GE
Centre strength↑
2.5.5%#1'734 CH#3 BS
1.6%#1'684 CH#43 GE
FDP strength↑
2.6.2%#1'765 CH#3 BS
1.13.2%#1'014 CH#37 GE
GLP strength↑
1.9%#431 CH#2 BS
2.6.3%#921 CH#31 GE
Green strength↑
1.18.5%#36 CH#1 BS
2.16.9%#70 CH#9 GE
Geography
Area↑
1.23.9 km²#400 CH#1 BS
2.18.3 km²#527 CH#2 GE
Elevation↑
1.260 m#2'080 CH#3 BS
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PT travel time↓
2.11 min#3 CH#1 BS
1.7 min#1 CH#1 GE
Terrain & relief
Highest point↑
2.368 m#2'102 CH#3 BS
1.458 m#2'010 CH#24 GE
Mean elevation↑
2.271 m#2'105 CH#3 BS
1.397 m#1'989 CH#37 GE
Vertical range↑
1.123 m#1'717 CH#3 BS
2.89 m#1'892 CH#14 GE
Mean slope↑
2.2.1°#1'992 CH#3 BS
1.2.6°#1'950 CH#17 GE
Energy & electricity
Roof potential↑
1.546 GWh#3 CH#1 BS
2.420 GWh#6 CH#1 GE
Tariff H4↓
2.33.25 Rp./kWh#2'005 CH#1 BS
1.24.88 Rp./kWh#260 CH#20 GE

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