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Basel vs Herisau: municipalities compared

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

	Basel Canton BS	Herisau Canton AR
Population & demographics
Foreign residents↑	1.40.5%#76 CH #1 BS	2.26.1%#498 CH #1 AR
Children & youth (0–19)↑	2.17.2%#1'795 CH #3 BS	1.19.6%#1'276 CH #14 AR
Residents 65+↑	2.18.9%#1'460 CH #3 BS	1.21.4%#972 CH #16 AR
Density↑	1.7'551/km²#6 CH #1 BS	2.639/km²#405 CH #1 AR
Residents↑	1.180'097#3 CH #1 BS	2.16'100#88 CH #1 AR
Women↑	1.50.9%#447 CH #2 BS	2.49.6%#1'208 CH #9 AR
Taxes
Tax↓	2.14'659#959 CH #3 BS	1.14'373#901 CH #14 AR
Climate
Avg. temp.↑	1.11.2°C#34 CH #1 BS	2.8.9°C#1'428 CH #10 AR
Sunshine↑	1.42.1%#1'113 CH #1 BS	2.41.1%#1'377 CH #7 AR
Precipitation↑	2.802 mm#2'048 CH #3 BS	1.1'246 mm#596 CH #14 AR
Politics & elections
Turnout↑	1.57.5%#753 CH #3 BS	2.52%#1'468 CH #19 AR
Divergence↑	1.27%#159 CH #1 BS	2.17%#778 CH #11 AR
Agreement↑	2.73%#1'287 CH #3 BS	1.83%#669 CH #4 AR
SVP strength↑	2.12.6%#2'052 CH #3 BS	1.52.8%#168 CH #10 AR
SP strength↑	1.33.7%#21 CH #1 BS	–
Centre strength↑	2.5.5%#1'734 CH #3 BS	1.22.5%#427 CH #1 AR
FDP strength↑	2.6.2%#1'765 CH #3 BS	1.24.1%#266 CH #17 AR
GLP strength↑	1.9%#431 CH #2 BS	–
Green strength↑	1.18.5%#36 CH #1 BS	–
Geography
Area↑	2.23.9 km²#400 CH #1 BS	1.25.2 km²#365 CH #2 AR
Elevation↑	2.260 m#2'080 CH #3 BS	1.771 m#461 CH #17 AR
PT travel time↓	1.11 min#3 CH #1 BS	2.111 min#1'855 CH #5 AR
Terrain & relief
Highest point↑	2.368 m#2'102 CH #3 BS	1.992 m#737 CH #15 AR
Mean elevation↑	2.271 m#2'105 CH #3 BS	1.796 m#618 CH #15 AR
Vertical range↑	2.123 m#1'717 CH #3 BS	1.403 m#811 CH #13 AR
Mean slope↑	2.2.1°#1'992 CH #3 BS	1.12.7°#718 CH #18 AR
Energy & electricity
Roof potential↑	1.546 GWh#3 CH #1 BS	2.91 GWh#105 CH #1 AR
Tariff H4↓	2.33.25 Rp./kWh#2'005 CH #1 BS	1.28.74 Rp./kWh#1'223 CH #2 AR

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