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Basel vs Lucerne: municipalities compared

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

Basel
Canton BS
Lucerne
Canton LU
Population & demographics
Residents↑
1.180'097#3 CH#1 BS
Residents↑
2.86'699#7 CH#1 LU
Population growth↑
1.1.4%#572 CH#1 BS
Population growth↑
2.0.5%#1'078 CH#41 LU
Women↑
2.50.9%#447 CH#2 BS
Women↑
1.51.3%#287 CH#4 LU
Children & youth (0–19)↑
1.17.2%#1'795 CH#3 BS
Children & youth (0–19)↑
2.16.5%#1'878 CH#77 LU
Residents 65+↑
2.18.9%#1'460 CH#3 BS
Residents 65+↑
1.19.4%#1'351 CH#30 LU
Density↑
1.7'551/km²#6 CH#1 BS
Density↑
2.2'318/km²#52 CH#1 LU
Jobs per resident↑
1.1.09#73 CH#1 BS
Jobs per resident↑
2.0.98#91 CH#4 LU
Foreign residents↑
1.40.5%#76 CH#1 BS
Foreign residents↑
2.28.2%#394 CH#7 LU
Taxes
Tax↓
2.14'659#959 CH#3 BS
Tax↓
1.11'535#213 CH#8 LU
Climate
Avg. temp.↑
1.11.2°C#34 CH#1 BS
Avg. temp.↑
2.10.1°C#393 CH#6 LU
Sunshine↑
1.42.1%#1'113 CH#1 BS
Sunshine↑
2.40.4%#1'640 CH#64 LU
Precipitation↑
2.802 mm#2'048 CH#3 BS
Precipitation↑
1.1'090 mm#1'159 CH#69 LU
Politics & elections
Turnout↑
2.58.4%#785 CH#3 BS
Turnout↑
1.58.7%#730 CH#39 LU
Divergence↑
1.26.5%#165 CH#1 BS
Divergence↑
2.17.6%#677 CH#26 LU
Agreement↑
2.73.5%#1'281 CH#3 BS
Agreement↑
1.82.4%#726 CH#46 LU
SVP strength↑
2.12.6%#2'056 CH#3 BS
SVP strength↑
1.14.7%#2'002 CH#79 LU
SP strength↑
1.33.7%#21 CH#1 BS
SP strength↑
2.28.7%#73 CH#1 LU
Centre strength↑
2.5.5%#1'738 CH#3 BS
Centre strength↑
1.17.2%#683 CH#79 LU
FDP strength↑
2.6.2%#1'769 CH#3 BS
FDP strength↑
1.12.7%#1'062 CH#55 LU
GLP strength↑
1.9%#431 CH#2 BS
GLP strength↑
1.9%#429 CH#7 LU
Green strength↑
1.18.5%#36 CH#1 BS
Green strength↑
2.15.6%#112 CH#1 LU
Geography
Area↑
2.23.9 km²#400 CH#1 BS
Area↑
1.37.4 km²#243 CH#12 LU
Elevation↑
2.260 m#2'080 CH#3 BS
Elevation↑
1.436 m#1'649 CH#74 LU
Second-home share↑
1.10.8%#1'087 CH#1 BS
Second-home share↑
2.10.1%#1'190 CH#24 LU
Organic share↑
1.25%#450 CH#1 BS
Organic share↑
2.20%#622 CH#18 LU
Mobility & public transport
PT travel time↓
1.11 min#3 CH#1 BS
PT travel time↓
2.72 min#1'141 CH#9 LU
Terrain & relief
Highest point↑
2.368 m#2'102 CH#3 BS
Highest point↑
1.1'073 m#680 CH#16 LU
Mean elevation↑
2.271 m#2'105 CH#3 BS
Mean elevation↑
1.488 m#1'487 CH#72 LU
Vertical range↑
2.123 m#1'717 CH#3 BS
Vertical range↑
1.654 m#583 CH#15 LU
Mean slope↑
2.2.1°#1'992 CH#3 BS
Mean slope↑
1.7.5°#1'160 CH#42 LU
Energy & electricity
Roof potential↑
1.546 GWh#3 CH#1 BS
Roof potential↑
2.253 GWh#13 CH#1 LU
Solar potential per capita↑
1.3'030 kWh#2'092 CH#3 BS
Solar potential per capita↑
2.2'913 kWh#2'095 CH#79 LU
Tariff H4↓
2.33.42 Rp./kWh#2'036 CH#1 BS
Tariff H4↓
1.25.56 Rp./kWh#516 CH#71 LU

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