Skip to main content
Compare

Basel vs Lugano: municipalities compared

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

Basel
Canton BS
Lugano
Canton TI
Population & demographics
Foreign residents↑
2.40.5%#76 CH#1 BS
1.40.9%#70 CH#8 TI
Children & youth (0–19)↑
1.17.2%#1'795 CH#3 BS
2.16.6%#1'873 CH#55 TI
Residents 65+↑
2.18.9%#1'460 CH#3 BS
1.23.1%#658 CH#67 TI
Density↑
1.7'551/km²#6 CH#1 BS
2.739/km²#333 CH#26 TI
Residents↑
1.180'097#3 CH#1 BS
2.63'691#9 CH#1 TI
Women↑
2.50.9%#447 CH#2 BS
1.51.6%#215 CH#31 TI
Taxes
Tax↓
2.14'659#959 CH#3 BS
1.13'475#683 CH#30 TI
Climate
Avg. temp.↑
2.11.2°C#34 CH#1 BS
1.11.4°C#24 CH#24 TI
Sunshine↑
2.42.1%#1'113 CH#1 BS
1.55.1%#72 CH#49 TI
Precipitation↑
2.802 mm#2'048 CH#3 BS
1.1'783 mm#85 CH#43 TI
Politics & elections
Turnout↑
1.57.5%#753 CH#3 BS
2.50.9%#1'611 CH#77 TI
Divergence↑
1.27%#159 CH#1 BS
2.22%#427 CH#51 TI
Agreement↑
2.73%#1'287 CH#3 BS
1.78%#1'049 CH#22 TI
SVP strength↑
2.12.6%#2'052 CH#3 BS
1.16.1%#1'943 CH#42 TI
SP strength↑
1.33.7%#21 CH#1 BS
2.11.9%#1'306 CH#51 TI
Centre strength↑
2.5.5%#1'734 CH#3 BS
1.14.1%#891 CH#77 TI
FDP strength↑
2.6.2%#1'765 CH#3 BS
1.20.3%#431 CH#44 TI
GLP strength↑
1.9%#431 CH#2 BS
2.2%#1'759 CH#21 TI
Green strength↑
1.18.5%#36 CH#1 BS
2.8.9%#727 CH#45 TI
Geography
Area↑
2.23.9 km²#400 CH#1 BS
1.86.2 km²#89 CH#13 TI
Elevation↑
2.260 m#2'080 CH#3 BS
1.283 m#2'072 CH#83 TI
PT travel time↓
1.11 min#3 CH#1 BS
2.23 min#38 CH#19 TI
Terrain & relief
Highest point↑
2.368 m#2'102 CH#3 BS
1.2'109 m#332 CH#30 TI
Mean elevation↑
2.271 m#2'105 CH#3 BS
1.755 m#667 CH#42 TI
Vertical range↑
2.123 m#1'717 CH#3 BS
1.1'838 m#245 CH#28 TI
Mean slope↑
2.2.1°#1'992 CH#3 BS
1.21.6°#357 CH#50 TI
Energy & electricity
Roof potential↑
1.546 GWh#3 CH#1 BS
2.364 GWh#7 CH#1 TI
Tariff H4↓
2.33.25 Rp./kWh#2'005 CH#1 BS
1.25.13 Rp./kWh#324 CH#22 TI

Add more municipalities to this comparison