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Basel vs Olten: municipalities compared

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

Basel
Canton BS
Olten
Canton SO
Population & demographics
Foreign residents↑
1.40.5%#76 CH#1 BS
2.32.5%#220 CH#13 SO
Children & youth (0–19)↑
1.17.2%#1'795 CH#3 BS
2.17.1%#1'805 CH#94 SO
Residents 65+↑
2.18.9%#1'460 CH#3 BS
1.19%#1'435 CH#91 SO
Density↑
1.7'551/km²#6 CH#1 BS
2.1'677/km²#100 CH#5 SO
Residents↑
1.180'097#3 CH#1 BS
2.19'265#61 CH#1 SO
Women↑
1.50.9%#447 CH#2 BS
2.50.3%#729 CH#37 SO
Taxes
Tax↓
1.14'659#959 CH#3 BS
2.15'926#1'246 CH#15 SO
Climate
Avg. temp.↑
1.11.2°C#34 CH#1 BS
2.9.5°C#976 CH#47 SO
Sunshine↑
1.42.1%#1'113 CH#1 BS
2.40.1%#1'812 CH#87 SO
Precipitation↑
2.802 mm#2'048 CH#3 BS
1.1'066 mm#1'291 CH#85 SO
Politics & elections
Turnout↑
1.57.5%#753 CH#3 BS
2.54.4%#1'155 CH#40 SO
Divergence↑
1.27%#159 CH#1 BS
2.13.1%#1'037 CH#37 SO
Agreement↑
2.73%#1'287 CH#3 BS
1.86.9%#421 CH#39 SO
SVP strength↑
2.12.6%#2'052 CH#3 BS
1.16%#1'950 CH#102 SO
SP strength↑
1.33.7%#21 CH#1 BS
2.25.6%#151 CH#5 SO
Centre strength↑
2.5.5%#1'734 CH#3 BS
1.11.3%#1'082 CH#91 SO
FDP strength↑
2.6.2%#1'765 CH#3 BS
1.15.7%#760 CH#55 SO
GLP strength↑
1.9%#431 CH#2 BS
2.8.8%#464 CH#4 SO
Green strength↑
2.18.5%#36 CH#1 BS
1.19.5%#29 CH#1 SO
Geography
Area↑
1.23.9 km²#400 CH#1 BS
2.11.5 km²#854 CH#20 SO
Elevation↑
2.260 m#2'080 CH#3 BS
1.396 m#1'912 CH#96 SO
PT travel time↓
1.11 min#3 CH#1 BS
2.53 min#560 CH#16 SO
Terrain & relief
Highest point↑
2.368 m#2'102 CH#3 BS
1.689 m#1'242 CH#51 SO
Mean elevation↑
2.271 m#2'105 CH#3 BS
1.446 m#1'749 CH#82 SO
Vertical range↑
2.123 m#1'717 CH#3 BS
1.308 m#980 CH#48 SO
Mean slope↑
2.2.1°#1'992 CH#3 BS
1.9°#1'013 CH#49 SO
Energy & electricity
Roof potential↑
1.546 GWh#3 CH#1 BS
2.105 GWh#75 CH#2 SO
Tariff H4↓
2.33.25 Rp./kWh#2'005 CH#1 BS
1.30.42 Rp./kWh#1'743 CH#51 SO

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