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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
Residents↑
1.180'097#3 CH#1 BS
Residents↑
2.19'265#61 CH#1 SO
Population growth↑
1.1.4%#572 CH#1 BS
Population growth↑
2.1.1%#726 CH#32 SO
Women↑
1.50.9%#447 CH#2 BS
Women↑
2.50.3%#729 CH#37 SO
Children & youth (0–19)↑
1.17.2%#1'795 CH#3 BS
Children & youth (0–19)↑
2.17.1%#1'805 CH#94 SO
Residents 65+↑
2.18.9%#1'460 CH#3 BS
Residents 65+↑
1.19%#1'435 CH#91 SO
Density↑
1.7'551/km²#6 CH#1 BS
Density↑
2.1'677/km²#100 CH#5 SO
Jobs per resident↑
2.1.09#73 CH#1 BS
Jobs per resident↑
1.1.22#58 CH#3 SO
Foreign residents↑
1.40.5%#76 CH#1 BS
Foreign residents↑
2.32.5%#220 CH#13 SO
Taxes
Tax↓
1.14'659#959 CH#3 BS
Tax↓
2.15'926#1'246 CH#15 SO
Climate
Avg. temp.↑
1.11.2°C#34 CH#1 BS
Avg. temp.↑
2.9.5°C#976 CH#47 SO
Sunshine↑
1.42.1%#1'113 CH#1 BS
Sunshine↑
2.40.1%#1'812 CH#87 SO
Precipitation↑
2.802 mm#2'048 CH#3 BS
Precipitation↑
1.1'066 mm#1'291 CH#85 SO
Politics & elections
Turnout↑
1.58.4%#785 CH#3 BS
Turnout↑
2.55%#1'207 CH#43 SO
Divergence↑
1.26.5%#165 CH#1 BS
Divergence↑
2.12.9%#1'037 CH#37 SO
Agreement↑
2.73.5%#1'281 CH#3 BS
Agreement↑
1.87.1%#421 CH#39 SO
SVP strength↑
2.12.6%#2'056 CH#3 BS
SVP strength↑
1.16%#1'953 CH#102 SO
SP strength↑
1.33.7%#21 CH#1 BS
SP strength↑
2.25.6%#152 CH#5 SO
Centre strength↑
2.5.5%#1'738 CH#3 BS
Centre strength↑
1.11.3%#1'086 CH#91 SO
FDP strength↑
2.6.2%#1'769 CH#3 BS
FDP strength↑
1.15.7%#761 CH#55 SO
GLP strength↑
1.9%#431 CH#2 BS
GLP strength↑
2.8.8%#464 CH#4 SO
Green strength↑
2.18.5%#36 CH#1 BS
Green strength↑
1.19.5%#29 CH#1 SO
Geography
Area↑
1.23.9 km²#400 CH#1 BS
Area↑
2.11.5 km²#854 CH#20 SO
Elevation↑
2.260 m#2'080 CH#3 BS
Elevation↑
1.396 m#1'912 CH#96 SO
Second-home share↑
2.10.8%#1'087 CH#1 BS
Second-home share↑
1.12.6%#827 CH#18 SO
Organic share↑
1.25%#450 CH#1 BS
Organic share↑
2.0%#1'780 CH#96 SO
Mobility & public transport
PT travel time↓
1.11 min#3 CH#1 BS
PT travel time↓
2.53 min#560 CH#16 SO
Terrain & relief
Highest point↑
2.368 m#2'102 CH#3 BS
Highest point↑
1.689 m#1'242 CH#51 SO
Mean elevation↑
2.271 m#2'105 CH#3 BS
Mean elevation↑
1.446 m#1'749 CH#82 SO
Vertical range↑
2.123 m#1'717 CH#3 BS
Vertical range↑
1.308 m#980 CH#48 SO
Mean slope↑
2.2.1°#1'992 CH#3 BS
Mean slope↑
1.9°#1'013 CH#49 SO
Energy & electricity
Roof potential↑
1.546 GWh#3 CH#1 BS
Roof potential↑
2.105 GWh#75 CH#2 SO
Solar potential per capita↑
2.3'030 kWh#2'092 CH#3 BS
Solar potential per capita↑
1.5'426 kWh#1'914 CH#102 SO
Tariff H4↓
2.33.42 Rp./kWh#2'036 CH#1 BS
Tariff H4↓
1.29.73 Rp./kWh#1'729 CH#56 SO

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