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Basel vs St. Gallen: municipalities compared

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

Basel
Canton BS
St. Gallen
Canton SG
Population & demographics
Residents↑
1.180'097#3 CH#1 BS
Residents↑
2.79'487#8 CH#1 SG
Population growth↑
1.1.4%#572 CH#1 BS
Population growth↑
2.0.8%#911 CH#30 SG
Women↑
1.50.9%#447 CH#2 BS
Women↑
2.50.3%#733 CH#13 SG
Children & youth (0–19)↑
2.17.2%#1'795 CH#3 BS
Children & youth (0–19)↑
1.18.3%#1'619 CH#68 SG
Residents 65+↑
1.18.9%#1'460 CH#3 BS
Residents 65+↑
2.18%#1'647 CH#59 SG
Density↑
1.7'551/km²#6 CH#1 BS
Density↑
2.2'018/km²#75 CH#4 SG
Jobs per resident↑
1.1.09#73 CH#1 BS
Jobs per resident↑
1.1.09#74 CH#1 SG
Foreign residents↑
1.40.5%#76 CH#1 BS
Foreign residents↑
2.34.6%#167 CH#9 SG
Taxes
Tax↓
1.14'659#959 CH#3 BS
Tax↓
2.15'139#1'029 CH#72 SG
Climate
Avg. temp.↑
1.11.2°C#34 CH#1 BS
Avg. temp.↑
2.9.3°C#1'156 CH#34 SG
Sunshine↑
1.42.1%#1'113 CH#1 BS
Sunshine↑
2.39.6%#2'020 CH#70 SG
Precipitation↑
2.802 mm#2'048 CH#3 BS
Precipitation↑
1.1'290 mm#508 CH#32 SG
Politics & elections
Turnout↑
1.58.4%#785 CH#3 BS
Turnout↑
2.52.2%#1'566 CH#63 SG
Divergence↑
1.26.5%#165 CH#1 BS
Divergence↑
2.13.7%#1'008 CH#55 SG
Agreement↑
2.73.5%#1'281 CH#3 BS
Agreement↑
1.86.3%#464 CH#14 SG
SVP strength↑
2.12.6%#2'056 CH#3 BS
SVP strength↑
1.18.4%#1'861 CH#75 SG
SP strength↑
1.33.7%#21 CH#1 BS
SP strength↑
2.25.6%#153 CH#1 SG
Centre strength↑
2.5.5%#1'738 CH#3 BS
Centre strength↑
1.12.7%#981 CH#71 SG
FDP strength↑
2.6.2%#1'769 CH#3 BS
FDP strength↑
1.14.3%#893 CH#37 SG
GLP strength↑
2.9%#431 CH#2 BS
GLP strength↑
1.9.2%#408 CH#2 SG
Green strength↑
1.18.5%#36 CH#1 BS
Green strength↑
2.15.5%#116 CH#1 SG
Geography
Area↑
2.23.9 km²#400 CH#1 BS
Area↑
1.39.4 km²#230 CH#20 SG
Elevation↑
2.260 m#2'080 CH#3 BS
Elevation↑
1.675 m#650 CH#22 SG
Second-home share↑
2.10.8%#1'087 CH#1 BS
Second-home share↑
1.14.7%#597 CH#11 SG
Organic share↑
2.25%#450 CH#1 BS
Organic share↑
1.28%#382 CH#5 SG
Mobility & public transport
PT travel time↓
1.11 min#3 CH#1 BS
PT travel time↓
2.93 min#1'607 CH#29 SG
Terrain & relief
Highest point↑
2.368 m#2'102 CH#3 BS
Highest point↑
1.1'067 m#686 CH#31 SG
Mean elevation↑
2.271 m#2'105 CH#3 BS
Mean elevation↑
1.723 m#716 CH#27 SG
Vertical range↑
2.123 m#1'717 CH#3 BS
Vertical range↑
1.568 m#638 CH#30 SG
Mean slope↑
2.2.1°#1'992 CH#3 BS
Mean slope↑
1.10.1°#922 CH#38 SG
Energy & electricity
Roof potential↑
1.546 GWh#3 CH#1 BS
Roof potential↑
2.323 GWh#9 CH#1 SG
Solar potential per capita↑
2.3'030 kWh#2'092 CH#3 BS
Solar potential per capita↑
1.4'064 kWh#2'047 CH#73 SG
Tariff H4↓
2.33.42 Rp./kWh#2'036 CH#1 BS
Tariff H4↓
1.31.33 Rp./kWh#1'961 CH#46 SG

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