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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
Foreign residents↑	1.40.5%#76 CH #1 BS	2.34.6%#167 CH #9 SG
Children & youth (0–19)↑	2.17.2%#1'795 CH #3 BS	1.18.3%#1'619 CH #68 SG
Residents 65+↑	1.18.9%#1'460 CH #3 BS	2.18%#1'647 CH #59 SG
Density↑	1.7'551/km²#6 CH #1 BS	2.2'018/km²#75 CH #4 SG
Residents↑	1.180'097#3 CH #1 BS	2.79'487#8 CH #1 SG
Women↑	1.50.9%#447 CH #2 BS	2.50.3%#733 CH #13 SG
Taxes
Tax↓	1.14'659#959 CH #3 BS	2.15'139#1'029 CH #72 SG
Climate
Avg. temp.↑	1.11.2°C#34 CH #1 BS	2.9.3°C#1'156 CH #34 SG
Sunshine↑	1.42.1%#1'113 CH #1 BS	2.39.6%#2'020 CH #70 SG
Precipitation↑	2.802 mm#2'048 CH #3 BS	1.1'290 mm#508 CH #32 SG
Politics & elections
Turnout↑	1.57.5%#753 CH #3 BS	2.51.3%#1'561 CH #61 SG
Divergence↑	1.27%#159 CH #1 BS	2.14%#1'008 CH #55 SG
Agreement↑	2.73%#1'287 CH #3 BS	1.86%#464 CH #14 SG
SVP strength↑	2.12.6%#2'052 CH #3 BS	1.18.4%#1'857 CH #75 SG
SP strength↑	1.33.7%#21 CH #1 BS	2.25.6%#152 CH #1 SG
Centre strength↑	2.5.5%#1'734 CH #3 BS	1.12.7%#977 CH #71 SG
FDP strength↑	2.6.2%#1'765 CH #3 BS	1.14.3%#892 CH #37 SG
GLP strength↑	2.9%#431 CH #2 BS	1.9.2%#409 CH #2 SG
Green strength↑	1.18.5%#36 CH #1 BS	2.15.5%#114 CH #1 SG
Geography
Area↑	2.23.9 km²#400 CH #1 BS	1.39.4 km²#230 CH #20 SG
Elevation↑	2.260 m#2'080 CH #3 BS	1.675 m#649 CH #22 SG
PT travel time↓	1.11 min#3 CH #1 BS	2.93 min#1'607 CH #29 SG
Terrain & relief
Highest point↑	2.368 m#2'102 CH #3 BS	1.1'067 m#686 CH #31 SG
Mean elevation↑	2.271 m#2'105 CH #3 BS	1.723 m#716 CH #27 SG
Vertical range↑	2.123 m#1'717 CH #3 BS	1.568 m#638 CH #30 SG
Mean slope↑	2.2.1°#1'992 CH #3 BS	1.10.1°#922 CH #38 SG
Energy & electricity
Roof potential↑	1.546 GWh#3 CH #1 BS	2.323 GWh#9 CH #1 SG
Tariff H4↓	2.33.25 Rp./kWh#2'005 CH #1 BS	1.30.59 Rp./kWh#1'764 CH #44 SG

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