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Basel vs Zug: municipalities compared

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

Basel
Canton BS
Zug
Canton ZG
Population & demographics
Residents↑
1.180'097#3 CH#1 BS
Residents↑
2.32'160#25 CH#1 ZG
Population growth↑
1.1.4%#572 CH#1 BS
Population growth↑
2.0.1%#1'341 CH#10 ZG
Women↑
1.50.9%#447 CH#2 BS
Women↑
2.48.6%#1'676 CH#9 ZG
Children & youth (0–19)↑
2.17.2%#1'795 CH#3 BS
Children & youth (0–19)↑
1.19.1%#1'418 CH#9 ZG
Residents 65+↑
1.18.9%#1'460 CH#3 BS
Residents 65+↑
2.18.4%#1'566 CH#8 ZG
Density↑
1.7'551/km²#6 CH#1 BS
Density↑
2.950/km²#241 CH#4 ZG
Jobs per resident↑
2.1.09#73 CH#1 BS
Jobs per resident↑
1.1.52#29 CH#1 ZG
Foreign residents↑
1.40.5%#76 CH#1 BS
Foreign residents↑
2.37.3%#111 CH#1 ZG
Taxes
Tax↓
2.14'659#959 CH#3 BS
Tax↓
1.5'321#3 CH#3 ZG
Climate
Avg. temp.↑
1.11.2°C#34 CH#1 BS
Avg. temp.↑
2.9.8°C#699 CH#6 ZG
Sunshine↑
1.42.1%#1'113 CH#1 BS
Sunshine↑
2.40.9%#1'446 CH#11 ZG
Precipitation↑
2.802 mm#2'048 CH#3 BS
Precipitation↑
1.1'270 mm#542 CH#7 ZG
Politics & elections
Turnout↑
2.58.4%#785 CH#3 BS
Turnout↑
1.62.8%#341 CH#3 ZG
Divergence↑
1.26.5%#165 CH#1 BS
Divergence↑
2.9.8%#1'223 CH#11 ZG
Agreement↑
2.73.5%#1'281 CH#3 BS
Agreement↑
1.90.2%#234 CH#2 ZG
SVP strength↑
2.12.6%#2'056 CH#3 BS
SVP strength↑
1.25%#1'555 CH#11 ZG
SP strength↑
1.33.7%#21 CH#1 BS
SP strength↑
2.7.2%#1'769 CH#1 ZG
Centre strength↑
2.5.5%#1'738 CH#3 BS
Centre strength↑
1.20.5%#504 CH#11 ZG
FDP strength↑
2.6.2%#1'769 CH#3 BS
FDP strength↑
1.15.2%#801 CH#1 ZG
GLP strength↑
1.9%#431 CH#2 BS
GLP strength↑
2.7.1%#726 CH#2 ZG
Green strength↑
2.18.5%#36 CH#1 BS
Green strength↑
1.19.6%#25 CH#1 ZG
Geography
Area↑
2.23.9 km²#400 CH#1 BS
Area↑
1.33.8 km²#271 CH#2 ZG
Elevation↑
2.260 m#2'080 CH#3 BS
Elevation↑
1.611 m#785 CH#6 ZG
Second-home share↑
1.10.8%#1'087 CH#1 BS
Second-home share↑
2.9.6%#1'280 CH#3 ZG
Organic share↑
1.25%#450 CH#1 BS
Organic share↑
2.8.8%#1'319 CH#10 ZG
Mobility & public transport
PT travel time↓
1.11 min#3 CH#1 BS
PT travel time↓
2.54 min#591 CH#1 ZG
Terrain & relief
Highest point↑
2.368 m#2'102 CH#3 BS
Highest point↑
1.1'566 m#442 CH#1 ZG
Mean elevation↑
2.271 m#2'105 CH#3 BS
Mean elevation↑
1.580 m#1'092 CH#6 ZG
Vertical range↑
2.123 m#1'717 CH#3 BS
Vertical range↑
1.1'155 m#420 CH#1 ZG
Mean slope↑
2.2.1°#1'992 CH#3 BS
Mean slope↑
1.8.3°#1'082 CH#6 ZG
Energy & electricity
Roof potential↑
1.546 GWh#3 CH#1 BS
Roof potential↑
2.120 GWh#54 CH#2 ZG
Solar potential per capita↑
2.3'030 kWh#2'092 CH#3 BS
Solar potential per capita↑
1.3'738 kWh#2'060 CH#11 ZG
Tariff H4↓
2.33.42 Rp./kWh#2'036 CH#1 BS
Tariff H4↓
1.21.15 Rp./kWh#30 CH#7 ZG

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