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Basel vs Zurich: municipalities compared

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

Basel
Canton BS
Zurich
Canton ZH
Population & demographics
Residents↑
2.180'097#3 CH#1 BS
Residents↑
1.440'935#1 CH#1 ZH
Population growth↑
1.1.4%#572 CH#1 BS
Population growth↑
2.1%#793 CH#67 ZH
Women↑
1.50.9%#447 CH#2 BS
Women↑
2.49.7%#1'101 CH#105 ZH
Children & youth (0–19)↑
2.17.2%#1'795 CH#3 BS
Children & youth (0–19)↑
1.17.7%#1'708 CH#155 ZH
Residents 65+↑
1.18.9%#1'460 CH#3 BS
Residents 65+↑
2.14.3%#2'028 CH#153 ZH
Density↑
1.7'551/km²#6 CH#1 BS
Density↑
2.4'799/km²#13 CH#1 ZH
Jobs per resident↑
2.1.09#73 CH#1 BS
Jobs per resident↑
1.1.24#54 CH#3 ZH
Foreign residents↑
1.40.5%#76 CH#1 BS
Foreign residents↑
2.34.2%#174 CH#13 ZH
Taxes
Tax↓
2.14'659#959 CH#3 BS
Tax↓
1.11'848#284 CH#144 ZH
Climate
Avg. temp.↑
1.11.2°C#34 CH#1 BS
Avg. temp.↑
2.10.1°C#383 CH#16 ZH
Sunshine↑
1.42.1%#1'113 CH#1 BS
Sunshine↑
2.41%#1'393 CH#50 ZH
Precipitation↑
2.802 mm#2'048 CH#3 BS
Precipitation↑
1.1'077 mm#1'239 CH#99 ZH
Politics & elections
Turnout↑
2.58.4%#785 CH#3 BS
Turnout↑
1.60%#588 CH#86 ZH
Divergence↑
1.26.5%#165 CH#1 BS
Divergence↑
2.22.5%#335 CH#14 ZH
Agreement↑
2.73.5%#1'281 CH#3 BS
Agreement↑
1.77.5%#1'071 CH#133 ZH
SVP strength↑
2.12.6%#2'056 CH#3 BS
SVP strength↑
1.14.3%#2'012 CH#160 ZH
SP strength↑
1.33.7%#21 CH#1 BS
SP strength↑
2.33%#24 CH#1 ZH
Centre strength↑
2.5.5%#1'738 CH#3 BS
Centre strength↑
1.6.2%#1'661 CH#141 ZH
FDP strength↑
2.6.2%#1'769 CH#3 BS
FDP strength↑
1.11.1%#1'260 CH#70 ZH
GLP strength↑
2.9%#431 CH#2 BS
GLP strength↑
1.13.6%#67 CH#31 ZH
Green strength↑
1.18.5%#36 CH#1 BS
Green strength↑
2.14.7%#147 CH#2 ZH
Geography
Area↑
2.23.9 km²#400 CH#1 BS
Area↑
1.91.9 km²#80 CH#1 ZH
Elevation↑
2.260 m#2'080 CH#3 BS
Elevation↑
1.408 m#1'852 CH#139 ZH
Second-home share↑
1.10.8%#1'087 CH#1 BS
Second-home share↑
2.9%#1'395 CH#27 ZH
Organic share↑
2.25%#450 CH#1 BS
Organic share↑
1.43.2%#171 CH#9 ZH
Mobility & public transport
PT travel time↓
1.11 min#3 CH#1 BS
PT travel time↓
2.12 min#4 CH#1 ZH
Terrain & relief
Highest point↑
2.368 m#2'102 CH#3 BS
Highest point↑
1.870 m#869 CH#16 ZH
Mean elevation↑
2.271 m#2'105 CH#3 BS
Mean elevation↑
1.484 m#1'512 CH#88 ZH
Vertical range↑
2.123 m#1'717 CH#3 BS
Vertical range↑
1.479 m#711 CH#6 ZH
Mean slope↑
2.2.1°#1'992 CH#3 BS
Mean slope↑
1.5.5°#1'463 CH#96 ZH
Energy & electricity
Roof potential↑
2.546 GWh#3 CH#1 BS
Roof potential↑
1.1'133 GWh#1 CH#1 ZH
Solar potential per capita↑
1.3'030 kWh#2'092 CH#3 BS
Solar potential per capita↑
2.2'571 kWh#2'103 CH#160 ZH
Tariff H4↓
2.33.42 Rp./kWh#2'036 CH#1 BS
Tariff H4↓
1.24.63 Rp./kWh#348 CH#132 ZH

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