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Bern vs Geneva: municipalities compared

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

Bern
Canton BE
Geneva
Canton GE
Population & demographics
Residents↑
2.138'562#5 CH#1 BE
Residents↑
1.211'152#2 CH#1 GE
Population growth↑
2.0.4%#1'158 CH#159 BE
Population growth↑
1.1%#797 CH#19 GE
Women↑
2.51.6%#202 CH#45 BE
Women↑
1.52%#149 CH#15 GE
Children & youth (0–19)↑
2.17.2%#1'789 CH#279 BE
Children & youth (0–19)↑
1.17.8%#1'705 CH#45 GE
Residents 65+↑
1.17.3%#1'730 CH#328 BE
Residents 65+↑
2.16%#1'905 CH#37 GE
Density↑
2.2'684/km²#38 CH#5 BE
Density↑
1.11'538/km²#1 CH#1 GE
Jobs per resident↑
1.1.46#31 CH#4 BE
Jobs per resident↑
2.0.92#110 CH#6 GE
Foreign residents↑
2.25.9%#509 CH#22 BE
Foreign residents↑
1.50.6%#12 CH#2 GE
Taxes
Tax↓
2.16'366#1'490 CH#49 BE
Tax↓
1.15'484#1'092 CH#30 GE
Climate
Avg. temp.↑
2.9.3°C#1'109 CH#91 BE
Avg. temp.↑
1.11°C#88 CH#20 GE
Sunshine↑
2.43.5%#923 CH#120 BE
Sunshine↑
1.47.5%#373 CH#20 GE
Precipitation↑
1.953 mm#1'808 CH#333 BE
Precipitation↑
2.903 mm#1'940 CH#20 GE
Politics & elections
Turnout↑
1.61.4%#466 CH#27 BE
Turnout↑
2.50.6%#1'738 CH#39 GE
Divergence↑
1.32.4%#26 CH#9 BE
Divergence↑
2.29.4%#90 CH#1 GE
Agreement↑
2.67.6%#1'421 CH#188 BE
Agreement↑
1.70.6%#1'385 CH#39 GE
SVP strength↑
2.9.1%#2'094 CH#329 BE
SVP strength↑
1.13.5%#2'034 CH#40 GE
SP strength↑
1.37.7%#5 CH#1 BE
SP strength↑
2.22.9%#278 CH#1 GE
Centre strength↑
1.6%#1'679 CH#234 BE
Centre strength↑
1.6%#1'688 CH#43 GE
FDP strength↑
2.6.3%#1'758 CH#150 BE
FDP strength↑
1.13.2%#1'017 CH#37 GE
GLP strength↑
1.13.8%#60 CH#14 BE
GLP strength↑
2.6.3%#923 CH#31 GE
Green strength↑
1.21.7%#14 CH#3 BE
Green strength↑
2.16.9%#71 CH#9 GE
Geography
Area↑
1.51.6 km²#167 CH#23 BE
Area↑
2.18.3 km²#527 CH#2 GE
Elevation↑
1.542 m#1'031 CH#221 BE
Elevation↑
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Second-home share↑
2.13.4%#724 CH#130 BE
Second-home share↑
1.16.9%#453 CH#8 GE
Organic share↑
1.18.2%#718 CH#81 BE
Organic share↑
2.14.3%#959 CH#30 GE
Mobility & public transport
PT travel time↓
2.12 min#5 CH#1 BE
PT travel time↓
1.7 min#1 CH#1 GE
Terrain & relief
Highest point↑
1.675 m#1'281 CH#217 BE
Highest point↑
2.458 m#2'010 CH#24 GE
Mean elevation↑
1.561 m#1'165 CH#218 BE
Mean elevation↑
2.397 m#1'989 CH#37 GE
Vertical range↑
1.194 m#1'393 CH#206 BE
Vertical range↑
2.89 m#1'892 CH#14 GE
Mean slope↑
1.4.8°#1'605 CH#243 BE
Mean slope↑
2.2.6°#1'950 CH#17 GE
Energy & electricity
Roof potential↑
1.561 GWh#2 CH#1 BE
Roof potential↑
2.420 GWh#6 CH#1 GE
Solar potential per capita↑
1.4'049 kWh#2'048 CH#332 BE
Solar potential per capita↑
2.1'990 kWh#2'106 CH#44 GE
Tariff H4↓
2.31.11 Rp./kWh#1'901 CH#299 BE
Tariff H4↓
1.24.43 Rp./kWh#298 CH#20 GE

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