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Bern vs Herisau: municipalities compared

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

	Bern Canton BE	Herisau Canton AR
Population & demographics
Foreign residents↑	2.25.9%#509 CH #22 BE	1.26.1%#498 CH #1 AR
Children & youth (0–19)↑	2.17.2%#1'789 CH #279 BE	1.19.6%#1'276 CH #14 AR
Residents 65+↑	2.17.3%#1'730 CH #328 BE	1.21.4%#972 CH #16 AR
Density↑	1.2'684/km²#38 CH #5 BE	2.639/km²#405 CH #1 AR
Residents↑	1.138'562#5 CH #1 BE	2.16'100#88 CH #1 AR
Women↑	1.51.6%#202 CH #45 BE	2.49.6%#1'208 CH #9 AR
Taxes
Tax↓	2.16'366#1'490 CH #49 BE	1.14'373#901 CH #14 AR
Climate
Avg. temp.↑	1.9.3°C#1'109 CH #91 BE	2.8.9°C#1'428 CH #10 AR
Sunshine↑	1.43.5%#923 CH #120 BE	2.41.1%#1'377 CH #7 AR
Precipitation↑	2.953 mm#1'808 CH #333 BE	1.1'246 mm#596 CH #14 AR
Politics & elections
Turnout↑	1.59.9%#490 CH #31 BE	2.52%#1'468 CH #19 AR
Divergence↑	1.33%#25 CH #9 BE	2.17%#778 CH #11 AR
Agreement↑	2.67%#1'426 CH #191 BE	1.83%#669 CH #4 AR
SVP strength↑	2.9.1%#2'089 CH #329 BE	1.52.8%#168 CH #10 AR
SP strength↑	1.37.7%#5 CH #1 BE	–
Centre strength↑	2.6%#1'675 CH #234 BE	1.22.5%#427 CH #1 AR
FDP strength↑	2.6.3%#1'754 CH #150 BE	1.24.1%#266 CH #17 AR
GLP strength↑	1.13.8%#60 CH #14 BE	–
Green strength↑	1.21.7%#14 CH #3 BE	–
Geography
Area↑	1.51.6 km²#167 CH #23 BE	2.25.2 km²#365 CH #2 AR
Elevation↑	2.542 m#1'031 CH #221 BE	1.771 m#461 CH #17 AR
PT travel time↓	1.12 min#5 CH #1 BE	2.111 min#1'855 CH #5 AR
Terrain & relief
Highest point↑	2.675 m#1'281 CH #217 BE	1.992 m#737 CH #15 AR
Mean elevation↑	2.561 m#1'165 CH #218 BE	1.796 m#618 CH #15 AR
Vertical range↑	2.194 m#1'393 CH #206 BE	1.403 m#811 CH #13 AR
Mean slope↑	2.4.8°#1'605 CH #243 BE	1.12.7°#718 CH #18 AR
Energy & electricity
Roof potential↑	1.561 GWh#2 CH #1 BE	2.91 GWh#105 CH #1 AR
Tariff H4↓	2.33.26 Rp./kWh#2'008 CH #305 BE	1.28.74 Rp./kWh#1'223 CH #2 AR

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