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Bern vs Lucerne: municipalities compared

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

Bern
Canton BE
Lucerne
Canton LU
Population & demographics
Foreign residents↑
2.25.9%#509 CH#22 BE
1.28.2%#394 CH#7 LU
Children & youth (0–19)↑
1.17.2%#1'789 CH#279 BE
2.16.5%#1'878 CH#77 LU
Residents 65+↑
2.17.3%#1'730 CH#328 BE
1.19.4%#1'351 CH#30 LU
Density↑
1.2'684/km²#38 CH#5 BE
2.2'318/km²#52 CH#1 LU
Residents↑
1.138'562#5 CH#1 BE
2.86'699#7 CH#1 LU
Women↑
1.51.6%#202 CH#45 BE
2.51.3%#287 CH#4 LU
Taxes
Tax↓
2.16'366#1'490 CH#49 BE
1.11'535#213 CH#8 LU
Climate
Avg. temp.↑
2.9.3°C#1'109 CH#91 BE
1.10.1°C#393 CH#6 LU
Sunshine↑
1.43.5%#923 CH#120 BE
2.40.4%#1'640 CH#64 LU
Precipitation↑
2.953 mm#1'808 CH#333 BE
1.1'090 mm#1'159 CH#69 LU
Politics & elections
Turnout↑
1.59.9%#490 CH#31 BE
2.58.1%#675 CH#34 LU
Divergence↑
1.33%#25 CH#9 BE
2.18%#677 CH#26 LU
Agreement↑
2.67%#1'426 CH#191 BE
1.82%#726 CH#46 LU
SVP strength↑
2.9.1%#2'089 CH#329 BE
1.14.7%#1'998 CH#79 LU
SP strength↑
1.37.7%#5 CH#1 BE
2.28.7%#73 CH#1 LU
Centre strength↑
2.6%#1'675 CH#234 BE
1.17.2%#681 CH#79 LU
FDP strength↑
2.6.3%#1'754 CH#150 BE
1.12.7%#1'059 CH#55 LU
GLP strength↑
1.13.8%#60 CH#14 BE
2.9%#429 CH#7 LU
Green strength↑
1.21.7%#14 CH#3 BE
2.15.6%#110 CH#1 LU
Geography
Area↑
1.51.6 km²#167 CH#23 BE
2.37.4 km²#243 CH#12 LU
Elevation↑
1.542 m#1'031 CH#221 BE
2.436 m#1'649 CH#74 LU
PT travel time↓
1.12 min#5 CH#1 BE
2.72 min#1'140 CH#9 LU
Terrain & relief
Highest point↑
2.675 m#1'281 CH#217 BE
1.1'073 m#680 CH#16 LU
Mean elevation↑
1.561 m#1'165 CH#218 BE
2.488 m#1'487 CH#72 LU
Vertical range↑
2.194 m#1'393 CH#206 BE
1.654 m#583 CH#15 LU
Mean slope↑
2.4.8°#1'605 CH#243 BE
1.7.5°#1'160 CH#42 LU
Energy & electricity
Roof potential↑
1.561 GWh#2 CH#1 BE
2.253 GWh#13 CH#1 LU
Tariff H4↓
2.33.26 Rp./kWh#2'008 CH#305 BE
1.26.7 Rp./kWh#551 CH#70 LU

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