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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
Residents↑
1.138'562#5 CH#1 BE
Residents↑
2.86'699#7 CH#1 LU
Population growth↑
2.0.4%#1'158 CH#159 BE
Population growth↑
1.0.5%#1'078 CH#41 LU
Women↑
1.51.6%#202 CH#45 BE
Women↑
2.51.3%#287 CH#4 LU
Children & youth (0–19)↑
1.17.2%#1'789 CH#279 BE
Children & youth (0–19)↑
2.16.5%#1'878 CH#77 LU
Residents 65+↑
2.17.3%#1'730 CH#328 BE
Residents 65+↑
1.19.4%#1'351 CH#30 LU
Density↑
1.2'684/km²#38 CH#5 BE
Density↑
2.2'318/km²#52 CH#1 LU
Jobs per resident↑
1.1.46#31 CH#4 BE
Jobs per resident↑
2.0.98#91 CH#4 LU
Foreign residents↑
2.25.9%#509 CH#22 BE
Foreign residents↑
1.28.2%#394 CH#7 LU
Taxes
Tax↓
2.16'366#1'490 CH#49 BE
Tax↓
1.11'535#213 CH#8 LU
Climate
Avg. temp.↑
2.9.3°C#1'109 CH#91 BE
Avg. temp.↑
1.10.1°C#393 CH#6 LU
Sunshine↑
1.43.5%#923 CH#120 BE
Sunshine↑
2.40.4%#1'640 CH#64 LU
Precipitation↑
2.953 mm#1'808 CH#333 BE
Precipitation↑
1.1'090 mm#1'159 CH#69 LU
Politics & elections
Turnout↑
1.61.4%#466 CH#27 BE
Turnout↑
2.58.7%#730 CH#39 LU
Divergence↑
1.32.4%#26 CH#9 BE
Divergence↑
2.17.6%#677 CH#26 LU
Agreement↑
2.67.6%#1'421 CH#188 BE
Agreement↑
1.82.4%#726 CH#46 LU
SVP strength↑
2.9.1%#2'094 CH#329 BE
SVP strength↑
1.14.7%#2'002 CH#79 LU
SP strength↑
1.37.7%#5 CH#1 BE
SP strength↑
2.28.7%#73 CH#1 LU
Centre strength↑
2.6%#1'679 CH#234 BE
Centre strength↑
1.17.2%#683 CH#79 LU
FDP strength↑
2.6.3%#1'758 CH#150 BE
FDP strength↑
1.12.7%#1'062 CH#55 LU
GLP strength↑
1.13.8%#60 CH#14 BE
GLP strength↑
2.9%#429 CH#7 LU
Green strength↑
1.21.7%#14 CH#3 BE
Green strength↑
2.15.6%#112 CH#1 LU
Geography
Area↑
1.51.6 km²#167 CH#23 BE
Area↑
2.37.4 km²#243 CH#12 LU
Elevation↑
1.542 m#1'031 CH#221 BE
Elevation↑
2.436 m#1'649 CH#74 LU
Second-home share↑
1.13.4%#724 CH#130 BE
Second-home share↑
2.10.1%#1'190 CH#24 LU
Organic share↑
2.18.2%#718 CH#81 BE
Organic share↑
1.20%#622 CH#18 LU
Mobility & public transport
PT travel time↓
1.12 min#5 CH#1 BE
PT travel time↓
2.72 min#1'141 CH#9 LU
Terrain & relief
Highest point↑
2.675 m#1'281 CH#217 BE
Highest point↑
1.1'073 m#680 CH#16 LU
Mean elevation↑
1.561 m#1'165 CH#218 BE
Mean elevation↑
2.488 m#1'487 CH#72 LU
Vertical range↑
2.194 m#1'393 CH#206 BE
Vertical range↑
1.654 m#583 CH#15 LU
Mean slope↑
2.4.8°#1'605 CH#243 BE
Mean slope↑
1.7.5°#1'160 CH#42 LU
Energy & electricity
Roof potential↑
1.561 GWh#2 CH#1 BE
Roof potential↑
2.253 GWh#13 CH#1 LU
Solar potential per capita↑
1.4'049 kWh#2'048 CH#332 BE
Solar potential per capita↑
2.2'913 kWh#2'095 CH#79 LU
Tariff H4↓
2.31.11 Rp./kWh#1'901 CH#299 BE
Tariff H4↓
1.25.56 Rp./kWh#516 CH#71 LU

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