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Bern vs Lugano: municipalities compared

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

Bern
Canton BE
Lugano
Canton TI
Population & demographics
Residents↑
1.138'562#5 CH#1 BE
Residents↑
2.63'691#9 CH#1 TI
Population growth↑
1.0.4%#1'158 CH#159 BE
Population growth↑
2.0.1%#1'356 CH#45 TI
Women↑
1.51.6%#202 CH#45 BE
Women↑
1.51.6%#215 CH#31 TI
Children & youth (0–19)↑
1.17.2%#1'789 CH#279 BE
Children & youth (0–19)↑
2.16.6%#1'873 CH#55 TI
Residents 65+↑
2.17.3%#1'730 CH#328 BE
Residents 65+↑
1.23.1%#658 CH#67 TI
Density↑
1.2'684/km²#38 CH#5 BE
Density↑
2.739/km²#333 CH#26 TI
Jobs per resident↑
1.1.46#31 CH#4 BE
Jobs per resident↑
2.0.92#109 CH#16 TI
Foreign residents↑
2.25.9%#509 CH#22 BE
Foreign residents↑
1.40.9%#70 CH#8 TI
Taxes
Tax↓
2.16'366#1'490 CH#49 BE
Tax↓
1.13'475#683 CH#30 TI
Climate
Avg. temp.↑
2.9.3°C#1'109 CH#91 BE
Avg. temp.↑
1.11.4°C#24 CH#24 TI
Sunshine↑
2.43.5%#923 CH#120 BE
Sunshine↑
1.55.1%#72 CH#49 TI
Precipitation↑
2.953 mm#1'808 CH#333 BE
Precipitation↑
1.1'783 mm#85 CH#43 TI
Politics & elections
Turnout↑
1.61.4%#466 CH#27 BE
Turnout↑
2.51.8%#1'613 CH#79 TI
Divergence↑
1.32.4%#26 CH#9 BE
Divergence↑
2.21.6%#428 CH#52 TI
Agreement↑
2.67.6%#1'421 CH#188 BE
Agreement↑
1.78.4%#1'049 CH#22 TI
SVP strength↑
2.9.1%#2'094 CH#329 BE
SVP strength↑
1.16.1%#1'946 CH#42 TI
SP strength↑
1.37.7%#5 CH#1 BE
SP strength↑
2.11.9%#1'311 CH#52 TI
Centre strength↑
2.6%#1'679 CH#234 BE
Centre strength↑
1.14.1%#896 CH#78 TI
FDP strength↑
2.6.3%#1'758 CH#150 BE
FDP strength↑
1.20.3%#432 CH#44 TI
GLP strength↑
1.13.8%#60 CH#14 BE
GLP strength↑
2.2%#1'762 CH#21 TI
Green strength↑
1.21.7%#14 CH#3 BE
Green strength↑
2.8.9%#730 CH#46 TI
Geography
Area↑
2.51.6 km²#167 CH#23 BE
Area↑
1.86.2 km²#89 CH#13 TI
Elevation↑
1.542 m#1'031 CH#221 BE
Elevation↑
2.283 m#2'072 CH#83 TI
Second-home share↑
2.13.4%#724 CH#130 BE
Second-home share↑
1.15.2%#563 CH#78 TI
Organic share↑
1.18.2%#718 CH#81 BE
Organic share↑
2.15.6%#847 CH#34 TI
Mobility & public transport
PT travel time↓
1.12 min#5 CH#1 BE
PT travel time↓
2.23 min#38 CH#19 TI
Terrain & relief
Highest point↑
2.675 m#1'281 CH#217 BE
Highest point↑
1.2'109 m#332 CH#30 TI
Mean elevation↑
2.561 m#1'165 CH#218 BE
Mean elevation↑
1.755 m#667 CH#42 TI
Vertical range↑
2.194 m#1'393 CH#206 BE
Vertical range↑
1.1'838 m#245 CH#28 TI
Mean slope↑
2.4.8°#1'605 CH#243 BE
Mean slope↑
1.21.6°#357 CH#50 TI
Energy & electricity
Roof potential↑
1.561 GWh#2 CH#1 BE
Roof potential↑
2.364 GWh#7 CH#1 TI
Solar potential per capita↑
2.4'049 kWh#2'048 CH#332 BE
Solar potential per capita↑
1.5'714 kWh#1'867 CH#96 TI
Tariff H4↓
2.31.11 Rp./kWh#1'901 CH#299 BE
Tariff H4↓
1.25.91 Rp./kWh#838 CH#25 TI

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