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Bern vs Olten: municipalities compared

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

Bern
Canton BE
Olten
Canton SO
Population & demographics
Residents↑
1.138'562#5 CH#1 BE
Residents↑
2.19'265#61 CH#1 SO
Population growth↑
2.0.4%#1'158 CH#159 BE
Population growth↑
1.1.1%#726 CH#32 SO
Women↑
1.51.6%#202 CH#45 BE
Women↑
2.50.3%#729 CH#37 SO
Children & youth (0–19)↑
1.17.2%#1'789 CH#279 BE
Children & youth (0–19)↑
2.17.1%#1'805 CH#94 SO
Residents 65+↑
2.17.3%#1'730 CH#328 BE
Residents 65+↑
1.19%#1'435 CH#91 SO
Density↑
1.2'684/km²#38 CH#5 BE
Density↑
2.1'677/km²#100 CH#5 SO
Jobs per resident↑
1.1.46#31 CH#4 BE
Jobs per resident↑
2.1.22#58 CH#3 SO
Foreign residents↑
2.25.9%#509 CH#22 BE
Foreign residents↑
1.32.5%#220 CH#13 SO
Taxes
Tax↓
2.16'366#1'490 CH#49 BE
Tax↓
1.15'926#1'246 CH#15 SO
Climate
Avg. temp.↑
2.9.3°C#1'109 CH#91 BE
Avg. temp.↑
1.9.5°C#976 CH#47 SO
Sunshine↑
1.43.5%#923 CH#120 BE
Sunshine↑
2.40.1%#1'812 CH#87 SO
Precipitation↑
2.953 mm#1'808 CH#333 BE
Precipitation↑
1.1'066 mm#1'291 CH#85 SO
Politics & elections
Turnout↑
1.61.4%#466 CH#27 BE
Turnout↑
2.55%#1'207 CH#43 SO
Divergence↑
1.32.4%#26 CH#9 BE
Divergence↑
2.12.9%#1'037 CH#37 SO
Agreement↑
2.67.6%#1'421 CH#188 BE
Agreement↑
1.87.1%#421 CH#39 SO
SVP strength↑
2.9.1%#2'094 CH#329 BE
SVP strength↑
1.16%#1'953 CH#102 SO
SP strength↑
1.37.7%#5 CH#1 BE
SP strength↑
2.25.6%#152 CH#5 SO
Centre strength↑
2.6%#1'679 CH#234 BE
Centre strength↑
1.11.3%#1'086 CH#91 SO
FDP strength↑
2.6.3%#1'758 CH#150 BE
FDP strength↑
1.15.7%#761 CH#55 SO
GLP strength↑
1.13.8%#60 CH#14 BE
GLP strength↑
2.8.8%#464 CH#4 SO
Green strength↑
1.21.7%#14 CH#3 BE
Green strength↑
2.19.5%#29 CH#1 SO
Geography
Area↑
1.51.6 km²#167 CH#23 BE
Area↑
2.11.5 km²#854 CH#20 SO
Elevation↑
1.542 m#1'031 CH#221 BE
Elevation↑
2.396 m#1'912 CH#96 SO
Second-home share↑
1.13.4%#724 CH#130 BE
Second-home share↑
2.12.6%#827 CH#18 SO
Organic share↑
1.18.2%#718 CH#81 BE
Organic share↑
2.0%#1'780 CH#96 SO
Mobility & public transport
PT travel time↓
1.12 min#5 CH#1 BE
PT travel time↓
2.53 min#560 CH#16 SO
Terrain & relief
Highest point↑
2.675 m#1'281 CH#217 BE
Highest point↑
1.689 m#1'242 CH#51 SO
Mean elevation↑
1.561 m#1'165 CH#218 BE
Mean elevation↑
2.446 m#1'749 CH#82 SO
Vertical range↑
2.194 m#1'393 CH#206 BE
Vertical range↑
1.308 m#980 CH#48 SO
Mean slope↑
2.4.8°#1'605 CH#243 BE
Mean slope↑
1.9°#1'013 CH#49 SO
Energy & electricity
Roof potential↑
1.561 GWh#2 CH#1 BE
Roof potential↑
2.105 GWh#75 CH#2 SO
Solar potential per capita↑
2.4'049 kWh#2'048 CH#332 BE
Solar potential per capita↑
1.5'426 kWh#1'914 CH#102 SO
Tariff H4↓
2.31.11 Rp./kWh#1'901 CH#299 BE
Tariff H4↓
1.29.73 Rp./kWh#1'729 CH#56 SO

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