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Bern vs St. Gallen: municipalities compared

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

Bern
Canton BE
St. Gallen
Canton SG
Population & demographics
Residents↑
1.138'562#5 CH#1 BE
Residents↑
2.79'487#8 CH#1 SG
Population growth↑
2.0.4%#1'158 CH#159 BE
Population growth↑
1.0.8%#911 CH#30 SG
Women↑
1.51.6%#202 CH#45 BE
Women↑
2.50.3%#733 CH#13 SG
Children & youth (0–19)↑
2.17.2%#1'789 CH#279 BE
Children & youth (0–19)↑
1.18.3%#1'619 CH#68 SG
Residents 65+↑
2.17.3%#1'730 CH#328 BE
Residents 65+↑
1.18%#1'647 CH#59 SG
Density↑
1.2'684/km²#38 CH#5 BE
Density↑
2.2'018/km²#75 CH#4 SG
Jobs per resident↑
1.1.46#31 CH#4 BE
Jobs per resident↑
2.1.09#74 CH#1 SG
Foreign residents↑
2.25.9%#509 CH#22 BE
Foreign residents↑
1.34.6%#167 CH#9 SG
Taxes
Tax↓
2.16'366#1'490 CH#49 BE
Tax↓
1.15'139#1'029 CH#72 SG
Climate
Avg. temp.↑
1.9.3°C#1'109 CH#91 BE
Avg. temp.↑
1.9.3°C#1'156 CH#34 SG
Sunshine↑
1.43.5%#923 CH#120 BE
Sunshine↑
2.39.6%#2'020 CH#70 SG
Precipitation↑
2.953 mm#1'808 CH#333 BE
Precipitation↑
1.1'290 mm#508 CH#32 SG
Politics & elections
Turnout↑
1.61.4%#466 CH#27 BE
Turnout↑
2.52.2%#1'566 CH#63 SG
Divergence↑
1.32.4%#26 CH#9 BE
Divergence↑
2.13.7%#1'008 CH#55 SG
Agreement↑
2.67.6%#1'421 CH#188 BE
Agreement↑
1.86.3%#464 CH#14 SG
SVP strength↑
2.9.1%#2'094 CH#329 BE
SVP strength↑
1.18.4%#1'861 CH#75 SG
SP strength↑
1.37.7%#5 CH#1 BE
SP strength↑
2.25.6%#153 CH#1 SG
Centre strength↑
2.6%#1'679 CH#234 BE
Centre strength↑
1.12.7%#981 CH#71 SG
FDP strength↑
2.6.3%#1'758 CH#150 BE
FDP strength↑
1.14.3%#893 CH#37 SG
GLP strength↑
1.13.8%#60 CH#14 BE
GLP strength↑
2.9.2%#408 CH#2 SG
Green strength↑
1.21.7%#14 CH#3 BE
Green strength↑
2.15.5%#116 CH#1 SG
Geography
Area↑
1.51.6 km²#167 CH#23 BE
Area↑
2.39.4 km²#230 CH#20 SG
Elevation↑
2.542 m#1'031 CH#221 BE
Elevation↑
1.675 m#650 CH#22 SG
Second-home share↑
2.13.4%#724 CH#130 BE
Second-home share↑
1.14.7%#597 CH#11 SG
Organic share↑
2.18.2%#718 CH#81 BE
Organic share↑
1.28%#382 CH#5 SG
Mobility & public transport
PT travel time↓
1.12 min#5 CH#1 BE
PT travel time↓
2.93 min#1'607 CH#29 SG
Terrain & relief
Highest point↑
2.675 m#1'281 CH#217 BE
Highest point↑
1.1'067 m#686 CH#31 SG
Mean elevation↑
2.561 m#1'165 CH#218 BE
Mean elevation↑
1.723 m#716 CH#27 SG
Vertical range↑
2.194 m#1'393 CH#206 BE
Vertical range↑
1.568 m#638 CH#30 SG
Mean slope↑
2.4.8°#1'605 CH#243 BE
Mean slope↑
1.10.1°#922 CH#38 SG
Energy & electricity
Roof potential↑
1.561 GWh#2 CH#1 BE
Roof potential↑
2.323 GWh#9 CH#1 SG
Solar potential per capita↑
2.4'049 kWh#2'048 CH#332 BE
Solar potential per capita↑
1.4'064 kWh#2'047 CH#73 SG
Tariff H4↓
1.31.11 Rp./kWh#1'901 CH#299 BE
Tariff H4↓
2.31.33 Rp./kWh#1'961 CH#46 SG

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