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Bern vs Zurich: municipalities compared

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

Bern
Canton BE
Zurich
Canton ZH
Population & demographics
Foreign residents↑
2.25.9%#509 CH#22 BE
1.34.2%#174 CH#13 ZH
Children & youth (0–19)↑
2.17.2%#1'789 CH#279 BE
1.17.7%#1'708 CH#155 ZH
Residents 65+↑
1.17.3%#1'730 CH#328 BE
2.14.3%#2'028 CH#153 ZH
Density↑
2.2'684/km²#38 CH#5 BE
1.4'799/km²#13 CH#1 ZH
Residents↑
2.138'562#5 CH#1 BE
1.440'935#1 CH#1 ZH
Women↑
1.51.6%#202 CH#45 BE
2.49.7%#1'101 CH#105 ZH
Taxes
Tax↓
2.16'366#1'490 CH#49 BE
1.11'848#284 CH#144 ZH
Climate
Avg. temp.↑
2.9.3°C#1'109 CH#91 BE
1.10.1°C#383 CH#16 ZH
Sunshine↑
1.43.5%#923 CH#120 BE
2.41%#1'393 CH#50 ZH
Precipitation↑
2.953 mm#1'808 CH#333 BE
1.1'077 mm#1'239 CH#99 ZH
Politics & elections
Turnout↑
2.59.9%#490 CH#31 BE
1.60.2%#459 CH#78 ZH
Divergence↑
1.33%#25 CH#9 BE
2.23%#330 CH#14 ZH
Agreement↑
2.67%#1'426 CH#191 BE
1.77%#1'072 CH#133 ZH
SVP strength↑
2.9.1%#2'089 CH#329 BE
1.14.3%#2'008 CH#160 ZH
SP strength↑
1.37.7%#5 CH#1 BE
2.33%#24 CH#1 ZH
Centre strength↑
2.6%#1'675 CH#234 BE
1.6.2%#1'657 CH#141 ZH
FDP strength↑
2.6.3%#1'754 CH#150 BE
1.11.1%#1'257 CH#70 ZH
GLP strength↑
1.13.8%#60 CH#14 BE
2.13.6%#67 CH#31 ZH
Green strength↑
1.21.7%#14 CH#3 BE
2.14.7%#145 CH#2 ZH
Geography
Area↑
2.51.6 km²#167 CH#23 BE
1.91.9 km²#80 CH#1 ZH
Elevation↑
1.542 m#1'031 CH#221 BE
2.408 m#1'852 CH#139 ZH
PT travel time↓
1.12 min#5 CH#1 BE
1.12 min#4 CH#1 ZH
Terrain & relief
Highest point↑
2.675 m#1'281 CH#217 BE
1.870 m#869 CH#16 ZH
Mean elevation↑
1.561 m#1'165 CH#218 BE
2.484 m#1'512 CH#88 ZH
Vertical range↑
2.194 m#1'393 CH#206 BE
1.479 m#711 CH#6 ZH
Mean slope↑
2.4.8°#1'605 CH#243 BE
1.5.5°#1'463 CH#96 ZH
Energy & electricity
Roof potential↑
2.561 GWh#2 CH#1 BE
1.1'133 GWh#1 CH#1 ZH
Tariff H4↓
2.33.26 Rp./kWh#2'008 CH#305 BE
1.24.76 Rp./kWh#237 CH#125 ZH

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