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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
Residents↑
2.138'562#5 CH#1 BE
Residents↑
1.440'935#1 CH#1 ZH
Population growth↑
2.0.4%#1'158 CH#159 BE
Population growth↑
1.1%#793 CH#67 ZH
Women↑
1.51.6%#202 CH#45 BE
Women↑
2.49.7%#1'101 CH#105 ZH
Children & youth (0–19)↑
2.17.2%#1'789 CH#279 BE
Children & youth (0–19)↑
1.17.7%#1'708 CH#155 ZH
Residents 65+↑
1.17.3%#1'730 CH#328 BE
Residents 65+↑
2.14.3%#2'028 CH#153 ZH
Density↑
2.2'684/km²#38 CH#5 BE
Density↑
1.4'799/km²#13 CH#1 ZH
Jobs per resident↑
1.1.46#31 CH#4 BE
Jobs per resident↑
2.1.24#54 CH#3 ZH
Foreign residents↑
2.25.9%#509 CH#22 BE
Foreign residents↑
1.34.2%#174 CH#13 ZH
Taxes
Tax↓
2.16'366#1'490 CH#49 BE
Tax↓
1.11'848#284 CH#144 ZH
Climate
Avg. temp.↑
2.9.3°C#1'109 CH#91 BE
Avg. temp.↑
1.10.1°C#383 CH#16 ZH
Sunshine↑
1.43.5%#923 CH#120 BE
Sunshine↑
2.41%#1'393 CH#50 ZH
Precipitation↑
2.953 mm#1'808 CH#333 BE
Precipitation↑
1.1'077 mm#1'239 CH#99 ZH
Politics & elections
Turnout↑
1.61.4%#466 CH#27 BE
Turnout↑
2.60%#588 CH#86 ZH
Divergence↑
1.32.4%#26 CH#9 BE
Divergence↑
2.22.5%#335 CH#14 ZH
Agreement↑
2.67.6%#1'421 CH#188 BE
Agreement↑
1.77.5%#1'071 CH#133 ZH
SVP strength↑
2.9.1%#2'094 CH#329 BE
SVP strength↑
1.14.3%#2'012 CH#160 ZH
SP strength↑
1.37.7%#5 CH#1 BE
SP strength↑
2.33%#24 CH#1 ZH
Centre strength↑
2.6%#1'679 CH#234 BE
Centre strength↑
1.6.2%#1'661 CH#141 ZH
FDP strength↑
2.6.3%#1'758 CH#150 BE
FDP strength↑
1.11.1%#1'260 CH#70 ZH
GLP strength↑
1.13.8%#60 CH#14 BE
GLP strength↑
2.13.6%#67 CH#31 ZH
Green strength↑
1.21.7%#14 CH#3 BE
Green strength↑
2.14.7%#147 CH#2 ZH
Geography
Area↑
2.51.6 km²#167 CH#23 BE
Area↑
1.91.9 km²#80 CH#1 ZH
Elevation↑
1.542 m#1'031 CH#221 BE
Elevation↑
2.408 m#1'852 CH#139 ZH
Second-home share↑
1.13.4%#724 CH#130 BE
Second-home share↑
2.9%#1'395 CH#27 ZH
Organic share↑
2.18.2%#718 CH#81 BE
Organic share↑
1.43.2%#171 CH#9 ZH
Mobility & public transport
PT travel time↓
1.12 min#5 CH#1 BE
PT travel time↓
1.12 min#4 CH#1 ZH
Terrain & relief
Highest point↑
2.675 m#1'281 CH#217 BE
Highest point↑
1.870 m#869 CH#16 ZH
Mean elevation↑
1.561 m#1'165 CH#218 BE
Mean elevation↑
2.484 m#1'512 CH#88 ZH
Vertical range↑
2.194 m#1'393 CH#206 BE
Vertical range↑
1.479 m#711 CH#6 ZH
Mean slope↑
2.4.8°#1'605 CH#243 BE
Mean slope↑
1.5.5°#1'463 CH#96 ZH
Energy & electricity
Roof potential↑
2.561 GWh#2 CH#1 BE
Roof potential↑
1.1'133 GWh#1 CH#1 ZH
Solar potential per capita↑
1.4'049 kWh#2'048 CH#332 BE
Solar potential per capita↑
2.2'571 kWh#2'103 CH#160 ZH
Tariff H4↓
2.31.11 Rp./kWh#1'901 CH#299 BE
Tariff H4↓
1.24.63 Rp./kWh#348 CH#132 ZH

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