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Chur vs St. Gallen: municipalities compared

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

Chur
Canton GR
St. Gallen
Canton SG
Population & demographics
Residents↑
2.39'753#15 CH#1 GR
Residents↑
1.79'487#8 CH#1 SG
Population growth↑
2.0.7%#981 CH#47 GR
Population growth↑
1.0.8%#911 CH#30 SG
Women↑
1.50.9%#459 CH#14 GR
Women↑
2.50.3%#733 CH#13 SG
Children & youth (0–19)↑
2.16.7%#1'855 CH#54 GR
Children & youth (0–19)↑
1.18.3%#1'619 CH#68 SG
Residents 65+↑
1.22.8%#712 CH#67 GR
Residents 65+↑
2.18%#1'647 CH#59 SG
Density↑
2.485/km²#521 CH#2 GR
Density↑
1.2'018/km²#75 CH#4 SG
Jobs per resident↑
2.0.89#120 CH#11 GR
Jobs per resident↑
1.1.09#74 CH#1 SG
Foreign residents↑
2.24.4%#581 CH#19 GR
Foreign residents↑
1.34.6%#167 CH#9 SG
Taxes
Tax↓
1.12'575#410 CH#46 GR
Tax↓
2.15'139#1'029 CH#72 SG
Climate
Avg. temp.↑
2.9.2°C#1'249 CH#3 GR
Avg. temp.↑
1.9.3°C#1'156 CH#34 SG
Sunshine↑
1.49.1%#271 CH#39 GR
Sunshine↑
2.39.6%#2'020 CH#70 SG
Precipitation↑
2.991 mm#1'663 CH#80 GR
Precipitation↑
1.1'290 mm#508 CH#32 SG
Politics & elections
Turnout↑
1.54%#1'363 CH#56 GR
Turnout↑
2.52.2%#1'566 CH#63 SG
Divergence↑
2.9.8%#1'239 CH#42 GR
Divergence↑
1.13.7%#1'008 CH#55 SG
Agreement↑
1.90.2%#250 CH#15 GR
Agreement↑
2.86.3%#464 CH#14 SG
SVP strength↑
1.23.2%#1'654 CH#88 GR
SVP strength↑
2.18.4%#1'861 CH#75 SG
SP strength↑
2.25.4%#161 CH#7 GR
SP strength↑
1.25.6%#153 CH#1 SG
Centre strength↑
1.19.2%#573 CH#55 GR
Centre strength↑
2.12.7%#981 CH#71 SG
FDP strength↑
2.13.9%#938 CH#47 GR
FDP strength↑
1.14.3%#893 CH#37 SG
GLP strength↑
2.8.3%#532 CH#8 GR
GLP strength↑
1.9.2%#408 CH#2 SG
Green strength↑
2.8.1%#863 CH#6 GR
Green strength↑
1.15.5%#116 CH#1 SG
Geography
Area↑
1.82 km²#96 CH#29 GR
Area↑
2.39.4 km²#230 CH#20 SG
Elevation↑
2.593 m#845 CH#94 GR
Elevation↑
1.675 m#650 CH#22 SG
Second-home share↑
2.12.4%#854 CH#91 GR
Second-home share↑
1.14.7%#597 CH#11 SG
Organic share↑
1.48.7%#150 CH#61 GR
Organic share↑
2.28%#382 CH#5 SG
Mobility & public transport
PT travel time↓
2.100 min#1'708 CH#20 GR
PT travel time↓
1.93 min#1'607 CH#29 SG
Terrain & relief
Highest point↑
1.2'807 m#191 CH#59 GR
Highest point↑
2.1'067 m#686 CH#31 SG
Mean elevation↑
1.1'342 m#251 CH#74 GR
Mean elevation↑
2.723 m#716 CH#27 SG
Vertical range↑
1.2'270 m#132 CH#29 GR
Vertical range↑
2.568 m#638 CH#30 SG
Mean slope↑
1.24.1°#287 CH#69 GR
Mean slope↑
2.10.1°#922 CH#38 SG
Energy & electricity
Roof potential↑
2.191 GWh#17 CH#1 GR
Roof potential↑
1.323 GWh#9 CH#1 SG
Solar potential per capita↑
1.4'807 kWh#1'999 CH#100 GR
Solar potential per capita↑
2.4'064 kWh#2'047 CH#73 SG
Tariff H4↓
1.28.55 Rp./kWh#1'408 CH#51 GR
Tariff H4↓
2.31.33 Rp./kWh#1'961 CH#46 SG

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