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Fribourg vs Zurich: municipalities compared

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

Fribourg
Canton FR
Zurich
Canton ZH
Population & demographics
Residents↑
2.39'599#16 CH#1 FR
Residents↑
1.440'935#1 CH#1 ZH
Population growth↑
1.1.1%#713 CH#51 FR
Population growth↑
2.1%#793 CH#67 ZH
Women↑
1.50.1%#864 CH#37 FR
Women↑
2.49.7%#1'101 CH#105 ZH
Children & youth (0–19)↑
1.19.2%#1'389 CH#97 FR
Children & youth (0–19)↑
2.17.7%#1'708 CH#155 ZH
Residents 65+↑
1.16.7%#1'815 CH#57 FR
Residents 65+↑
2.14.3%#2'028 CH#153 ZH
Density↑
2.4'267/km²#16 CH#1 FR
Density↑
1.4'799/km²#13 CH#1 ZH
Jobs per resident↑
2.0.9#115 CH#4 FR
Jobs per resident↑
1.1.24#54 CH#3 ZH
Foreign residents↑
1.40.3%#78 CH#4 FR
Foreign residents↑
2.34.2%#174 CH#13 ZH
Taxes
Tax↓
2.16'432#1'531 CH#48 FR
Tax↓
1.11'848#284 CH#144 ZH
Climate
Avg. temp.↑
2.9.3°C#1'138 CH#34 FR
Avg. temp.↑
1.10.1°C#383 CH#16 ZH
Sunshine↑
1.43.7%#892 CH#79 FR
Sunshine↑
2.41%#1'393 CH#50 ZH
Precipitation↑
2.1'066 mm#1'289 CH#71 FR
Precipitation↑
1.1'077 mm#1'239 CH#99 ZH
Politics & elections
Turnout↑
2.53.9%#1'366 CH#76 FR
Turnout↑
1.60%#588 CH#86 ZH
Divergence↑
1.27.5%#127 CH#3 FR
Divergence↑
2.22.5%#335 CH#14 ZH
Agreement↑
2.72.5%#1'322 CH#87 FR
Agreement↑
1.77.5%#1'071 CH#133 ZH
SVP strength↑
2.13.3%#2'040 CH#118 FR
SVP strength↑
1.14.3%#2'012 CH#160 ZH
SP strength↑
2.30%#46 CH#1 FR
SP strength↑
1.33%#24 CH#1 ZH
Centre strength↑
1.16.3%#740 CH#94 FR
Centre strength↑
2.6.2%#1'661 CH#141 ZH
FDP strength↑
2.7.4%#1'667 CH#109 FR
FDP strength↑
1.11.1%#1'260 CH#70 ZH
GLP strength↑
2.3.8%#1'440 CH#40 FR
GLP strength↑
1.13.6%#67 CH#31 ZH
Green strength↑
1.23.7%#8 CH#1 FR
Green strength↑
2.14.7%#147 CH#2 ZH
Geography
Area↑
2.9.3 km²#1'018 CH#61 FR
Area↑
1.91.9 km²#80 CH#1 ZH
Elevation↑
1.587 m#863 CH#87 FR
Elevation↑
2.408 m#1'852 CH#139 ZH
Second-home share↑
1.9.2%#1'363 CH#79 FR
Second-home share↑
2.9%#1'395 CH#27 ZH
Organic share↑
2.0%#1'740 CH#106 FR
Organic share↑
1.43.2%#171 CH#9 ZH
Mobility & public transport
PT travel time↓
2.47 min#387 CH#7 FR
PT travel time↓
1.12 min#4 CH#1 ZH
Terrain & relief
Highest point↑
2.700 m#1'208 CH#88 FR
Highest point↑
1.870 m#869 CH#16 ZH
Mean elevation↑
1.617 m#957 CH#85 FR
Mean elevation↑
2.484 m#1'512 CH#88 ZH
Vertical range↑
2.170 m#1'488 CH#78 FR
Vertical range↑
1.479 m#711 CH#6 ZH
Mean slope↑
1.10.1°#920 CH#21 FR
Mean slope↑
2.5.5°#1'463 CH#96 ZH
Energy & electricity
Roof potential↑
2.137 GWh#38 CH#2 FR
Roof potential↑
1.1'133 GWh#1 CH#1 ZH
Solar potential per capita↑
1.3'465 kWh#2'078 CH#118 FR
Solar potential per capita↑
2.2'571 kWh#2'103 CH#160 ZH
Tariff H4↓
2.26.48 Rp./kWh#973 CH#56 FR
Tariff H4↓
1.24.63 Rp./kWh#348 CH#132 ZH

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