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Geneva vs Herisau: municipalities compared

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

Geneva
Canton GE
Herisau
Canton AR
Population & demographics
Residents↑
1.211'152#2 CH#1 GE
Residents↑
2.16'100#88 CH#1 AR
Population growth↑
1.1%#797 CH#19 GE
Population growth↑
2.1%#813 CH#9 AR
Women↑
1.52%#149 CH#15 GE
Women↑
2.49.6%#1'208 CH#9 AR
Children & youth (0–19)↑
2.17.8%#1'705 CH#45 GE
Children & youth (0–19)↑
1.19.6%#1'276 CH#14 AR
Residents 65+↑
2.16%#1'905 CH#37 GE
Residents 65+↑
1.21.4%#972 CH#16 AR
Density↑
1.11'538/km²#1 CH#1 GE
Density↑
2.639/km²#405 CH#1 AR
Jobs per resident↑
1.0.92#110 CH#6 GE
Jobs per resident↑
2.0.64#280 CH#2 AR
Foreign residents↑
1.50.6%#12 CH#2 GE
Foreign residents↑
2.26.1%#498 CH#1 AR
Taxes
Tax↓
2.15'484#1'092 CH#30 GE
Tax↓
1.14'373#901 CH#14 AR
Climate
Avg. temp.↑
1.11°C#88 CH#20 GE
Avg. temp.↑
2.8.9°C#1'428 CH#10 AR
Sunshine↑
1.47.5%#373 CH#20 GE
Sunshine↑
2.41.1%#1'377 CH#7 AR
Precipitation↑
2.903 mm#1'940 CH#20 GE
Precipitation↑
1.1'246 mm#596 CH#14 AR
Politics & elections
Turnout↑
2.50.6%#1'738 CH#39 GE
Turnout↑
1.52.5%#1'535 CH#19 AR
Divergence↑
1.29.4%#90 CH#1 GE
Divergence↑
2.16.7%#778 CH#11 AR
Agreement↑
2.70.6%#1'385 CH#39 GE
Agreement↑
1.83.3%#669 CH#4 AR
SVP strength↑
2.13.5%#2'034 CH#40 GE
SVP strength↑
1.52.8%#168 CH#10 AR
SP strength↑
1.22.9%#278 CH#1 GE
SP strength↑
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Centre strength↑
2.6%#1'688 CH#43 GE
Centre strength↑
1.22.5%#427 CH#1 AR
FDP strength↑
2.13.2%#1'017 CH#37 GE
FDP strength↑
1.24.1%#267 CH#17 AR
GLP strength↑
1.6.3%#923 CH#31 GE
GLP strength↑
–
Green strength↑
1.16.9%#71 CH#9 GE
Green strength↑
–
Geography
Area↑
2.18.3 km²#527 CH#2 GE
Area↑
1.25.2 km²#365 CH#2 AR
Elevation↑
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Elevation↑
1.771 m#463 CH#17 AR
Second-home share↑
1.16.9%#453 CH#8 GE
Second-home share↑
2.15.9%#511 CH#10 AR
Organic share↑
2.14.3%#959 CH#30 GE
Organic share↑
1.26.1%#415 CH#6 AR
Mobility & public transport
PT travel time↓
1.7 min#1 CH#1 GE
PT travel time↓
2.111 min#1'855 CH#5 AR
Terrain & relief
Highest point↑
2.458 m#2'010 CH#24 GE
Highest point↑
1.992 m#737 CH#15 AR
Mean elevation↑
2.397 m#1'989 CH#37 GE
Mean elevation↑
1.796 m#618 CH#15 AR
Vertical range↑
2.89 m#1'892 CH#14 GE
Vertical range↑
1.403 m#811 CH#13 AR
Mean slope↑
2.2.6°#1'950 CH#17 GE
Mean slope↑
1.12.7°#718 CH#18 AR
Energy & electricity
Roof potential↑
1.420 GWh#6 CH#1 GE
Roof potential↑
2.91 GWh#105 CH#1 AR
Solar potential per capita↑
2.1'990 kWh#2'106 CH#44 GE
Solar potential per capita↑
1.5'682 kWh#1'870 CH#20 AR
Tariff H4↓
1.24.43 Rp./kWh#298 CH#20 GE
Tariff H4↓
2.29.11 Rp./kWh#1'648 CH#3 AR

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