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Geneva vs Lucerne: municipalities compared

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

Geneva
Canton GE
Lucerne
Canton LU
Population & demographics
Foreign residents↑
1.50.6%#12 CH#2 GE
2.28.2%#394 CH#7 LU
Children & youth (0–19)↑
1.17.8%#1'705 CH#45 GE
2.16.5%#1'878 CH#77 LU
Residents 65+↑
2.16%#1'905 CH#37 GE
1.19.4%#1'351 CH#30 LU
Density↑
1.11'538/km²#1 CH#1 GE
2.2'318/km²#52 CH#1 LU
Residents↑
1.211'152#2 CH#1 GE
2.86'699#7 CH#1 LU
Women↑
1.52%#149 CH#15 GE
2.51.3%#287 CH#4 LU
Taxes
Tax↓
2.15'484#1'092 CH#30 GE
1.11'535#213 CH#8 LU
Climate
Avg. temp.↑
1.11°C#88 CH#20 GE
2.10.1°C#393 CH#6 LU
Sunshine↑
1.47.5%#373 CH#20 GE
2.40.4%#1'640 CH#64 LU
Precipitation↑
2.903 mm#1'940 CH#20 GE
1.1'090 mm#1'159 CH#69 LU
Politics & elections
Turnout↑
2.49.9%#1'712 CH#39 GE
1.58.1%#675 CH#34 LU
Divergence↑
1.30%#86 CH#1 GE
2.18%#677 CH#26 LU
Agreement↑
2.70%#1'387 CH#39 GE
1.82%#726 CH#46 LU
SVP strength↑
2.13.5%#2'030 CH#40 GE
1.14.7%#1'998 CH#79 LU
SP strength↑
2.22.9%#276 CH#1 GE
1.28.7%#73 CH#1 LU
Centre strength↑
2.6%#1'684 CH#43 GE
1.17.2%#681 CH#79 LU
FDP strength↑
1.13.2%#1'014 CH#37 GE
2.12.7%#1'059 CH#55 LU
GLP strength↑
2.6.3%#921 CH#31 GE
1.9%#429 CH#7 LU
Green strength↑
1.16.9%#70 CH#9 GE
2.15.6%#110 CH#1 LU
Geography
Area↑
2.18.3 km²#527 CH#2 GE
1.37.4 km²#243 CH#12 LU
Elevation↑
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1.436 m#1'649 CH#74 LU
PT travel time↓
1.7 min#1 CH#1 GE
2.72 min#1'140 CH#9 LU
Terrain & relief
Highest point↑
2.458 m#2'010 CH#24 GE
1.1'073 m#680 CH#16 LU
Mean elevation↑
2.397 m#1'989 CH#37 GE
1.488 m#1'487 CH#72 LU
Vertical range↑
2.89 m#1'892 CH#14 GE
1.654 m#583 CH#15 LU
Mean slope↑
2.2.6°#1'950 CH#17 GE
1.7.5°#1'160 CH#42 LU
Energy & electricity
Roof potential↑
1.420 GWh#6 CH#1 GE
2.253 GWh#13 CH#1 LU
Tariff H4↓
1.24.88 Rp./kWh#260 CH#20 GE
2.26.7 Rp./kWh#551 CH#70 LU

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