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Geneva vs Lugano: municipalities compared

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

Geneva
Canton GE
Lugano
Canton TI
Population & demographics
Foreign residents↑
1.50.6%#12 CH#2 GE
2.40.9%#70 CH#8 TI
Children & youth (0–19)↑
1.17.8%#1'705 CH#45 GE
2.16.6%#1'873 CH#55 TI
Residents 65+↑
2.16%#1'905 CH#37 GE
1.23.1%#658 CH#67 TI
Density↑
1.11'538/km²#1 CH#1 GE
2.739/km²#333 CH#26 TI
Residents↑
1.211'152#2 CH#1 GE
2.63'691#9 CH#1 TI
Women↑
1.52%#149 CH#15 GE
2.51.6%#215 CH#31 TI
Taxes
Tax↓
2.15'484#1'092 CH#30 GE
1.13'475#683 CH#30 TI
Climate
Avg. temp.↑
2.11°C#88 CH#20 GE
1.11.4°C#24 CH#24 TI
Sunshine↑
2.47.5%#373 CH#20 GE
1.55.1%#72 CH#49 TI
Precipitation↑
2.903 mm#1'940 CH#20 GE
1.1'783 mm#85 CH#43 TI
Politics & elections
Turnout↑
2.49.9%#1'712 CH#39 GE
1.50.9%#1'611 CH#77 TI
Divergence↑
1.30%#86 CH#1 GE
2.22%#427 CH#51 TI
Agreement↑
2.70%#1'387 CH#39 GE
1.78%#1'049 CH#22 TI
SVP strength↑
2.13.5%#2'030 CH#40 GE
1.16.1%#1'943 CH#42 TI
SP strength↑
1.22.9%#276 CH#1 GE
2.11.9%#1'306 CH#51 TI
Centre strength↑
2.6%#1'684 CH#43 GE
1.14.1%#891 CH#77 TI
FDP strength↑
2.13.2%#1'014 CH#37 GE
1.20.3%#431 CH#44 TI
GLP strength↑
1.6.3%#921 CH#31 GE
2.2%#1'759 CH#21 TI
Green strength↑
1.16.9%#70 CH#9 GE
2.8.9%#727 CH#45 TI
Geography
Area↑
2.18.3 km²#527 CH#2 GE
1.86.2 km²#89 CH#13 TI
Elevation↑
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1.283 m#2'072 CH#83 TI
PT travel time↓
1.7 min#1 CH#1 GE
2.23 min#38 CH#19 TI
Terrain & relief
Highest point↑
2.458 m#2'010 CH#24 GE
1.2'109 m#332 CH#30 TI
Mean elevation↑
2.397 m#1'989 CH#37 GE
1.755 m#667 CH#42 TI
Vertical range↑
2.89 m#1'892 CH#14 GE
1.1'838 m#245 CH#28 TI
Mean slope↑
2.2.6°#1'950 CH#17 GE
1.21.6°#357 CH#50 TI
Energy & electricity
Roof potential↑
1.420 GWh#6 CH#1 GE
2.364 GWh#7 CH#1 TI
Tariff H4↓
1.24.88 Rp./kWh#260 CH#20 GE
2.25.13 Rp./kWh#324 CH#22 TI

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