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Geneva vs St. Gallen: municipalities compared

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

Geneva
Canton GE
St. Gallen
Canton SG
Population & demographics
Residents↑
1.211'152#2 CH#1 GE
Residents↑
2.79'487#8 CH#1 SG
Population growth↑
1.1%#797 CH#19 GE
Population growth↑
2.0.8%#911 CH#30 SG
Women↑
1.52%#149 CH#15 GE
Women↑
2.50.3%#733 CH#13 SG
Children & youth (0–19)↑
2.17.8%#1'705 CH#45 GE
Children & youth (0–19)↑
1.18.3%#1'619 CH#68 SG
Residents 65+↑
2.16%#1'905 CH#37 GE
Residents 65+↑
1.18%#1'647 CH#59 SG
Density↑
1.11'538/km²#1 CH#1 GE
Density↑
2.2'018/km²#75 CH#4 SG
Jobs per resident↑
2.0.92#110 CH#6 GE
Jobs per resident↑
1.1.09#74 CH#1 SG
Foreign residents↑
1.50.6%#12 CH#2 GE
Foreign residents↑
2.34.6%#167 CH#9 SG
Taxes
Tax↓
2.15'484#1'092 CH#30 GE
Tax↓
1.15'139#1'029 CH#72 SG
Climate
Avg. temp.↑
1.11°C#88 CH#20 GE
Avg. temp.↑
2.9.3°C#1'156 CH#34 SG
Sunshine↑
1.47.5%#373 CH#20 GE
Sunshine↑
2.39.6%#2'020 CH#70 SG
Precipitation↑
2.903 mm#1'940 CH#20 GE
Precipitation↑
1.1'290 mm#508 CH#32 SG
Politics & elections
Turnout↑
2.50.6%#1'738 CH#39 GE
Turnout↑
1.52.2%#1'566 CH#63 SG
Divergence↑
1.29.4%#90 CH#1 GE
Divergence↑
2.13.7%#1'008 CH#55 SG
Agreement↑
2.70.6%#1'385 CH#39 GE
Agreement↑
1.86.3%#464 CH#14 SG
SVP strength↑
2.13.5%#2'034 CH#40 GE
SVP strength↑
1.18.4%#1'861 CH#75 SG
SP strength↑
2.22.9%#278 CH#1 GE
SP strength↑
1.25.6%#153 CH#1 SG
Centre strength↑
2.6%#1'688 CH#43 GE
Centre strength↑
1.12.7%#981 CH#71 SG
FDP strength↑
2.13.2%#1'017 CH#37 GE
FDP strength↑
1.14.3%#893 CH#37 SG
GLP strength↑
2.6.3%#923 CH#31 GE
GLP strength↑
1.9.2%#408 CH#2 SG
Green strength↑
1.16.9%#71 CH#9 GE
Green strength↑
2.15.5%#116 CH#1 SG
Geography
Area↑
2.18.3 km²#527 CH#2 GE
Area↑
1.39.4 km²#230 CH#20 SG
Elevation↑
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Elevation↑
1.675 m#650 CH#22 SG
Second-home share↑
1.16.9%#453 CH#8 GE
Second-home share↑
2.14.7%#597 CH#11 SG
Organic share↑
2.14.3%#959 CH#30 GE
Organic share↑
1.28%#382 CH#5 SG
Mobility & public transport
PT travel time↓
1.7 min#1 CH#1 GE
PT travel time↓
2.93 min#1'607 CH#29 SG
Terrain & relief
Highest point↑
2.458 m#2'010 CH#24 GE
Highest point↑
1.1'067 m#686 CH#31 SG
Mean elevation↑
2.397 m#1'989 CH#37 GE
Mean elevation↑
1.723 m#716 CH#27 SG
Vertical range↑
2.89 m#1'892 CH#14 GE
Vertical range↑
1.568 m#638 CH#30 SG
Mean slope↑
2.2.6°#1'950 CH#17 GE
Mean slope↑
1.10.1°#922 CH#38 SG
Energy & electricity
Roof potential↑
1.420 GWh#6 CH#1 GE
Roof potential↑
2.323 GWh#9 CH#1 SG
Solar potential per capita↑
2.1'990 kWh#2'106 CH#44 GE
Solar potential per capita↑
1.4'064 kWh#2'047 CH#73 SG
Tariff H4↓
1.24.43 Rp./kWh#298 CH#20 GE
Tariff H4↓
2.31.33 Rp./kWh#1'961 CH#46 SG

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