Skip to main content
Compare

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
Foreign residents↑
1.50.6%#12 CH#2 GE
2.34.6%#167 CH#9 SG
Children & youth (0–19)↑
2.17.8%#1'705 CH#45 GE
1.18.3%#1'619 CH#68 SG
Residents 65+↑
2.16%#1'905 CH#37 GE
1.18%#1'647 CH#59 SG
Density↑
1.11'538/km²#1 CH#1 GE
2.2'018/km²#75 CH#4 SG
Residents↑
1.211'152#2 CH#1 GE
2.79'487#8 CH#1 SG
Women↑
1.52%#149 CH#15 GE
2.50.3%#733 CH#13 SG
Taxes
Tax↓
2.15'484#1'092 CH#30 GE
1.15'139#1'029 CH#72 SG
Climate
Avg. temp.↑
1.11°C#88 CH#20 GE
2.9.3°C#1'156 CH#34 SG
Sunshine↑
1.47.5%#373 CH#20 GE
2.39.6%#2'020 CH#70 SG
Precipitation↑
2.903 mm#1'940 CH#20 GE
1.1'290 mm#508 CH#32 SG
Politics & elections
Turnout↑
2.49.9%#1'712 CH#39 GE
1.51.3%#1'561 CH#61 SG
Divergence↑
1.30%#86 CH#1 GE
2.14%#1'008 CH#55 SG
Agreement↑
2.70%#1'387 CH#39 GE
1.86%#464 CH#14 SG
SVP strength↑
2.13.5%#2'030 CH#40 GE
1.18.4%#1'857 CH#75 SG
SP strength↑
2.22.9%#276 CH#1 GE
1.25.6%#152 CH#1 SG
Centre strength↑
2.6%#1'684 CH#43 GE
1.12.7%#977 CH#71 SG
FDP strength↑
2.13.2%#1'014 CH#37 GE
1.14.3%#892 CH#37 SG
GLP strength↑
2.6.3%#921 CH#31 GE
1.9.2%#409 CH#2 SG
Green strength↑
1.16.9%#70 CH#9 GE
2.15.5%#114 CH#1 SG
Geography
Area↑
2.18.3 km²#527 CH#2 GE
1.39.4 km²#230 CH#20 SG
Elevation↑
–
1.675 m#649 CH#22 SG
PT travel time↓
1.7 min#1 CH#1 GE
2.93 min#1'607 CH#29 SG
Terrain & relief
Highest point↑
2.458 m#2'010 CH#24 GE
1.1'067 m#686 CH#31 SG
Mean elevation↑
2.397 m#1'989 CH#37 GE
1.723 m#716 CH#27 SG
Vertical range↑
2.89 m#1'892 CH#14 GE
1.568 m#638 CH#30 SG
Mean slope↑
2.2.6°#1'950 CH#17 GE
1.10.1°#922 CH#38 SG
Energy & electricity
Roof potential↑
1.420 GWh#6 CH#1 GE
2.323 GWh#9 CH#1 SG
Tariff H4↓
1.24.88 Rp./kWh#260 CH#20 GE
2.30.59 Rp./kWh#1'764 CH#44 SG

Add more municipalities to this comparison