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Geneva vs Zurich: municipalities compared

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

Geneva
Canton GE
Zurich
Canton ZH
Population & demographics
Residents↑
2.211'152#2 CH#1 GE
Residents↑
1.440'935#1 CH#1 ZH
Population growth↑
1.1%#797 CH#19 GE
Population growth↑
1.1%#793 CH#67 ZH
Women↑
1.52%#149 CH#15 GE
Women↑
2.49.7%#1'101 CH#105 ZH
Children & youth (0–19)↑
1.17.8%#1'705 CH#45 GE
Children & youth (0–19)↑
2.17.7%#1'708 CH#155 ZH
Residents 65+↑
1.16%#1'905 CH#37 GE
Residents 65+↑
2.14.3%#2'028 CH#153 ZH
Density↑
1.11'538/km²#1 CH#1 GE
Density↑
2.4'799/km²#13 CH#1 ZH
Jobs per resident↑
2.0.92#110 CH#6 GE
Jobs per resident↑
1.1.24#54 CH#3 ZH
Foreign residents↑
1.50.6%#12 CH#2 GE
Foreign residents↑
2.34.2%#174 CH#13 ZH
Taxes
Tax↓
2.15'484#1'092 CH#30 GE
Tax↓
1.11'848#284 CH#144 ZH
Climate
Avg. temp.↑
1.11°C#88 CH#20 GE
Avg. temp.↑
2.10.1°C#383 CH#16 ZH
Sunshine↑
1.47.5%#373 CH#20 GE
Sunshine↑
2.41%#1'393 CH#50 ZH
Precipitation↑
2.903 mm#1'940 CH#20 GE
Precipitation↑
1.1'077 mm#1'239 CH#99 ZH
Politics & elections
Turnout↑
2.50.6%#1'738 CH#39 GE
Turnout↑
1.60%#588 CH#86 ZH
Divergence↑
1.29.4%#90 CH#1 GE
Divergence↑
2.22.5%#335 CH#14 ZH
Agreement↑
2.70.6%#1'385 CH#39 GE
Agreement↑
1.77.5%#1'071 CH#133 ZH
SVP strength↑
2.13.5%#2'034 CH#40 GE
SVP strength↑
1.14.3%#2'012 CH#160 ZH
SP strength↑
2.22.9%#278 CH#1 GE
SP strength↑
1.33%#24 CH#1 ZH
Centre strength↑
2.6%#1'688 CH#43 GE
Centre strength↑
1.6.2%#1'661 CH#141 ZH
FDP strength↑
1.13.2%#1'017 CH#37 GE
FDP strength↑
2.11.1%#1'260 CH#70 ZH
GLP strength↑
2.6.3%#923 CH#31 GE
GLP strength↑
1.13.6%#67 CH#31 ZH
Green strength↑
1.16.9%#71 CH#9 GE
Green strength↑
2.14.7%#147 CH#2 ZH
Geography
Area↑
2.18.3 km²#527 CH#2 GE
Area↑
1.91.9 km²#80 CH#1 ZH
Elevation↑
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Elevation↑
1.408 m#1'852 CH#139 ZH
Second-home share↑
1.16.9%#453 CH#8 GE
Second-home share↑
2.9%#1'395 CH#27 ZH
Organic share↑
2.14.3%#959 CH#30 GE
Organic share↑
1.43.2%#171 CH#9 ZH
Mobility & public transport
PT travel time↓
1.7 min#1 CH#1 GE
PT travel time↓
2.12 min#4 CH#1 ZH
Terrain & relief
Highest point↑
2.458 m#2'010 CH#24 GE
Highest point↑
1.870 m#869 CH#16 ZH
Mean elevation↑
2.397 m#1'989 CH#37 GE
Mean elevation↑
1.484 m#1'512 CH#88 ZH
Vertical range↑
2.89 m#1'892 CH#14 GE
Vertical range↑
1.479 m#711 CH#6 ZH
Mean slope↑
2.2.6°#1'950 CH#17 GE
Mean slope↑
1.5.5°#1'463 CH#96 ZH
Energy & electricity
Roof potential↑
2.420 GWh#6 CH#1 GE
Roof potential↑
1.1'133 GWh#1 CH#1 ZH
Solar potential per capita↑
2.1'990 kWh#2'106 CH#44 GE
Solar potential per capita↑
1.2'571 kWh#2'103 CH#160 ZH
Tariff H4↓
1.24.43 Rp./kWh#298 CH#20 GE
Tariff H4↓
2.24.63 Rp./kWh#348 CH#132 ZH

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