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Glarus Nord vs St. Gallen: municipalities compared

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

	Glarus Nord Canton GL	St. Gallen Canton SG
Population & demographics
Foreign residents↑	2.28.4%#383 CH #2 GL	1.34.6%#167 CH #9 SG
Children & youth (0–19)↑	1.20.7%#910 CH #1 GL	2.18.3%#1'619 CH #68 SG
Residents 65+↑	1.19.4%#1'352 CH #3 GL	2.18%#1'647 CH #59 SG
Density↑	2.131/km²#1'307 CH #1 GL	1.2'018/km²#75 CH #4 SG
Residents↑	2.19'849#58 CH #1 GL	1.79'487#8 CH #1 SG
Women↑	2.49.4%#1'314 CH #2 GL	1.50.3%#733 CH #13 SG
Taxes
Tax↓	1.13'330#641 CH #2 GL	2.15'139#1'029 CH #72 SG
Climate
Avg. temp.↑	2.7.5°C#1'785 CH #2 GL	1.9.3°C#1'156 CH #34 SG
Sunshine↑	1.46.4%#521 CH #3 GL	2.39.6%#2'020 CH #70 SG
Precipitation↑	1.1'896 mm#42 CH #1 GL	2.1'290 mm#508 CH #32 SG
Politics & elections
Turnout↑	2.51.1%#1'581 CH #2 GL	1.51.3%#1'561 CH #61 SG
Divergence↑	1.17%#765 CH #2 GL	2.14%#1'008 CH #55 SG
Agreement↑	2.83%#656 CH #2 GL	1.86%#464 CH #14 SG
SVP strength↑	1.42.9%#501 CH #2 GL	2.18.4%#1'857 CH #75 SG
SP strength↑	1.25.7%#144 CH #1 GL	2.25.6%#152 CH #1 SG
Centre strength↑	1.28.5%#260 CH #2 GL	2.12.7%#977 CH #71 SG
FDP strength↑	–	1.14.3%#892 CH #37 SG
GLP strength↑	–	1.9.2%#409 CH #2 SG
Green strength↑	–	1.15.5%#114 CH #1 SG
Geography
Area↑	1.151.6 km²#32 CH #2 GL	2.39.4 km²#230 CH #20 SG
Elevation↑	2.437 m#1'641 CH #3 GL	1.675 m#649 CH #22 SG
PT travel time↓	1.79 min#1'330 CH #1 GL	2.93 min#1'607 CH #29 SG
Terrain & relief
Highest point↑	1.2'431 m#257 CH #3 GL	2.1'067 m#686 CH #31 SG
Mean elevation↑	1.1'149 m#321 CH #3 GL	2.723 m#716 CH #27 SG
Vertical range↑	1.2'020 m#193 CH #3 GL	2.568 m#638 CH #30 SG
Mean slope↑	1.23.6°#305 CH #3 GL	2.10.1°#922 CH #38 SG
Energy & electricity
Roof potential↑	2.147 GWh#33 CH #1 GL	1.323 GWh#9 CH #1 SG
Tariff H4↓	2.32.85 Rp./kWh#1'989 CH #3 GL	1.30.59 Rp./kWh#1'764 CH #44 SG

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