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Glarus Nord vs Zurich: municipalities compared

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

Glarus Nord
Canton GL
Zurich
Canton ZH
Population & demographics
Residents↑
2.19'849#58 CH#1 GL
Residents↑
1.440'935#1 CH#1 ZH
Population growth↑
2.0.2%#1'285 CH#2 GL
Population growth↑
1.1%#793 CH#67 ZH
Women↑
2.49.4%#1'314 CH#2 GL
Women↑
1.49.7%#1'101 CH#105 ZH
Children & youth (0–19)↑
1.20.7%#910 CH#1 GL
Children & youth (0–19)↑
2.17.7%#1'708 CH#155 ZH
Residents 65+↑
1.19.4%#1'352 CH#3 GL
Residents 65+↑
2.14.3%#2'028 CH#153 ZH
Density↑
2.131/km²#1'307 CH#1 GL
Density↑
1.4'799/km²#13 CH#1 ZH
Jobs per resident↑
2.0.47#609 CH#3 GL
Jobs per resident↑
1.1.24#54 CH#3 ZH
Foreign residents↑
2.28.4%#383 CH#2 GL
Foreign residents↑
1.34.2%#174 CH#13 ZH
Taxes
Tax↓
2.13'330#641 CH#2 GL
Tax↓
1.11'848#284 CH#144 ZH
Climate
Avg. temp.↑
2.7.5°C#1'785 CH#2 GL
Avg. temp.↑
1.10.1°C#383 CH#16 ZH
Sunshine↑
1.46.4%#521 CH#3 GL
Sunshine↑
2.41%#1'393 CH#50 ZH
Precipitation↑
1.1'896 mm#42 CH#1 GL
Precipitation↑
2.1'077 mm#1'239 CH#99 ZH
Politics & elections
Turnout↑
2.52%#1'585 CH#2 GL
Turnout↑
1.60%#588 CH#86 ZH
Divergence↑
2.16.7%#765 CH#2 GL
Divergence↑
1.22.5%#335 CH#14 ZH
Agreement↑
1.83.3%#656 CH#2 GL
Agreement↑
2.77.5%#1'071 CH#133 ZH
SVP strength↑
1.42.9%#501 CH#2 GL
SVP strength↑
2.14.3%#2'012 CH#160 ZH
SP strength↑
2.25.7%#144 CH#1 GL
SP strength↑
1.33%#24 CH#1 ZH
Centre strength↑
1.28.5%#260 CH#2 GL
Centre strength↑
2.6.2%#1'661 CH#141 ZH
FDP strength↑
–
FDP strength↑
1.11.1%#1'260 CH#70 ZH
GLP strength↑
–
GLP strength↑
1.13.6%#67 CH#31 ZH
Green strength↑
–
Green strength↑
1.14.7%#147 CH#2 ZH
Geography
Area↑
1.151.6 km²#32 CH#2 GL
Area↑
2.91.9 km²#80 CH#1 ZH
Elevation↑
1.437 m#1'641 CH#3 GL
Elevation↑
2.408 m#1'852 CH#139 ZH
Second-home share↑
1.12%#902 CH#3 GL
Second-home share↑
2.9%#1'395 CH#27 ZH
Organic share↑
2.11.4%#1'115 CH#3 GL
Organic share↑
1.43.2%#171 CH#9 ZH
Mobility & public transport
PT travel time↓
2.79 min#1'330 CH#1 GL
PT travel time↓
1.12 min#4 CH#1 ZH
Terrain & relief
Highest point↑
1.2'431 m#257 CH#3 GL
Highest point↑
2.870 m#869 CH#16 ZH
Mean elevation↑
1.1'149 m#321 CH#3 GL
Mean elevation↑
2.484 m#1'512 CH#88 ZH
Vertical range↑
1.2'020 m#193 CH#3 GL
Vertical range↑
2.479 m#711 CH#6 ZH
Mean slope↑
1.23.6°#305 CH#3 GL
Mean slope↑
2.5.5°#1'463 CH#96 ZH
Energy & electricity
Roof potential↑
2.147 GWh#33 CH#1 GL
Roof potential↑
1.1'133 GWh#1 CH#1 ZH
Solar potential per capita↑
1.7'418 kWh#1'593 CH#2 GL
Solar potential per capita↑
2.2'571 kWh#2'103 CH#160 ZH
Tariff H4↓
2.31.58 Rp./kWh#1'972 CH#3 GL
Tariff H4↓
1.24.63 Rp./kWh#348 CH#132 ZH

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