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Lucerne vs Zurich: municipalities compared

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

Lucerne
Canton LU
Zurich
Canton ZH
Population & demographics
Residents↑
2.86'699#7 CH#1 LU
Residents↑
1.440'935#1 CH#1 ZH
Population growth↑
2.0.5%#1'078 CH#41 LU
Population growth↑
1.1%#793 CH#67 ZH
Women↑
1.51.3%#287 CH#4 LU
Women↑
2.49.7%#1'101 CH#105 ZH
Children & youth (0–19)↑
2.16.5%#1'878 CH#77 LU
Children & youth (0–19)↑
1.17.7%#1'708 CH#155 ZH
Residents 65+↑
1.19.4%#1'351 CH#30 LU
Residents 65+↑
2.14.3%#2'028 CH#153 ZH
Density↑
2.2'318/km²#52 CH#1 LU
Density↑
1.4'799/km²#13 CH#1 ZH
Jobs per resident↑
2.0.98#91 CH#4 LU
Jobs per resident↑
1.1.24#54 CH#3 ZH
Foreign residents↑
2.28.2%#394 CH#7 LU
Foreign residents↑
1.34.2%#174 CH#13 ZH
Taxes
Tax↓
1.11'535#213 CH#8 LU
Tax↓
2.11'848#284 CH#144 ZH
Climate
Avg. temp.↑
1.10.1°C#393 CH#6 LU
Avg. temp.↑
1.10.1°C#383 CH#16 ZH
Sunshine↑
2.40.4%#1'640 CH#64 LU
Sunshine↑
1.41%#1'393 CH#50 ZH
Precipitation↑
1.1'090 mm#1'159 CH#69 LU
Precipitation↑
2.1'077 mm#1'239 CH#99 ZH
Politics & elections
Turnout↑
2.58.7%#730 CH#39 LU
Turnout↑
1.60%#588 CH#86 ZH
Divergence↑
2.17.6%#677 CH#26 LU
Divergence↑
1.22.5%#335 CH#14 ZH
Agreement↑
1.82.4%#726 CH#46 LU
Agreement↑
2.77.5%#1'071 CH#133 ZH
SVP strength↑
1.14.7%#2'002 CH#79 LU
SVP strength↑
2.14.3%#2'012 CH#160 ZH
SP strength↑
2.28.7%#73 CH#1 LU
SP strength↑
1.33%#24 CH#1 ZH
Centre strength↑
1.17.2%#683 CH#79 LU
Centre strength↑
2.6.2%#1'661 CH#141 ZH
FDP strength↑
1.12.7%#1'062 CH#55 LU
FDP strength↑
2.11.1%#1'260 CH#70 ZH
GLP strength↑
2.9%#429 CH#7 LU
GLP strength↑
1.13.6%#67 CH#31 ZH
Green strength↑
1.15.6%#112 CH#1 LU
Green strength↑
2.14.7%#147 CH#2 ZH
Geography
Area↑
2.37.4 km²#243 CH#12 LU
Area↑
1.91.9 km²#80 CH#1 ZH
Elevation↑
1.436 m#1'649 CH#74 LU
Elevation↑
2.408 m#1'852 CH#139 ZH
Second-home share↑
1.10.1%#1'190 CH#24 LU
Second-home share↑
2.9%#1'395 CH#27 ZH
Organic share↑
2.20%#622 CH#18 LU
Organic share↑
1.43.2%#171 CH#9 ZH
Mobility & public transport
PT travel time↓
2.72 min#1'141 CH#9 LU
PT travel time↓
1.12 min#4 CH#1 ZH
Terrain & relief
Highest point↑
1.1'073 m#680 CH#16 LU
Highest point↑
2.870 m#869 CH#16 ZH
Mean elevation↑
1.488 m#1'487 CH#72 LU
Mean elevation↑
2.484 m#1'512 CH#88 ZH
Vertical range↑
1.654 m#583 CH#15 LU
Vertical range↑
2.479 m#711 CH#6 ZH
Mean slope↑
1.7.5°#1'160 CH#42 LU
Mean slope↑
2.5.5°#1'463 CH#96 ZH
Energy & electricity
Roof potential↑
2.253 GWh#13 CH#1 LU
Roof potential↑
1.1'133 GWh#1 CH#1 ZH
Solar potential per capita↑
1.2'913 kWh#2'095 CH#79 LU
Solar potential per capita↑
2.2'571 kWh#2'103 CH#160 ZH
Tariff H4↓
2.25.56 Rp./kWh#516 CH#71 LU
Tariff H4↓
1.24.63 Rp./kWh#348 CH#132 ZH

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