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Lugano vs St. Gallen: municipalities compared

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

	Lugano Canton TI	St. Gallen Canton SG
Population & demographics
Residents↑	Residents↑ 2.63'691#9 CH #1 TI	Residents↑ 1.79'487#8 CH #1 SG
Population growth↑	Population growth↑ 2.0.1%#1'356 CH #45 TI	Population growth↑ 1.0.8%#911 CH #30 SG
Women↑	Women↑ 1.51.6%#215 CH #31 TI	Women↑ 2.50.3%#733 CH #13 SG
Children & youth (0–19)↑	Children & youth (0–19)↑ 2.16.6%#1'873 CH #55 TI	Children & youth (0–19)↑ 1.18.3%#1'619 CH #68 SG
Residents 65+↑	Residents 65+↑ 1.23.1%#658 CH #67 TI	Residents 65+↑ 2.18%#1'647 CH #59 SG
Density↑	Density↑ 2.739/km²#333 CH #26 TI	Density↑ 1.2'018/km²#75 CH #4 SG
Jobs per resident↑	Jobs per resident↑ 2.0.92#109 CH #16 TI	Jobs per resident↑ 1.1.09#74 CH #1 SG
Foreign residents↑	Foreign residents↑ 1.40.9%#70 CH #8 TI	Foreign residents↑ 2.34.6%#167 CH #9 SG
Taxes
Tax↓	Tax↓ 1.13'475#683 CH #30 TI	Tax↓ 2.15'139#1'029 CH #72 SG
Climate
Avg. temp.↑	Avg. temp.↑ 1.11.4°C#24 CH #24 TI	Avg. temp.↑ 2.9.3°C#1'156 CH #34 SG
Sunshine↑	Sunshine↑ 1.55.1%#72 CH #49 TI	Sunshine↑ 2.39.6%#2'020 CH #70 SG
Precipitation↑	Precipitation↑ 1.1'783 mm#85 CH #43 TI	Precipitation↑ 2.1'290 mm#508 CH #32 SG
Politics & elections
Turnout↑	Turnout↑ 2.51.8%#1'613 CH #79 TI	Turnout↑ 1.52.2%#1'566 CH #63 SG
Divergence↑	Divergence↑ 1.21.6%#428 CH #52 TI	Divergence↑ 2.13.7%#1'008 CH #55 SG
Agreement↑	Agreement↑ 2.78.4%#1'049 CH #22 TI	Agreement↑ 1.86.3%#464 CH #14 SG
SVP strength↑	SVP strength↑ 2.16.1%#1'946 CH #42 TI	SVP strength↑ 1.18.4%#1'861 CH #75 SG
SP strength↑	SP strength↑ 2.11.9%#1'311 CH #52 TI	SP strength↑ 1.25.6%#153 CH #1 SG
Centre strength↑	Centre strength↑ 1.14.1%#896 CH #78 TI	Centre strength↑ 2.12.7%#981 CH #71 SG
FDP strength↑	FDP strength↑ 1.20.3%#432 CH #44 TI	FDP strength↑ 2.14.3%#893 CH #37 SG
GLP strength↑	GLP strength↑ 2.2%#1'762 CH #21 TI	GLP strength↑ 1.9.2%#408 CH #2 SG
Green strength↑	Green strength↑ 2.8.9%#730 CH #46 TI	Green strength↑ 1.15.5%#116 CH #1 SG
Geography
Area↑	Area↑ 1.86.2 km²#89 CH #13 TI	Area↑ 2.39.4 km²#230 CH #20 SG
Elevation↑	Elevation↑ 2.283 m#2'072 CH #83 TI	Elevation↑ 1.675 m#650 CH #22 SG
Second-home share↑	Second-home share↑ 1.15.2%#563 CH #78 TI	Second-home share↑ 2.14.7%#597 CH #11 SG
Organic share↑	Organic share↑ 2.15.6%#847 CH #34 TI	Organic share↑ 1.28%#382 CH #5 SG
Mobility & public transport
PT travel time↓	PT travel time↓ 1.23 min#38 CH #19 TI	PT travel time↓ 2.93 min#1'607 CH #29 SG
Terrain & relief
Highest point↑	Highest point↑ 1.2'109 m#332 CH #30 TI	Highest point↑ 2.1'067 m#686 CH #31 SG
Mean elevation↑	Mean elevation↑ 1.755 m#667 CH #42 TI	Mean elevation↑ 2.723 m#716 CH #27 SG
Vertical range↑	Vertical range↑ 1.1'838 m#245 CH #28 TI	Vertical range↑ 2.568 m#638 CH #30 SG
Mean slope↑	Mean slope↑ 1.21.6°#357 CH #50 TI	Mean slope↑ 2.10.1°#922 CH #38 SG
Energy & electricity
Roof potential↑	Roof potential↑ 1.364 GWh#7 CH #1 TI	Roof potential↑ 2.323 GWh#9 CH #1 SG
Solar potential per capita↑	Solar potential per capita↑ 1.5'714 kWh#1'867 CH #96 TI	Solar potential per capita↑ 2.4'064 kWh#2'047 CH #73 SG
Tariff H4↓	Tariff H4↓ 1.25.91 Rp./kWh#838 CH #25 TI	Tariff H4↓ 2.31.33 Rp./kWh#1'961 CH #46 SG

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