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Lugano vs Zurich: municipalities compared

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

Lugano
Canton TI
Zurich
Canton ZH
Population & demographics
Residents↑
2.63'691#9 CH#1 TI
Residents↑
1.440'935#1 CH#1 ZH
Population growth↑
2.0.1%#1'356 CH#45 TI
Population growth↑
1.1%#793 CH#67 ZH
Women↑
1.51.6%#215 CH#31 TI
Women↑
2.49.7%#1'101 CH#105 ZH
Children & youth (0–19)↑
2.16.6%#1'873 CH#55 TI
Children & youth (0–19)↑
1.17.7%#1'708 CH#155 ZH
Residents 65+↑
1.23.1%#658 CH#67 TI
Residents 65+↑
2.14.3%#2'028 CH#153 ZH
Density↑
2.739/km²#333 CH#26 TI
Density↑
1.4'799/km²#13 CH#1 ZH
Jobs per resident↑
2.0.92#109 CH#16 TI
Jobs per resident↑
1.1.24#54 CH#3 ZH
Foreign residents↑
1.40.9%#70 CH#8 TI
Foreign residents↑
2.34.2%#174 CH#13 ZH
Taxes
Tax↓
2.13'475#683 CH#30 TI
Tax↓
1.11'848#284 CH#144 ZH
Climate
Avg. temp.↑
1.11.4°C#24 CH#24 TI
Avg. temp.↑
2.10.1°C#383 CH#16 ZH
Sunshine↑
1.55.1%#72 CH#49 TI
Sunshine↑
2.41%#1'393 CH#50 ZH
Precipitation↑
1.1'783 mm#85 CH#43 TI
Precipitation↑
2.1'077 mm#1'239 CH#99 ZH
Politics & elections
Turnout↑
2.51.8%#1'613 CH#79 TI
Turnout↑
1.60%#588 CH#86 ZH
Divergence↑
2.21.6%#428 CH#52 TI
Divergence↑
1.22.5%#335 CH#14 ZH
Agreement↑
1.78.4%#1'049 CH#22 TI
Agreement↑
2.77.5%#1'071 CH#133 ZH
SVP strength↑
1.16.1%#1'946 CH#42 TI
SVP strength↑
2.14.3%#2'012 CH#160 ZH
SP strength↑
2.11.9%#1'311 CH#52 TI
SP strength↑
1.33%#24 CH#1 ZH
Centre strength↑
1.14.1%#896 CH#78 TI
Centre strength↑
2.6.2%#1'661 CH#141 ZH
FDP strength↑
1.20.3%#432 CH#44 TI
FDP strength↑
2.11.1%#1'260 CH#70 ZH
GLP strength↑
2.2%#1'762 CH#21 TI
GLP strength↑
1.13.6%#67 CH#31 ZH
Green strength↑
2.8.9%#730 CH#46 TI
Green strength↑
1.14.7%#147 CH#2 ZH
Geography
Area↑
2.86.2 km²#89 CH#13 TI
Area↑
1.91.9 km²#80 CH#1 ZH
Elevation↑
2.283 m#2'072 CH#83 TI
Elevation↑
1.408 m#1'852 CH#139 ZH
Second-home share↑
1.15.2%#563 CH#78 TI
Second-home share↑
2.9%#1'395 CH#27 ZH
Organic share↑
2.15.6%#847 CH#34 TI
Organic share↑
1.43.2%#171 CH#9 ZH
Mobility & public transport
PT travel time↓
2.23 min#38 CH#19 TI
PT travel time↓
1.12 min#4 CH#1 ZH
Terrain & relief
Highest point↑
1.2'109 m#332 CH#30 TI
Highest point↑
2.870 m#869 CH#16 ZH
Mean elevation↑
1.755 m#667 CH#42 TI
Mean elevation↑
2.484 m#1'512 CH#88 ZH
Vertical range↑
1.1'838 m#245 CH#28 TI
Vertical range↑
2.479 m#711 CH#6 ZH
Mean slope↑
1.21.6°#357 CH#50 TI
Mean slope↑
2.5.5°#1'463 CH#96 ZH
Energy & electricity
Roof potential↑
2.364 GWh#7 CH#1 TI
Roof potential↑
1.1'133 GWh#1 CH#1 ZH
Solar potential per capita↑
1.5'714 kWh#1'867 CH#96 TI
Solar potential per capita↑
2.2'571 kWh#2'103 CH#160 ZH
Tariff H4↓
2.25.91 Rp./kWh#838 CH#25 TI
Tariff H4↓
1.24.63 Rp./kWh#348 CH#132 ZH

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