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Olten vs St. Gallen: municipalities compared

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

Olten
Canton SO
St. Gallen
Canton SG
Population & demographics
Residents↑
2.19'265#61 CH#1 SO
Residents↑
1.79'487#8 CH#1 SG
Population growth↑
1.1.1%#726 CH#32 SO
Population growth↑
2.0.8%#911 CH#30 SG
Women↑
1.50.3%#729 CH#37 SO
Women↑
1.50.3%#733 CH#13 SG
Children & youth (0–19)↑
2.17.1%#1'805 CH#94 SO
Children & youth (0–19)↑
1.18.3%#1'619 CH#68 SG
Residents 65+↑
1.19%#1'435 CH#91 SO
Residents 65+↑
2.18%#1'647 CH#59 SG
Density↑
2.1'677/km²#100 CH#5 SO
Density↑
1.2'018/km²#75 CH#4 SG
Jobs per resident↑
1.1.22#58 CH#3 SO
Jobs per resident↑
2.1.09#74 CH#1 SG
Foreign residents↑
2.32.5%#220 CH#13 SO
Foreign residents↑
1.34.6%#167 CH#9 SG
Taxes
Tax↓
2.15'926#1'246 CH#15 SO
Tax↓
1.15'139#1'029 CH#72 SG
Climate
Avg. temp.↑
1.9.5°C#976 CH#47 SO
Avg. temp.↑
2.9.3°C#1'156 CH#34 SG
Sunshine↑
1.40.1%#1'812 CH#87 SO
Sunshine↑
2.39.6%#2'020 CH#70 SG
Precipitation↑
2.1'066 mm#1'291 CH#85 SO
Precipitation↑
1.1'290 mm#508 CH#32 SG
Politics & elections
Turnout↑
1.55%#1'207 CH#43 SO
Turnout↑
2.52.2%#1'566 CH#63 SG
Divergence↑
2.12.9%#1'037 CH#37 SO
Divergence↑
1.13.7%#1'008 CH#55 SG
Agreement↑
1.87.1%#421 CH#39 SO
Agreement↑
2.86.3%#464 CH#14 SG
SVP strength↑
2.16%#1'953 CH#102 SO
SVP strength↑
1.18.4%#1'861 CH#75 SG
SP strength↑
1.25.6%#152 CH#5 SO
SP strength↑
1.25.6%#153 CH#1 SG
Centre strength↑
2.11.3%#1'086 CH#91 SO
Centre strength↑
1.12.7%#981 CH#71 SG
FDP strength↑
1.15.7%#761 CH#55 SO
FDP strength↑
2.14.3%#893 CH#37 SG
GLP strength↑
2.8.8%#464 CH#4 SO
GLP strength↑
1.9.2%#408 CH#2 SG
Green strength↑
1.19.5%#29 CH#1 SO
Green strength↑
2.15.5%#116 CH#1 SG
Geography
Area↑
2.11.5 km²#854 CH#20 SO
Area↑
1.39.4 km²#230 CH#20 SG
Elevation↑
2.396 m#1'912 CH#96 SO
Elevation↑
1.675 m#650 CH#22 SG
Second-home share↑
2.12.6%#827 CH#18 SO
Second-home share↑
1.14.7%#597 CH#11 SG
Organic share↑
2.0%#1'780 CH#96 SO
Organic share↑
1.28%#382 CH#5 SG
Mobility & public transport
PT travel time↓
1.53 min#560 CH#16 SO
PT travel time↓
2.93 min#1'607 CH#29 SG
Terrain & relief
Highest point↑
2.689 m#1'242 CH#51 SO
Highest point↑
1.1'067 m#686 CH#31 SG
Mean elevation↑
2.446 m#1'749 CH#82 SO
Mean elevation↑
1.723 m#716 CH#27 SG
Vertical range↑
2.308 m#980 CH#48 SO
Vertical range↑
1.568 m#638 CH#30 SG
Mean slope↑
2.9°#1'013 CH#49 SO
Mean slope↑
1.10.1°#922 CH#38 SG
Energy & electricity
Roof potential↑
2.105 GWh#75 CH#2 SO
Roof potential↑
1.323 GWh#9 CH#1 SG
Solar potential per capita↑
1.5'426 kWh#1'914 CH#102 SO
Solar potential per capita↑
2.4'064 kWh#2'047 CH#73 SG
Tariff H4↓
1.29.73 Rp./kWh#1'729 CH#56 SO
Tariff H4↓
2.31.33 Rp./kWh#1'961 CH#46 SG

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