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Olten vs Zurich: municipalities compared

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

Olten
Canton SO
Zurich
Canton ZH
Population & demographics
Residents↑
2.19'265#61 CH#1 SO
Residents↑
1.440'935#1 CH#1 ZH
Population growth↑
1.1.1%#726 CH#32 SO
Population growth↑
2.1%#793 CH#67 ZH
Women↑
1.50.3%#729 CH#37 SO
Women↑
2.49.7%#1'101 CH#105 ZH
Children & youth (0–19)↑
2.17.1%#1'805 CH#94 SO
Children & youth (0–19)↑
1.17.7%#1'708 CH#155 ZH
Residents 65+↑
1.19%#1'435 CH#91 SO
Residents 65+↑
2.14.3%#2'028 CH#153 ZH
Density↑
2.1'677/km²#100 CH#5 SO
Density↑
1.4'799/km²#13 CH#1 ZH
Jobs per resident↑
2.1.22#58 CH#3 SO
Jobs per resident↑
1.1.24#54 CH#3 ZH
Foreign residents↑
2.32.5%#220 CH#13 SO
Foreign residents↑
1.34.2%#174 CH#13 ZH
Taxes
Tax↓
2.15'926#1'246 CH#15 SO
Tax↓
1.11'848#284 CH#144 ZH
Climate
Avg. temp.↑
2.9.5°C#976 CH#47 SO
Avg. temp.↑
1.10.1°C#383 CH#16 ZH
Sunshine↑
2.40.1%#1'812 CH#87 SO
Sunshine↑
1.41%#1'393 CH#50 ZH
Precipitation↑
2.1'066 mm#1'291 CH#85 SO
Precipitation↑
1.1'077 mm#1'239 CH#99 ZH
Politics & elections
Turnout↑
2.55%#1'207 CH#43 SO
Turnout↑
1.60%#588 CH#86 ZH
Divergence↑
2.12.9%#1'037 CH#37 SO
Divergence↑
1.22.5%#335 CH#14 ZH
Agreement↑
1.87.1%#421 CH#39 SO
Agreement↑
2.77.5%#1'071 CH#133 ZH
SVP strength↑
1.16%#1'953 CH#102 SO
SVP strength↑
2.14.3%#2'012 CH#160 ZH
SP strength↑
2.25.6%#152 CH#5 SO
SP strength↑
1.33%#24 CH#1 ZH
Centre strength↑
1.11.3%#1'086 CH#91 SO
Centre strength↑
2.6.2%#1'661 CH#141 ZH
FDP strength↑
1.15.7%#761 CH#55 SO
FDP strength↑
2.11.1%#1'260 CH#70 ZH
GLP strength↑
2.8.8%#464 CH#4 SO
GLP strength↑
1.13.6%#67 CH#31 ZH
Green strength↑
1.19.5%#29 CH#1 SO
Green strength↑
2.14.7%#147 CH#2 ZH
Geography
Area↑
2.11.5 km²#854 CH#20 SO
Area↑
1.91.9 km²#80 CH#1 ZH
Elevation↑
2.396 m#1'912 CH#96 SO
Elevation↑
1.408 m#1'852 CH#139 ZH
Second-home share↑
1.12.6%#827 CH#18 SO
Second-home share↑
2.9%#1'395 CH#27 ZH
Organic share↑
2.0%#1'780 CH#96 SO
Organic share↑
1.43.2%#171 CH#9 ZH
Mobility & public transport
PT travel time↓
2.53 min#560 CH#16 SO
PT travel time↓
1.12 min#4 CH#1 ZH
Terrain & relief
Highest point↑
2.689 m#1'242 CH#51 SO
Highest point↑
1.870 m#869 CH#16 ZH
Mean elevation↑
2.446 m#1'749 CH#82 SO
Mean elevation↑
1.484 m#1'512 CH#88 ZH
Vertical range↑
2.308 m#980 CH#48 SO
Vertical range↑
1.479 m#711 CH#6 ZH
Mean slope↑
1.9°#1'013 CH#49 SO
Mean slope↑
2.5.5°#1'463 CH#96 ZH
Energy & electricity
Roof potential↑
2.105 GWh#75 CH#2 SO
Roof potential↑
1.1'133 GWh#1 CH#1 ZH
Solar potential per capita↑
1.5'426 kWh#1'914 CH#102 SO
Solar potential per capita↑
2.2'571 kWh#2'103 CH#160 ZH
Tariff H4↓
2.29.73 Rp./kWh#1'729 CH#56 SO
Tariff H4↓
1.24.63 Rp./kWh#348 CH#132 ZH

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