Skip to main content
Compare

Schaffhausen vs Zurich: municipalities compared

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

Schaffhausen
Canton SH
Zurich
Canton ZH
Population & demographics
Residents↑
2.39'228#17 CH#1 SH
Residents↑
1.440'935#1 CH#1 ZH
Population growth↑
2.0.7%#979 CH#17 SH
Population growth↑
1.1%#793 CH#67 ZH
Women↑
1.51%#395 CH#3 SH
Women↑
2.49.7%#1'101 CH#105 ZH
Children & youth (0–19)↑
1.17.9%#1'687 CH#19 SH
Children & youth (0–19)↑
2.17.7%#1'708 CH#155 ZH
Residents 65+↑
1.22.4%#789 CH#16 SH
Residents 65+↑
2.14.3%#2'028 CH#153 ZH
Density↑
2.937/km²#250 CH#2 SH
Density↑
1.4'799/km²#13 CH#1 ZH
Jobs per resident↑
2.0.75#181 CH#1 SH
Jobs per resident↑
1.1.24#54 CH#3 ZH
Foreign residents↑
2.31.4%#254 CH#3 SH
Foreign residents↑
1.34.2%#174 CH#13 ZH
Taxes
Tax↓
1.11'535#214 CH#5 SH
Tax↓
2.11'848#284 CH#144 ZH
Climate
Avg. temp.↑
2.9.5°C#982 CH#8 SH
Avg. temp.↑
1.10.1°C#383 CH#16 ZH
Sunshine↑
2.39.9%#1'933 CH#10 SH
Sunshine↑
1.41%#1'393 CH#50 ZH
Precipitation↑
2.867 mm#1'997 CH#14 SH
Precipitation↑
1.1'077 mm#1'239 CH#99 ZH
Politics & elections
Turnout↑
1.71.1%#49 CH#21 SH
Turnout↑
2.60%#588 CH#86 ZH
Divergence↑
2.16.7%#777 CH#12 SH
Divergence↑
1.22.5%#335 CH#14 ZH
Agreement↑
1.83.3%#668 CH#4 SH
Agreement↑
2.77.5%#1'071 CH#133 ZH
SVP strength↑
1.29.7%#1'289 CH#26 SH
SVP strength↑
2.14.3%#2'012 CH#160 ZH
SP strength↑
1.35.9%#13 CH#1 SH
SP strength↑
2.33%#24 CH#1 ZH
Centre strength↑
2.2.5%#2'025 CH#8 SH
Centre strength↑
1.6.2%#1'661 CH#141 ZH
FDP strength↑
1.12.7%#1'065 CH#9 SH
FDP strength↑
2.11.1%#1'260 CH#70 ZH
GLP strength↑
2.7.4%#679 CH#8 SH
GLP strength↑
1.13.6%#67 CH#31 ZH
Green strength↑
2.6.3%#1'260 CH#2 SH
Green strength↑
1.14.7%#147 CH#2 ZH
Geography
Area↑
2.41.9 km²#214 CH#1 SH
Area↑
1.91.9 km²#80 CH#1 ZH
Elevation↑
1.409 m#1'849 CH#25 SH
Elevation↑
2.408 m#1'852 CH#139 ZH
Second-home share↑
1.10.2%#1'159 CH#14 SH
Second-home share↑
2.9%#1'395 CH#27 ZH
Organic share↑
2.28%#381 CH#6 SH
Organic share↑
1.43.2%#171 CH#9 ZH
Mobility & public transport
PT travel time↓
2.59 min#749 CH#1 SH
PT travel time↓
1.12 min#4 CH#1 ZH
Terrain & relief
Highest point↑
1.875 m#861 CH#5 SH
Highest point↑
2.870 m#869 CH#16 ZH
Mean elevation↑
1.545 m#1'238 CH#9 SH
Mean elevation↑
2.484 m#1'512 CH#88 ZH
Vertical range↑
1.492 m#698 CH#1 SH
Vertical range↑
2.479 m#711 CH#6 ZH
Mean slope↑
1.9.6°#959 CH#5 SH
Mean slope↑
2.5.5°#1'463 CH#96 ZH
Energy & electricity
Roof potential↑
2.219 GWh#14 CH#1 SH
Roof potential↑
1.1'133 GWh#1 CH#1 ZH
Solar potential per capita↑
1.5'585 kWh#1'890 CH#25 SH
Solar potential per capita↑
2.2'571 kWh#2'103 CH#160 ZH
Tariff H4↓
2.30.5 Rp./kWh#1'846 CH#1 SH
Tariff H4↓
1.24.63 Rp./kWh#348 CH#132 ZH

Add more municipalities to this comparison