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Sion vs St. Gallen: municipalities compared

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

Sion
Canton VS
St. Gallen
Canton SG
Population & demographics
Residents↑
2.37'844#20 CH#1 VS
Residents↑
1.79'487#8 CH#1 SG
Population growth↑
1.1.9%#396 CH#32 VS
Population growth↑
2.0.8%#911 CH#30 SG
Women↑
1.51.3%#299 CH#11 VS
Women↑
2.50.3%#733 CH#13 SG
Children & youth (0–19)↑
1.18.6%#1'566 CH#55 VS
Children & youth (0–19)↑
2.18.3%#1'619 CH#68 SG
Residents 65+↑
1.20.4%#1'170 CH#86 VS
Residents 65+↑
2.18%#1'647 CH#59 SG
Density↑
2.1'086/km²#198 CH#1 VS
Density↑
1.2'018/km²#75 CH#4 SG
Jobs per resident↑
2.1.03#86 CH#4 VS
Jobs per resident↑
1.1.09#74 CH#1 SG
Foreign residents↑
2.30.9%#277 CH#22 VS
Foreign residents↑
1.34.6%#167 CH#9 SG
Taxes
Tax↓
1.14'257#880 CH#21 VS
Tax↓
2.15'139#1'029 CH#72 SG
Climate
Avg. temp.↑
1.10.4°C#265 CH#6 VS
Avg. temp.↑
2.9.3°C#1'156 CH#34 SG
Sunshine↑
1.56.9%#11 CH#9 VS
Sunshine↑
2.39.6%#2'020 CH#70 SG
Precipitation↑
2.604 mm#2'092 CH#113 VS
Precipitation↑
1.1'290 mm#508 CH#32 SG
Politics & elections
Turnout↑
2.48.8%#1'878 CH#102 VS
Turnout↑
1.52.2%#1'566 CH#63 SG
Divergence↑
1.16.7%#816 CH#62 VS
Divergence↑
2.13.7%#1'008 CH#55 SG
Agreement↑
2.83.3%#707 CH#12 VS
Agreement↑
1.86.3%#464 CH#14 SG
SVP strength↑
1.20.9%#1'747 CH#91 VS
SVP strength↑
2.18.4%#1'861 CH#75 SG
SP strength↑
2.20.6%#429 CH#14 VS
SP strength↑
1.25.6%#153 CH#1 SG
Centre strength↑
1.25.6%#344 CH#103 VS
Centre strength↑
2.12.7%#981 CH#71 SG
FDP strength↑
2.13.6%#980 CH#51 VS
FDP strength↑
1.14.3%#893 CH#37 SG
GLP strength↑
2.3.2%#1'557 CH#11 VS
GLP strength↑
1.9.2%#408 CH#2 SG
Green strength↑
2.15.3%#125 CH#8 VS
Green strength↑
1.15.5%#116 CH#1 SG
Geography
Area↑
2.34.9 km²#264 CH#47 VS
Area↑
1.39.4 km²#230 CH#20 SG
Elevation↑
2.515 m#1'147 CH#103 VS
Elevation↑
1.675 m#650 CH#22 SG
Second-home share↑
2.12.6%#826 CH#105 VS
Second-home share↑
1.14.7%#597 CH#11 SG
Organic share↑
2.17.9%#737 CH#60 VS
Organic share↑
1.28%#382 CH#5 SG
Mobility & public transport
PT travel time↓
1.81 min#1'376 CH#11 VS
PT travel time↓
2.93 min#1'607 CH#29 SG
Terrain & relief
Highest point↑
1.2'174 m#315 CH#102 VS
Highest point↑
2.1'067 m#686 CH#31 SG
Mean elevation↑
2.715 m#729 CH#114 VS
Mean elevation↑
1.723 m#716 CH#27 SG
Vertical range↑
1.1'697 m#279 CH#102 VS
Vertical range↑
2.568 m#638 CH#30 SG
Mean slope↑
1.12.4°#742 CH#121 VS
Mean slope↑
2.10.1°#922 CH#38 SG
Energy & electricity
Roof potential↑
2.263 GWh#10 CH#1 VS
Roof potential↑
1.323 GWh#9 CH#1 SG
Solar potential per capita↑
1.6'949 kWh#1'686 CH#118 VS
Solar potential per capita↑
2.4'064 kWh#2'047 CH#73 SG
Tariff H4↓
1.26.56 Rp./kWh#1'060 CH#85 VS
Tariff H4↓
2.31.33 Rp./kWh#1'961 CH#46 SG

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