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St. Gallen vs Zug: municipalities compared

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

St. Gallen
Canton SG
Zug
Canton ZG
Population & demographics
Residents↑
1.79'487#8 CH#1 SG
Residents↑
2.32'160#25 CH#1 ZG
Population growth↑
1.0.8%#911 CH#30 SG
Population growth↑
2.0.1%#1'341 CH#10 ZG
Women↑
1.50.3%#733 CH#13 SG
Women↑
2.48.6%#1'676 CH#9 ZG
Children & youth (0–19)↑
2.18.3%#1'619 CH#68 SG
Children & youth (0–19)↑
1.19.1%#1'418 CH#9 ZG
Residents 65+↑
2.18%#1'647 CH#59 SG
Residents 65+↑
1.18.4%#1'566 CH#8 ZG
Density↑
1.2'018/km²#75 CH#4 SG
Density↑
2.950/km²#241 CH#4 ZG
Jobs per resident↑
2.1.09#74 CH#1 SG
Jobs per resident↑
1.1.52#29 CH#1 ZG
Foreign residents↑
2.34.6%#167 CH#9 SG
Foreign residents↑
1.37.3%#111 CH#1 ZG
Taxes
Tax↓
2.15'139#1'029 CH#72 SG
Tax↓
1.5'321#3 CH#3 ZG
Climate
Avg. temp.↑
2.9.3°C#1'156 CH#34 SG
Avg. temp.↑
1.9.8°C#699 CH#6 ZG
Sunshine↑
2.39.6%#2'020 CH#70 SG
Sunshine↑
1.40.9%#1'446 CH#11 ZG
Precipitation↑
1.1'290 mm#508 CH#32 SG
Precipitation↑
2.1'270 mm#542 CH#7 ZG
Politics & elections
Turnout↑
2.52.2%#1'566 CH#63 SG
Turnout↑
1.62.8%#341 CH#3 ZG
Divergence↑
1.13.7%#1'008 CH#55 SG
Divergence↑
2.9.8%#1'223 CH#11 ZG
Agreement↑
2.86.3%#464 CH#14 SG
Agreement↑
1.90.2%#234 CH#2 ZG
SVP strength↑
2.18.4%#1'861 CH#75 SG
SVP strength↑
1.25%#1'555 CH#11 ZG
SP strength↑
1.25.6%#153 CH#1 SG
SP strength↑
2.7.2%#1'769 CH#1 ZG
Centre strength↑
2.12.7%#981 CH#71 SG
Centre strength↑
1.20.5%#504 CH#11 ZG
FDP strength↑
2.14.3%#893 CH#37 SG
FDP strength↑
1.15.2%#801 CH#1 ZG
GLP strength↑
1.9.2%#408 CH#2 SG
GLP strength↑
2.7.1%#726 CH#2 ZG
Green strength↑
2.15.5%#116 CH#1 SG
Green strength↑
1.19.6%#25 CH#1 ZG
Geography
Area↑
1.39.4 km²#230 CH#20 SG
Area↑
2.33.8 km²#271 CH#2 ZG
Elevation↑
1.675 m#650 CH#22 SG
Elevation↑
2.611 m#785 CH#6 ZG
Second-home share↑
1.14.7%#597 CH#11 SG
Second-home share↑
2.9.6%#1'280 CH#3 ZG
Organic share↑
1.28%#382 CH#5 SG
Organic share↑
2.8.8%#1'319 CH#10 ZG
Mobility & public transport
PT travel time↓
2.93 min#1'607 CH#29 SG
PT travel time↓
1.54 min#591 CH#1 ZG
Terrain & relief
Highest point↑
2.1'067 m#686 CH#31 SG
Highest point↑
1.1'566 m#442 CH#1 ZG
Mean elevation↑
1.723 m#716 CH#27 SG
Mean elevation↑
2.580 m#1'092 CH#6 ZG
Vertical range↑
2.568 m#638 CH#30 SG
Vertical range↑
1.1'155 m#420 CH#1 ZG
Mean slope↑
1.10.1°#922 CH#38 SG
Mean slope↑
2.8.3°#1'082 CH#6 ZG
Energy & electricity
Roof potential↑
1.323 GWh#9 CH#1 SG
Roof potential↑
2.120 GWh#54 CH#2 ZG
Solar potential per capita↑
1.4'064 kWh#2'047 CH#73 SG
Solar potential per capita↑
2.3'738 kWh#2'060 CH#11 ZG
Tariff H4↓
2.31.33 Rp./kWh#1'961 CH#46 SG
Tariff H4↓
1.21.15 Rp./kWh#30 CH#7 ZG

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