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St. Gallen vs Zurich: municipalities compared

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

St. Gallen
Canton SG
Zurich
Canton ZH
Population & demographics
Foreign residents↑
1.34.6%#167 CH#9 SG
2.34.2%#174 CH#13 ZH
Children & youth (0–19)↑
1.18.3%#1'619 CH#68 SG
2.17.7%#1'708 CH#155 ZH
Residents 65+↑
1.18%#1'647 CH#59 SG
2.14.3%#2'028 CH#153 ZH
Density↑
2.2'018/km²#75 CH#4 SG
1.4'799/km²#13 CH#1 ZH
Residents↑
2.79'487#8 CH#1 SG
1.440'935#1 CH#1 ZH
Women↑
1.50.3%#733 CH#13 SG
2.49.7%#1'101 CH#105 ZH
Taxes
Tax↓
2.15'139#1'029 CH#72 SG
1.11'848#284 CH#144 ZH
Climate
Avg. temp.↑
2.9.3°C#1'156 CH#34 SG
1.10.1°C#383 CH#16 ZH
Sunshine↑
2.39.6%#2'020 CH#70 SG
1.41%#1'393 CH#50 ZH
Precipitation↑
1.1'290 mm#508 CH#32 SG
2.1'077 mm#1'239 CH#99 ZH
Politics & elections
Turnout↑
2.51.3%#1'561 CH#61 SG
1.60.2%#459 CH#78 ZH
Divergence↑
2.14%#1'008 CH#55 SG
1.23%#330 CH#14 ZH
Agreement↑
1.86%#464 CH#14 SG
2.77%#1'072 CH#133 ZH
SVP strength↑
1.18.4%#1'857 CH#75 SG
2.14.3%#2'008 CH#160 ZH
SP strength↑
2.25.6%#152 CH#1 SG
1.33%#24 CH#1 ZH
Centre strength↑
1.12.7%#977 CH#71 SG
2.6.2%#1'657 CH#141 ZH
FDP strength↑
1.14.3%#892 CH#37 SG
2.11.1%#1'257 CH#70 ZH
GLP strength↑
2.9.2%#409 CH#2 SG
1.13.6%#67 CH#31 ZH
Green strength↑
1.15.5%#114 CH#1 SG
2.14.7%#145 CH#2 ZH
Geography
Area↑
2.39.4 km²#230 CH#20 SG
1.91.9 km²#80 CH#1 ZH
Elevation↑
1.675 m#649 CH#22 SG
2.408 m#1'852 CH#139 ZH
PT travel time↓
2.93 min#1'607 CH#29 SG
1.12 min#4 CH#1 ZH
Terrain & relief
Highest point↑
1.1'067 m#686 CH#31 SG
2.870 m#869 CH#16 ZH
Mean elevation↑
1.723 m#716 CH#27 SG
2.484 m#1'512 CH#88 ZH
Vertical range↑
1.568 m#638 CH#30 SG
2.479 m#711 CH#6 ZH
Mean slope↑
1.10.1°#922 CH#38 SG
2.5.5°#1'463 CH#96 ZH
Energy & electricity
Roof potential↑
2.323 GWh#9 CH#1 SG
1.1'133 GWh#1 CH#1 ZH
Tariff H4↓
2.30.59 Rp./kWh#1'764 CH#44 SG
1.24.76 Rp./kWh#237 CH#125 ZH

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