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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
Residents↑
2.79'487#8 CH#1 SG
Residents↑
1.440'935#1 CH#1 ZH
Population growth↑
2.0.8%#911 CH#30 SG
Population growth↑
1.1%#793 CH#67 ZH
Women↑
1.50.3%#733 CH#13 SG
Women↑
2.49.7%#1'101 CH#105 ZH
Children & youth (0–19)↑
1.18.3%#1'619 CH#68 SG
Children & youth (0–19)↑
2.17.7%#1'708 CH#155 ZH
Residents 65+↑
1.18%#1'647 CH#59 SG
Residents 65+↑
2.14.3%#2'028 CH#153 ZH
Density↑
2.2'018/km²#75 CH#4 SG
Density↑
1.4'799/km²#13 CH#1 ZH
Jobs per resident↑
2.1.09#74 CH#1 SG
Jobs per resident↑
1.1.24#54 CH#3 ZH
Foreign residents↑
1.34.6%#167 CH#9 SG
Foreign residents↑
2.34.2%#174 CH#13 ZH
Taxes
Tax↓
2.15'139#1'029 CH#72 SG
Tax↓
1.11'848#284 CH#144 ZH
Climate
Avg. temp.↑
2.9.3°C#1'156 CH#34 SG
Avg. temp.↑
1.10.1°C#383 CH#16 ZH
Sunshine↑
2.39.6%#2'020 CH#70 SG
Sunshine↑
1.41%#1'393 CH#50 ZH
Precipitation↑
1.1'290 mm#508 CH#32 SG
Precipitation↑
2.1'077 mm#1'239 CH#99 ZH
Politics & elections
Turnout↑
2.52.2%#1'566 CH#63 SG
Turnout↑
1.60%#588 CH#86 ZH
Divergence↑
2.13.7%#1'008 CH#55 SG
Divergence↑
1.22.5%#335 CH#14 ZH
Agreement↑
1.86.3%#464 CH#14 SG
Agreement↑
2.77.5%#1'071 CH#133 ZH
SVP strength↑
1.18.4%#1'861 CH#75 SG
SVP strength↑
2.14.3%#2'012 CH#160 ZH
SP strength↑
2.25.6%#153 CH#1 SG
SP strength↑
1.33%#24 CH#1 ZH
Centre strength↑
1.12.7%#981 CH#71 SG
Centre strength↑
2.6.2%#1'661 CH#141 ZH
FDP strength↑
1.14.3%#893 CH#37 SG
FDP strength↑
2.11.1%#1'260 CH#70 ZH
GLP strength↑
2.9.2%#408 CH#2 SG
GLP strength↑
1.13.6%#67 CH#31 ZH
Green strength↑
1.15.5%#116 CH#1 SG
Green strength↑
2.14.7%#147 CH#2 ZH
Geography
Area↑
2.39.4 km²#230 CH#20 SG
Area↑
1.91.9 km²#80 CH#1 ZH
Elevation↑
1.675 m#650 CH#22 SG
Elevation↑
2.408 m#1'852 CH#139 ZH
Second-home share↑
1.14.7%#597 CH#11 SG
Second-home share↑
2.9%#1'395 CH#27 ZH
Organic share↑
2.28%#382 CH#5 SG
Organic share↑
1.43.2%#171 CH#9 ZH
Mobility & public transport
PT travel time↓
2.93 min#1'607 CH#29 SG
PT travel time↓
1.12 min#4 CH#1 ZH
Terrain & relief
Highest point↑
1.1'067 m#686 CH#31 SG
Highest point↑
2.870 m#869 CH#16 ZH
Mean elevation↑
1.723 m#716 CH#27 SG
Mean elevation↑
2.484 m#1'512 CH#88 ZH
Vertical range↑
1.568 m#638 CH#30 SG
Vertical range↑
2.479 m#711 CH#6 ZH
Mean slope↑
1.10.1°#922 CH#38 SG
Mean slope↑
2.5.5°#1'463 CH#96 ZH
Energy & electricity
Roof potential↑
2.323 GWh#9 CH#1 SG
Roof potential↑
1.1'133 GWh#1 CH#1 ZH
Solar potential per capita↑
1.4'064 kWh#2'047 CH#73 SG
Solar potential per capita↑
2.2'571 kWh#2'103 CH#160 ZH
Tariff H4↓
2.31.33 Rp./kWh#1'961 CH#46 SG
Tariff H4↓
1.24.63 Rp./kWh#348 CH#132 ZH

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