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Zug vs Zurich: municipalities compared

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

Zug
Canton ZG
Zurich
Canton ZH
Population & demographics
Foreign residents↑
1.37.3%#111 CH#1 ZG
2.34.2%#174 CH#13 ZH
Children & youth (0–19)↑
1.19.1%#1'418 CH#9 ZG
2.17.7%#1'708 CH#155 ZH
Residents 65+↑
1.18.4%#1'566 CH#8 ZG
2.14.3%#2'028 CH#153 ZH
Density↑
2.950/km²#241 CH#4 ZG
1.4'799/km²#13 CH#1 ZH
Residents↑
2.32'160#25 CH#1 ZG
1.440'935#1 CH#1 ZH
Women↑
2.48.6%#1'676 CH#9 ZG
1.49.7%#1'101 CH#105 ZH
Taxes
Tax↓
1.5'321#3 CH#3 ZG
2.11'848#284 CH#144 ZH
Climate
Avg. temp.↑
2.9.8°C#699 CH#6 ZG
1.10.1°C#383 CH#16 ZH
Sunshine↑
2.40.9%#1'446 CH#11 ZG
1.41%#1'393 CH#50 ZH
Precipitation↑
1.1'270 mm#542 CH#7 ZG
2.1'077 mm#1'239 CH#99 ZH
Politics & elections
Turnout↑
1.62.1%#312 CH#3 ZG
2.60.2%#459 CH#78 ZH
Divergence↑
2.10%#1'223 CH#11 ZG
1.23%#330 CH#14 ZH
Agreement↑
1.90%#234 CH#2 ZG
2.77%#1'072 CH#133 ZH
SVP strength↑
1.25%#1'552 CH#11 ZG
2.14.3%#2'008 CH#160 ZH
SP strength↑
2.7.2%#1'764 CH#1 ZG
1.33%#24 CH#1 ZH
Centre strength↑
1.20.5%#503 CH#11 ZG
2.6.2%#1'657 CH#141 ZH
FDP strength↑
1.15.2%#801 CH#1 ZG
2.11.1%#1'257 CH#70 ZH
GLP strength↑
2.7.1%#725 CH#2 ZG
1.13.6%#67 CH#31 ZH
Green strength↑
1.19.6%#25 CH#1 ZG
2.14.7%#145 CH#2 ZH
Geography
Area↑
2.33.8 km²#271 CH#2 ZG
1.91.9 km²#80 CH#1 ZH
Elevation↑
1.611 m#785 CH#6 ZG
2.408 m#1'852 CH#139 ZH
PT travel time↓
2.54 min#590 CH#1 ZG
1.12 min#4 CH#1 ZH
Terrain & relief
Highest point↑
1.1'566 m#442 CH#1 ZG
2.870 m#869 CH#16 ZH
Mean elevation↑
1.580 m#1'092 CH#6 ZG
2.484 m#1'512 CH#88 ZH
Vertical range↑
1.1'155 m#420 CH#1 ZG
2.479 m#711 CH#6 ZH
Mean slope↑
1.8.3°#1'082 CH#6 ZG
2.5.5°#1'463 CH#96 ZH
Energy & electricity
Roof potential↑
2.120 GWh#54 CH#2 ZG
1.1'133 GWh#1 CH#1 ZH
Tariff H4↓
1.21.88 Rp./kWh#31 CH#7 ZG
2.24.76 Rp./kWh#237 CH#125 ZH

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