Demographics of Switzerland - Regional Disparities

Regional Disparities

Cantons Tax index for all Federal, Cantonal and Church Taxes (Switzerland = 100.0)
2006		 Tax rate (% of total income) for a married couple with two children and 50,000CHF in income
2006		 Tax rate (% of total income) for a married couple with two children and 150,000CHF in income
2006		 Population under 20 as a percentage of total population aged 20–64
2007		 National Income per person in CHF
2005		 Change in National Income per person
2003-2005
Switzerland 100 2.36 11.56 34.59 54,031 5.3
ZH Zurich 82.9 2.16 8.65 31.12 68,803 4.6
BE Bern 123.1 2.14 13.91 33.05 45,643 5
LU Lucerne 119 3.47 12.56 37.19 43,910 5.3
UR Uri 144.2 4.54 12.42 37.06 45,711 5.3
SZ Schwyz 66.5 2.26 6.98 36.95 50,170 6.3
OW Obwalden 146.5 4.14 11.53 40.88 39,645 4.7
NW Nidwalden 79.1 2.31 9.41 34.55 73,285 15.6
GL Glarus 134.8 4.62 12.56 36.85 73,236 10.9
ZG Zug 50.3 0.47 5.5 35.45 93,752 5.4
FR Fribourg 126.4 2.33 12.74 40.2 39,559 2.6
SO Solothurn 116.9 2.36 12.95 34.34 46,844 4.9
BS Basel-Stadt 113.1 1.01 14.3 26.6 115,178 15.9
BL Basel-Landschaft 92.5 2.12 12.4 33 53,501 3.9
SH Schaffhausen 114.6 2.94 11.62 32.92 55,125 5.4
AR Appenzell Ausserrhoden 121.7 3.8 12.06 37.6 44,215 4.7
AI Appenzell Innerrhoden 105.6 3.18 9.88 44.46 45,936 7.4
SG St. Gallen 115.5 2.53 12.68 37.66 44,866 4
GR Grisons 112.2 2.99 11.51 33.97 49,355 11.7
AG Aargau 87.4 1.52 10.4 34.9 49,209 2.5
TG Thurgau 86.6 0.34 11.48 37.52 44,918 3.2
TI Ticino 64.6 0.24 9.04 31.14 41,335 3.4
VD Vaud 106.2 0.42 12.2 37.87 52,901 3.4
VS Valais 121.3 2.72 10.68 35.18 38,385 6
NE Neuchâtel 137.1 3.8 15.96 38.06 49,775 6.6
GE Geneva 89.8 0.05 11.81 35.4 62,839 5.1
JU Jura 126.6 2.87 15.26 40.09 38,069 6.4
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