Switzerland urban geography:
- 5 largest cities: Zurich, Berne, Basel, Geneva, Laussanne.
- Population of the largest city: 11,322,237
- Rank size rule; estimated population size: #2: 5,661,119, #3: 377,412, #4: 283,059, #5: 226,447
- Actual population: #2: 735,610, #3: 580,847, #4:404,644, #5: 346,258
- Rank Size Rule paragraph: In Switzerland, the rank size rule is proven very invalid. For example, according to the rank size rule, the 2nd largest country is said to be 5,661,119 while it is actually 346,258. In some cases, it is proven not too far off like the 5th largest city with the rank size rule saying the population is 226,447 and the actual population is 346,258. So, the biggest invalid gap is between the 4th and 5th largest countries.
- Population: 7.997 million
- Population density: 197.81
- % of urban population: 73.78%
- % Urban population living in slums: -1
- Average % change in urban population: 0.5%
- % with improved urban sanitation: 100%
- % with improved urban water supply: 100%
- Education: Pupil-teacher ratio: 14.2%