Zug

Data as of · Metro Power Rankings

#1004

Global Rank

1.7

Power Score

Emerging Metro

% of Country Score

1.2%


Share

Switzerland • Europe • Language power • Time zone Europe/Zurich UTC+1 (CET) (observes summer time)

Population
134K
GDP
N/A
GDP per capita
$0
Land area
236 km² (91 mi²)
Density
566/km² (1,465/mi²)
GAWC class
12

Primary city Zug

State / province Zug

Language German

Stands out, per personListed companies: high vs Switzerland and size peersMarket value: high vs size peers

Zug metro area

47.17, 8.52
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Dimension Breakdown

Value and global rank across all 16 dimensions
World #1Top 5Outside top 5

Most similar metros

Closest profiles across all 16 dimensions

Sports

1 teams

Other Teams

Other Men’s Teams1 team

Hockey • Minor/Jr/Int'l Hockey

EV Zug

Zug

Top Companies

10 companies
1Glencore
$82B
Public
2Galderma Group
$55B
Public
3Holcim Group
$46B
Public
4Sika
$35B
Public
5Coca-Cola HBC
$23B
Public
6Partners Group
$20B
Public
7PSP Swiss Property
$8B
Public
8Transocean
$8B
Public
9CRISPR Therapeutics
$5B
Public
10Zuger Kantonalbank
$4B
Public

Total Market Cap: $286B across 10 companies

Source data as of October 31, 2026 (companiesmarketcap.com)

Languages of Zug

German first in Zug; 2 languages share it.

LanguageShare
German77.9%
English14.1%
Italian4%
French3.8%
Serbian-Croatian-Bosnian3.5%
English reach, Zug
45%
Tier 3 country
Effective working languages
1.75
Rank 31 of 43; 3 working languages in Switzerland

Zug on the languages board · Language power

Notable Infrastructure

Suburban Rail1 entry

Zug Stadtbahn

Zug • Suburban Rail