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Basel vs Lausanne: municipalities compared

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

Basel
Canton BS
Lausanne
Canton VD
Population & demographics
Residents↑
1.180'097#3 CH#1 BS
Residents↑
2.145'596#4 CH#1 VD
Population growth↑
1.1.4%#572 CH#1 BS
Population growth↑
2.0.5%#1'105 CH#156 VD
Women↑
2.50.9%#447 CH#2 BS
Women↑
1.51.4%#270 CH#68 VD
Children & youth (0–19)↑
2.17.2%#1'795 CH#3 BS
Children & youth (0–19)↑
1.19.2%#1'405 CH#264 VD
Residents 65+↑
1.18.9%#1'460 CH#3 BS
Residents 65+↑
2.14.5%#2'022 CH#258 VD
Density↑
1.7'551/km²#6 CH#1 BS
Density↑
2.2'153/km²#61 CH#8 VD
Jobs per resident↑
1.1.09#73 CH#1 BS
Jobs per resident↑
2.0.9#117 CH#20 VD
Foreign residents↑
2.40.5%#76 CH#1 BS
Foreign residents↑
1.42.9%#53 CH#12 VD
Taxes
Tax↓
1.14'659#959 CH#3 BS
Tax↓
2.16'721#1'720 CH#280 VD
Climate
Avg. temp.↑
1.11.2°C#34 CH#1 BS
Avg. temp.↑
2.9.9°C#650 CH#150 VD
Sunshine↑
2.42.1%#1'113 CH#1 BS
Sunshine↑
1.45.7%#592 CH#128 VD
Precipitation↑
2.802 mm#2'048 CH#3 BS
Precipitation↑
1.1'171 mm#764 CH#89 VD
Politics & elections
Turnout↑
1.58.4%#785 CH#3 BS
Turnout↑
2.52.1%#1'578 CH#274 VD
Divergence↑
2.26.5%#165 CH#1 BS
Divergence↑
1.34.3%#22 CH#1 VD
Agreement↑
1.73.5%#1'281 CH#3 BS
Agreement↑
2.65.7%#1'442 CH#141 VD
SVP strength↑
1.12.6%#2'056 CH#3 BS
SVP strength↑
2.11%#2'087 CH#297 VD
SP strength↑
1.33.7%#21 CH#1 BS
SP strength↑
2.32.8%#26 CH#9 VD
Centre strength↑
1.5.5%#1'738 CH#3 BS
Centre strength↑
2.3.3%#1'967 CH#251 VD
FDP strength↑
2.6.2%#1'769 CH#3 BS
FDP strength↑
1.14.2%#906 CH#277 VD
GLP strength↑
1.9%#431 CH#2 BS
GLP strength↑
2.6.3%#918 CH#179 VD
Green strength↑
2.18.5%#36 CH#1 BS
Green strength↑
1.20%#21 CH#7 VD
Geography
Area↑
2.23.9 km²#400 CH#1 BS
Area↑
1.67.6 km²#114 CH#4 VD
Elevation↑
2.260 m#2'080 CH#3 BS
Elevation↑
1.495 m#1'237 CH#196 VD
Second-home share↑
2.10.8%#1'087 CH#1 BS
Second-home share↑
1.12.3%#869 CH#104 VD
Organic share↑
2.25%#450 CH#1 BS
Organic share↑
1.33.3%#278 CH#29 VD
Mobility & public transport
PT travel time↓
1.11 min#3 CH#1 BS
PT travel time↓
2.27 min#64 CH#6 VD
Terrain & relief
Highest point↑
2.368 m#2'102 CH#3 BS
Highest point↑
1.934 m#785 CH#69 VD
Mean elevation↑
2.271 m#2'105 CH#3 BS
Mean elevation↑
1.555 m#1'191 CH#175 VD
Vertical range↑
2.123 m#1'717 CH#3 BS
Vertical range↑
1.562 m#645 CH#64 VD
Mean slope↑
2.2.1°#1'992 CH#3 BS
Mean slope↑
1.3.9°#1'764 CH#213 VD
Energy & electricity
Roof potential↑
1.546 GWh#3 CH#1 BS
Roof potential↑
2.434 GWh#5 CH#1 VD
Solar potential per capita↑
1.3'030 kWh#2'092 CH#3 BS
Solar potential per capita↑
2.2'982 kWh#2'093 CH#298 VD
Tariff H4↓
2.33.42 Rp./kWh#2'036 CH#1 BS
Tariff H4↓
1.30.42 Rp./kWh#1'835 CH#274 VD

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