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Bern vs Lausanne: municipalities compared

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

Bern
Canton BE
Lausanne
Canton VD
Population & demographics
Residents↑
2.138'562#5 CH#1 BE
Residents↑
1.145'596#4 CH#1 VD
Population growth↑
2.0.4%#1'158 CH#159 BE
Population growth↑
1.0.5%#1'105 CH#156 VD
Women↑
1.51.6%#202 CH#45 BE
Women↑
2.51.4%#270 CH#68 VD
Children & youth (0–19)↑
2.17.2%#1'789 CH#279 BE
Children & youth (0–19)↑
1.19.2%#1'405 CH#264 VD
Residents 65+↑
1.17.3%#1'730 CH#328 BE
Residents 65+↑
2.14.5%#2'022 CH#258 VD
Density↑
1.2'684/km²#38 CH#5 BE
Density↑
2.2'153/km²#61 CH#8 VD
Jobs per resident↑
1.1.46#31 CH#4 BE
Jobs per resident↑
2.0.9#117 CH#20 VD
Foreign residents↑
2.25.9%#509 CH#22 BE
Foreign residents↑
1.42.9%#53 CH#12 VD
Taxes
Tax↓
1.16'366#1'490 CH#49 BE
Tax↓
2.16'721#1'720 CH#280 VD
Climate
Avg. temp.↑
2.9.3°C#1'109 CH#91 BE
Avg. temp.↑
1.9.9°C#650 CH#150 VD
Sunshine↑
2.43.5%#923 CH#120 BE
Sunshine↑
1.45.7%#592 CH#128 VD
Precipitation↑
2.953 mm#1'808 CH#333 BE
Precipitation↑
1.1'171 mm#764 CH#89 VD
Politics & elections
Turnout↑
1.61.4%#466 CH#27 BE
Turnout↑
2.52.1%#1'578 CH#274 VD
Divergence↑
2.32.4%#26 CH#9 BE
Divergence↑
1.34.3%#22 CH#1 VD
Agreement↑
1.67.6%#1'421 CH#188 BE
Agreement↑
2.65.7%#1'442 CH#141 VD
SVP strength↑
2.9.1%#2'094 CH#329 BE
SVP strength↑
1.11%#2'087 CH#297 VD
SP strength↑
1.37.7%#5 CH#1 BE
SP strength↑
2.32.8%#26 CH#9 VD
Centre strength↑
1.6%#1'679 CH#234 BE
Centre strength↑
2.3.3%#1'967 CH#251 VD
FDP strength↑
2.6.3%#1'758 CH#150 BE
FDP strength↑
1.14.2%#906 CH#277 VD
GLP strength↑
1.13.8%#60 CH#14 BE
GLP strength↑
2.6.3%#918 CH#179 VD
Green strength↑
1.21.7%#14 CH#3 BE
Green strength↑
2.20%#21 CH#7 VD
Geography
Area↑
2.51.6 km²#167 CH#23 BE
Area↑
1.67.6 km²#114 CH#4 VD
Elevation↑
1.542 m#1'031 CH#221 BE
Elevation↑
2.495 m#1'237 CH#196 VD
Second-home share↑
1.13.4%#724 CH#130 BE
Second-home share↑
2.12.3%#869 CH#104 VD
Organic share↑
2.18.2%#718 CH#81 BE
Organic share↑
1.33.3%#278 CH#29 VD
Mobility & public transport
PT travel time↓
1.12 min#5 CH#1 BE
PT travel time↓
2.27 min#64 CH#6 VD
Terrain & relief
Highest point↑
2.675 m#1'281 CH#217 BE
Highest point↑
1.934 m#785 CH#69 VD
Mean elevation↑
1.561 m#1'165 CH#218 BE
Mean elevation↑
2.555 m#1'191 CH#175 VD
Vertical range↑
2.194 m#1'393 CH#206 BE
Vertical range↑
1.562 m#645 CH#64 VD
Mean slope↑
1.4.8°#1'605 CH#243 BE
Mean slope↑
2.3.9°#1'764 CH#213 VD
Energy & electricity
Roof potential↑
1.561 GWh#2 CH#1 BE
Roof potential↑
2.434 GWh#5 CH#1 VD
Solar potential per capita↑
1.4'049 kWh#2'048 CH#332 BE
Solar potential per capita↑
2.2'982 kWh#2'093 CH#298 VD
Tariff H4↓
2.31.11 Rp./kWh#1'901 CH#299 BE
Tariff H4↓
1.30.42 Rp./kWh#1'835 CH#274 VD

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