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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
Foreign residents↑
2.25.9%#509 CH#22 BE
1.42.9%#53 CH#12 VD
Children & youth (0–19)↑
2.17.2%#1'789 CH#279 BE
1.19.2%#1'405 CH#264 VD
Residents 65+↑
1.17.3%#1'730 CH#328 BE
2.14.5%#2'022 CH#258 VD
Density↑
1.2'684/km²#38 CH#5 BE
2.2'153/km²#61 CH#8 VD
Residents↑
2.138'562#5 CH#1 BE
1.145'596#4 CH#1 VD
Women↑
1.51.6%#202 CH#45 BE
2.51.4%#270 CH#68 VD
Taxes
Tax↓
1.16'366#1'490 CH#49 BE
2.16'721#1'720 CH#280 VD
Climate
Avg. temp.↑
2.9.3°C#1'109 CH#91 BE
1.9.9°C#650 CH#150 VD
Sunshine↑
2.43.5%#923 CH#120 BE
1.45.7%#592 CH#128 VD
Precipitation↑
2.953 mm#1'808 CH#333 BE
1.1'171 mm#764 CH#89 VD
Politics & elections
Turnout↑
1.59.9%#490 CH#31 BE
2.50.6%#1'651 CH#277 VD
Divergence↑
2.33%#25 CH#9 BE
1.35%#17 CH#1 VD
Agreement↑
1.67%#1'426 CH#191 BE
2.65%#1'446 CH#141 VD
SVP strength↑
2.9.1%#2'089 CH#329 BE
1.11%#2'083 CH#297 VD
SP strength↑
1.37.7%#5 CH#1 BE
2.32.8%#26 CH#9 VD
Centre strength↑
1.6%#1'675 CH#234 BE
2.3.3%#1'963 CH#251 VD
FDP strength↑
2.6.3%#1'754 CH#150 BE
1.14.2%#905 CH#277 VD
GLP strength↑
1.13.8%#60 CH#14 BE
2.6.3%#916 CH#179 VD
Green strength↑
1.21.7%#14 CH#3 BE
2.20%#21 CH#7 VD
Geography
Area↑
2.51.6 km²#167 CH#23 BE
1.67.6 km²#114 CH#4 VD
Elevation↑
1.542 m#1'031 CH#221 BE
2.495 m#1'237 CH#196 VD
PT travel time↓
1.12 min#5 CH#1 BE
2.27 min#64 CH#6 VD
Terrain & relief
Highest point↑
2.675 m#1'281 CH#217 BE
1.934 m#785 CH#69 VD
Mean elevation↑
1.561 m#1'165 CH#218 BE
2.555 m#1'191 CH#175 VD
Vertical range↑
2.194 m#1'393 CH#206 BE
1.562 m#645 CH#64 VD
Mean slope↑
1.4.8°#1'605 CH#243 BE
2.3.9°#1'764 CH#213 VD
Energy & electricity
Roof potential↑
1.561 GWh#2 CH#1 BE
2.434 GWh#5 CH#1 VD
Tariff H4↓
2.33.26 Rp./kWh#2'008 CH#305 BE
1.30.5 Rp./kWh#1'755 CH#263 VD

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