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Geneva vs Lausanne: municipalities compared

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

Geneva
Canton GE
Lausanne
Canton VD
Population & demographics
Residents↑
1.211'152#2 CH#1 GE
Residents↑
2.145'596#4 CH#1 VD
Population growth↑
1.1%#797 CH#19 GE
Population growth↑
2.0.5%#1'105 CH#156 VD
Women↑
1.52%#149 CH#15 GE
Women↑
2.51.4%#270 CH#68 VD
Children & youth (0–19)↑
2.17.8%#1'705 CH#45 GE
Children & youth (0–19)↑
1.19.2%#1'405 CH#264 VD
Residents 65+↑
1.16%#1'905 CH#37 GE
Residents 65+↑
2.14.5%#2'022 CH#258 VD
Density↑
1.11'538/km²#1 CH#1 GE
Density↑
2.2'153/km²#61 CH#8 VD
Jobs per resident↑
1.0.92#110 CH#6 GE
Jobs per resident↑
2.0.9#117 CH#20 VD
Foreign residents↑
1.50.6%#12 CH#2 GE
Foreign residents↑
2.42.9%#53 CH#12 VD
Taxes
Tax↓
1.15'484#1'092 CH#30 GE
Tax↓
2.16'721#1'720 CH#280 VD
Climate
Avg. temp.↑
1.11°C#88 CH#20 GE
Avg. temp.↑
2.9.9°C#650 CH#150 VD
Sunshine↑
1.47.5%#373 CH#20 GE
Sunshine↑
2.45.7%#592 CH#128 VD
Precipitation↑
2.903 mm#1'940 CH#20 GE
Precipitation↑
1.1'171 mm#764 CH#89 VD
Politics & elections
Turnout↑
2.50.6%#1'738 CH#39 GE
Turnout↑
1.52.1%#1'578 CH#274 VD
Divergence↑
2.29.4%#90 CH#1 GE
Divergence↑
1.34.3%#22 CH#1 VD
Agreement↑
1.70.6%#1'385 CH#39 GE
Agreement↑
2.65.7%#1'442 CH#141 VD
SVP strength↑
1.13.5%#2'034 CH#40 GE
SVP strength↑
2.11%#2'087 CH#297 VD
SP strength↑
2.22.9%#278 CH#1 GE
SP strength↑
1.32.8%#26 CH#9 VD
Centre strength↑
1.6%#1'688 CH#43 GE
Centre strength↑
2.3.3%#1'967 CH#251 VD
FDP strength↑
2.13.2%#1'017 CH#37 GE
FDP strength↑
1.14.2%#906 CH#277 VD
GLP strength↑
1.6.3%#923 CH#31 GE
GLP strength↑
1.6.3%#918 CH#179 VD
Green strength↑
2.16.9%#71 CH#9 GE
Green strength↑
1.20%#21 CH#7 VD
Geography
Area↑
2.18.3 km²#527 CH#2 GE
Area↑
1.67.6 km²#114 CH#4 VD
Elevation↑
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Elevation↑
1.495 m#1'237 CH#196 VD
Second-home share↑
1.16.9%#453 CH#8 GE
Second-home share↑
2.12.3%#869 CH#104 VD
Organic share↑
2.14.3%#959 CH#30 GE
Organic share↑
1.33.3%#278 CH#29 VD
Mobility & public transport
PT travel time↓
1.7 min#1 CH#1 GE
PT travel time↓
2.27 min#64 CH#6 VD
Terrain & relief
Highest point↑
2.458 m#2'010 CH#24 GE
Highest point↑
1.934 m#785 CH#69 VD
Mean elevation↑
2.397 m#1'989 CH#37 GE
Mean elevation↑
1.555 m#1'191 CH#175 VD
Vertical range↑
2.89 m#1'892 CH#14 GE
Vertical range↑
1.562 m#645 CH#64 VD
Mean slope↑
2.2.6°#1'950 CH#17 GE
Mean slope↑
1.3.9°#1'764 CH#213 VD
Energy & electricity
Roof potential↑
2.420 GWh#6 CH#1 GE
Roof potential↑
1.434 GWh#5 CH#1 VD
Solar potential per capita↑
2.1'990 kWh#2'106 CH#44 GE
Solar potential per capita↑
1.2'982 kWh#2'093 CH#298 VD
Tariff H4↓
1.24.43 Rp./kWh#298 CH#20 GE
Tariff H4↓
2.30.42 Rp./kWh#1'835 CH#274 VD

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