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Lausanne vs Lucerne: municipalities compared

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

Lausanne
Canton VD
Lucerne
Canton LU
Population & demographics
Residents↑
1.145'596#4 CH#1 VD
Residents↑
2.86'699#7 CH#1 LU
Population growth↑
2.0.5%#1'105 CH#156 VD
Population growth↑
1.0.5%#1'078 CH#41 LU
Women↑
1.51.4%#270 CH#68 VD
Women↑
2.51.3%#287 CH#4 LU
Children & youth (0–19)↑
1.19.2%#1'405 CH#264 VD
Children & youth (0–19)↑
2.16.5%#1'878 CH#77 LU
Residents 65+↑
2.14.5%#2'022 CH#258 VD
Residents 65+↑
1.19.4%#1'351 CH#30 LU
Density↑
2.2'153/km²#61 CH#8 VD
Density↑
1.2'318/km²#52 CH#1 LU
Jobs per resident↑
2.0.9#117 CH#20 VD
Jobs per resident↑
1.0.98#91 CH#4 LU
Foreign residents↑
1.42.9%#53 CH#12 VD
Foreign residents↑
2.28.2%#394 CH#7 LU
Taxes
Tax↓
2.16'721#1'720 CH#280 VD
Tax↓
1.11'535#213 CH#8 LU
Climate
Avg. temp.↑
2.9.9°C#650 CH#150 VD
Avg. temp.↑
1.10.1°C#393 CH#6 LU
Sunshine↑
1.45.7%#592 CH#128 VD
Sunshine↑
2.40.4%#1'640 CH#64 LU
Precipitation↑
1.1'171 mm#764 CH#89 VD
Precipitation↑
2.1'090 mm#1'159 CH#69 LU
Politics & elections
Turnout↑
2.52.1%#1'578 CH#274 VD
Turnout↑
1.58.7%#730 CH#39 LU
Divergence↑
1.34.3%#22 CH#1 VD
Divergence↑
2.17.6%#677 CH#26 LU
Agreement↑
2.65.7%#1'442 CH#141 VD
Agreement↑
1.82.4%#726 CH#46 LU
SVP strength↑
2.11%#2'087 CH#297 VD
SVP strength↑
1.14.7%#2'002 CH#79 LU
SP strength↑
1.32.8%#26 CH#9 VD
SP strength↑
2.28.7%#73 CH#1 LU
Centre strength↑
2.3.3%#1'967 CH#251 VD
Centre strength↑
1.17.2%#683 CH#79 LU
FDP strength↑
1.14.2%#906 CH#277 VD
FDP strength↑
2.12.7%#1'062 CH#55 LU
GLP strength↑
2.6.3%#918 CH#179 VD
GLP strength↑
1.9%#429 CH#7 LU
Green strength↑
1.20%#21 CH#7 VD
Green strength↑
2.15.6%#112 CH#1 LU
Geography
Area↑
1.67.6 km²#114 CH#4 VD
Area↑
2.37.4 km²#243 CH#12 LU
Elevation↑
1.495 m#1'237 CH#196 VD
Elevation↑
2.436 m#1'649 CH#74 LU
Second-home share↑
1.12.3%#869 CH#104 VD
Second-home share↑
2.10.1%#1'190 CH#24 LU
Organic share↑
1.33.3%#278 CH#29 VD
Organic share↑
2.20%#622 CH#18 LU
Mobility & public transport
PT travel time↓
1.27 min#64 CH#6 VD
PT travel time↓
2.72 min#1'141 CH#9 LU
Terrain & relief
Highest point↑
2.934 m#785 CH#69 VD
Highest point↑
1.1'073 m#680 CH#16 LU
Mean elevation↑
1.555 m#1'191 CH#175 VD
Mean elevation↑
2.488 m#1'487 CH#72 LU
Vertical range↑
2.562 m#645 CH#64 VD
Vertical range↑
1.654 m#583 CH#15 LU
Mean slope↑
2.3.9°#1'764 CH#213 VD
Mean slope↑
1.7.5°#1'160 CH#42 LU
Energy & electricity
Roof potential↑
1.434 GWh#5 CH#1 VD
Roof potential↑
2.253 GWh#13 CH#1 LU
Solar potential per capita↑
1.2'982 kWh#2'093 CH#298 VD
Solar potential per capita↑
2.2'913 kWh#2'095 CH#79 LU
Tariff H4↓
2.30.42 Rp./kWh#1'835 CH#274 VD
Tariff H4↓
1.25.56 Rp./kWh#516 CH#71 LU

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