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Lausanne vs St. Gallen: municipalities compared

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

Lausanne
Canton VD
St. Gallen
Canton SG
Population & demographics
Foreign residents↑
1.42.9%#53 CH#12 VD
2.34.6%#167 CH#9 SG
Children & youth (0–19)↑
1.19.2%#1'405 CH#264 VD
2.18.3%#1'619 CH#68 SG
Residents 65+↑
2.14.5%#2'022 CH#258 VD
1.18%#1'647 CH#59 SG
Density↑
1.2'153/km²#61 CH#8 VD
2.2'018/km²#75 CH#4 SG
Residents↑
1.145'596#4 CH#1 VD
2.79'487#8 CH#1 SG
Women↑
1.51.4%#270 CH#68 VD
2.50.3%#733 CH#13 SG
Taxes
Tax↓
2.16'721#1'720 CH#280 VD
1.15'139#1'029 CH#72 SG
Climate
Avg. temp.↑
1.9.9°C#650 CH#150 VD
2.9.3°C#1'156 CH#34 SG
Sunshine↑
1.45.7%#592 CH#128 VD
2.39.6%#2'020 CH#70 SG
Precipitation↑
2.1'171 mm#764 CH#89 VD
1.1'290 mm#508 CH#32 SG
Politics & elections
Turnout↑
2.50.6%#1'651 CH#277 VD
1.51.3%#1'561 CH#61 SG
Divergence↑
1.35%#17 CH#1 VD
2.14%#1'008 CH#55 SG
Agreement↑
2.65%#1'446 CH#141 VD
1.86%#464 CH#14 SG
SVP strength↑
2.11%#2'083 CH#297 VD
1.18.4%#1'857 CH#75 SG
SP strength↑
1.32.8%#26 CH#9 VD
2.25.6%#152 CH#1 SG
Centre strength↑
2.3.3%#1'963 CH#251 VD
1.12.7%#977 CH#71 SG
FDP strength↑
2.14.2%#905 CH#277 VD
1.14.3%#892 CH#37 SG
GLP strength↑
2.6.3%#916 CH#179 VD
1.9.2%#409 CH#2 SG
Green strength↑
1.20%#21 CH#7 VD
2.15.5%#114 CH#1 SG
Geography
Area↑
1.67.6 km²#114 CH#4 VD
2.39.4 km²#230 CH#20 SG
Elevation↑
2.495 m#1'237 CH#196 VD
1.675 m#649 CH#22 SG
PT travel time↓
1.27 min#64 CH#6 VD
2.93 min#1'607 CH#29 SG
Terrain & relief
Highest point↑
2.934 m#785 CH#69 VD
1.1'067 m#686 CH#31 SG
Mean elevation↑
2.555 m#1'191 CH#175 VD
1.723 m#716 CH#27 SG
Vertical range↑
2.562 m#645 CH#64 VD
1.568 m#638 CH#30 SG
Mean slope↑
2.3.9°#1'764 CH#213 VD
1.10.1°#922 CH#38 SG
Energy & electricity
Roof potential↑
1.434 GWh#5 CH#1 VD
2.323 GWh#9 CH#1 SG
Tariff H4↓
1.30.5 Rp./kWh#1'755 CH#263 VD
2.30.59 Rp./kWh#1'764 CH#44 SG

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