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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
Residents↑
1.145'596#4 CH#1 VD
Residents↑
2.79'487#8 CH#1 SG
Population growth↑
2.0.5%#1'105 CH#156 VD
Population growth↑
1.0.8%#911 CH#30 SG
Women↑
1.51.4%#270 CH#68 VD
Women↑
2.50.3%#733 CH#13 SG
Children & youth (0–19)↑
1.19.2%#1'405 CH#264 VD
Children & youth (0–19)↑
2.18.3%#1'619 CH#68 SG
Residents 65+↑
2.14.5%#2'022 CH#258 VD
Residents 65+↑
1.18%#1'647 CH#59 SG
Density↑
1.2'153/km²#61 CH#8 VD
Density↑
2.2'018/km²#75 CH#4 SG
Jobs per resident↑
2.0.9#117 CH#20 VD
Jobs per resident↑
1.1.09#74 CH#1 SG
Foreign residents↑
1.42.9%#53 CH#12 VD
Foreign residents↑
2.34.6%#167 CH#9 SG
Taxes
Tax↓
2.16'721#1'720 CH#280 VD
Tax↓
1.15'139#1'029 CH#72 SG
Climate
Avg. temp.↑
1.9.9°C#650 CH#150 VD
Avg. temp.↑
2.9.3°C#1'156 CH#34 SG
Sunshine↑
1.45.7%#592 CH#128 VD
Sunshine↑
2.39.6%#2'020 CH#70 SG
Precipitation↑
2.1'171 mm#764 CH#89 VD
Precipitation↑
1.1'290 mm#508 CH#32 SG
Politics & elections
Turnout↑
2.52.1%#1'578 CH#274 VD
Turnout↑
1.52.2%#1'566 CH#63 SG
Divergence↑
1.34.3%#22 CH#1 VD
Divergence↑
2.13.7%#1'008 CH#55 SG
Agreement↑
2.65.7%#1'442 CH#141 VD
Agreement↑
1.86.3%#464 CH#14 SG
SVP strength↑
2.11%#2'087 CH#297 VD
SVP strength↑
1.18.4%#1'861 CH#75 SG
SP strength↑
1.32.8%#26 CH#9 VD
SP strength↑
2.25.6%#153 CH#1 SG
Centre strength↑
2.3.3%#1'967 CH#251 VD
Centre strength↑
1.12.7%#981 CH#71 SG
FDP strength↑
2.14.2%#906 CH#277 VD
FDP strength↑
1.14.3%#893 CH#37 SG
GLP strength↑
2.6.3%#918 CH#179 VD
GLP strength↑
1.9.2%#408 CH#2 SG
Green strength↑
1.20%#21 CH#7 VD
Green strength↑
2.15.5%#116 CH#1 SG
Geography
Area↑
1.67.6 km²#114 CH#4 VD
Area↑
2.39.4 km²#230 CH#20 SG
Elevation↑
2.495 m#1'237 CH#196 VD
Elevation↑
1.675 m#650 CH#22 SG
Second-home share↑
2.12.3%#869 CH#104 VD
Second-home share↑
1.14.7%#597 CH#11 SG
Organic share↑
1.33.3%#278 CH#29 VD
Organic share↑
2.28%#382 CH#5 SG
Mobility & public transport
PT travel time↓
1.27 min#64 CH#6 VD
PT travel time↓
2.93 min#1'607 CH#29 SG
Terrain & relief
Highest point↑
2.934 m#785 CH#69 VD
Highest point↑
1.1'067 m#686 CH#31 SG
Mean elevation↑
2.555 m#1'191 CH#175 VD
Mean elevation↑
1.723 m#716 CH#27 SG
Vertical range↑
2.562 m#645 CH#64 VD
Vertical range↑
1.568 m#638 CH#30 SG
Mean slope↑
2.3.9°#1'764 CH#213 VD
Mean slope↑
1.10.1°#922 CH#38 SG
Energy & electricity
Roof potential↑
1.434 GWh#5 CH#1 VD
Roof potential↑
2.323 GWh#9 CH#1 SG
Solar potential per capita↑
2.2'982 kWh#2'093 CH#298 VD
Solar potential per capita↑
1.4'064 kWh#2'047 CH#73 SG
Tariff H4↓
1.30.42 Rp./kWh#1'835 CH#274 VD
Tariff H4↓
2.31.33 Rp./kWh#1'961 CH#46 SG

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