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Lausanne vs Zurich: municipalities compared

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

Lausanne
Canton VD
Zurich
Canton ZH
Population & demographics
Foreign residents↑
1.42.9%#53 CH#12 VD
2.34.2%#174 CH#13 ZH
Children & youth (0–19)↑
1.19.2%#1'405 CH#264 VD
2.17.7%#1'708 CH#155 ZH
Residents 65+↑
1.14.5%#2'022 CH#258 VD
2.14.3%#2'028 CH#153 ZH
Density↑
2.2'153/km²#61 CH#8 VD
1.4'799/km²#13 CH#1 ZH
Residents↑
2.145'596#4 CH#1 VD
1.440'935#1 CH#1 ZH
Women↑
1.51.4%#270 CH#68 VD
2.49.7%#1'101 CH#105 ZH
Taxes
Tax↓
2.16'721#1'720 CH#280 VD
1.11'848#284 CH#144 ZH
Climate
Avg. temp.↑
2.9.9°C#650 CH#150 VD
1.10.1°C#383 CH#16 ZH
Sunshine↑
1.45.7%#592 CH#128 VD
2.41%#1'393 CH#50 ZH
Precipitation↑
1.1'171 mm#764 CH#89 VD
2.1'077 mm#1'239 CH#99 ZH
Politics & elections
Turnout↑
2.50.6%#1'651 CH#277 VD
1.60.2%#459 CH#78 ZH
Divergence↑
1.35%#17 CH#1 VD
2.23%#330 CH#14 ZH
Agreement↑
2.65%#1'446 CH#141 VD
1.77%#1'072 CH#133 ZH
SVP strength↑
2.11%#2'083 CH#297 VD
1.14.3%#2'008 CH#160 ZH
SP strength↑
2.32.8%#26 CH#9 VD
1.33%#24 CH#1 ZH
Centre strength↑
2.3.3%#1'963 CH#251 VD
1.6.2%#1'657 CH#141 ZH
FDP strength↑
1.14.2%#905 CH#277 VD
2.11.1%#1'257 CH#70 ZH
GLP strength↑
2.6.3%#916 CH#179 VD
1.13.6%#67 CH#31 ZH
Green strength↑
1.20%#21 CH#7 VD
2.14.7%#145 CH#2 ZH
Geography
Area↑
2.67.6 km²#114 CH#4 VD
1.91.9 km²#80 CH#1 ZH
Elevation↑
1.495 m#1'237 CH#196 VD
2.408 m#1'852 CH#139 ZH
PT travel time↓
2.27 min#64 CH#6 VD
1.12 min#4 CH#1 ZH
Terrain & relief
Highest point↑
1.934 m#785 CH#69 VD
2.870 m#869 CH#16 ZH
Mean elevation↑
1.555 m#1'191 CH#175 VD
2.484 m#1'512 CH#88 ZH
Vertical range↑
1.562 m#645 CH#64 VD
2.479 m#711 CH#6 ZH
Mean slope↑
2.3.9°#1'764 CH#213 VD
1.5.5°#1'463 CH#96 ZH
Energy & electricity
Roof potential↑
2.434 GWh#5 CH#1 VD
1.1'133 GWh#1 CH#1 ZH
Tariff H4↓
2.30.5 Rp./kWh#1'755 CH#263 VD
1.24.76 Rp./kWh#237 CH#125 ZH

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