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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
Residents↑
2.145'596#4 CH#1 VD
Residents↑
1.440'935#1 CH#1 ZH
Population growth↑
2.0.5%#1'105 CH#156 VD
Population growth↑
1.1%#793 CH#67 ZH
Women↑
1.51.4%#270 CH#68 VD
Women↑
2.49.7%#1'101 CH#105 ZH
Children & youth (0–19)↑
1.19.2%#1'405 CH#264 VD
Children & youth (0–19)↑
2.17.7%#1'708 CH#155 ZH
Residents 65+↑
1.14.5%#2'022 CH#258 VD
Residents 65+↑
2.14.3%#2'028 CH#153 ZH
Density↑
2.2'153/km²#61 CH#8 VD
Density↑
1.4'799/km²#13 CH#1 ZH
Jobs per resident↑
2.0.9#117 CH#20 VD
Jobs per resident↑
1.1.24#54 CH#3 ZH
Foreign residents↑
1.42.9%#53 CH#12 VD
Foreign residents↑
2.34.2%#174 CH#13 ZH
Taxes
Tax↓
2.16'721#1'720 CH#280 VD
Tax↓
1.11'848#284 CH#144 ZH
Climate
Avg. temp.↑
2.9.9°C#650 CH#150 VD
Avg. temp.↑
1.10.1°C#383 CH#16 ZH
Sunshine↑
1.45.7%#592 CH#128 VD
Sunshine↑
2.41%#1'393 CH#50 ZH
Precipitation↑
1.1'171 mm#764 CH#89 VD
Precipitation↑
2.1'077 mm#1'239 CH#99 ZH
Politics & elections
Turnout↑
2.52.1%#1'578 CH#274 VD
Turnout↑
1.60%#588 CH#86 ZH
Divergence↑
1.34.3%#22 CH#1 VD
Divergence↑
2.22.5%#335 CH#14 ZH
Agreement↑
2.65.7%#1'442 CH#141 VD
Agreement↑
1.77.5%#1'071 CH#133 ZH
SVP strength↑
2.11%#2'087 CH#297 VD
SVP strength↑
1.14.3%#2'012 CH#160 ZH
SP strength↑
2.32.8%#26 CH#9 VD
SP strength↑
1.33%#24 CH#1 ZH
Centre strength↑
2.3.3%#1'967 CH#251 VD
Centre strength↑
1.6.2%#1'661 CH#141 ZH
FDP strength↑
1.14.2%#906 CH#277 VD
FDP strength↑
2.11.1%#1'260 CH#70 ZH
GLP strength↑
2.6.3%#918 CH#179 VD
GLP strength↑
1.13.6%#67 CH#31 ZH
Green strength↑
1.20%#21 CH#7 VD
Green strength↑
2.14.7%#147 CH#2 ZH
Geography
Area↑
2.67.6 km²#114 CH#4 VD
Area↑
1.91.9 km²#80 CH#1 ZH
Elevation↑
1.495 m#1'237 CH#196 VD
Elevation↑
2.408 m#1'852 CH#139 ZH
Second-home share↑
1.12.3%#869 CH#104 VD
Second-home share↑
2.9%#1'395 CH#27 ZH
Organic share↑
2.33.3%#278 CH#29 VD
Organic share↑
1.43.2%#171 CH#9 ZH
Mobility & public transport
PT travel time↓
2.27 min#64 CH#6 VD
PT travel time↓
1.12 min#4 CH#1 ZH
Terrain & relief
Highest point↑
1.934 m#785 CH#69 VD
Highest point↑
2.870 m#869 CH#16 ZH
Mean elevation↑
1.555 m#1'191 CH#175 VD
Mean elevation↑
2.484 m#1'512 CH#88 ZH
Vertical range↑
1.562 m#645 CH#64 VD
Vertical range↑
2.479 m#711 CH#6 ZH
Mean slope↑
2.3.9°#1'764 CH#213 VD
Mean slope↑
1.5.5°#1'463 CH#96 ZH
Energy & electricity
Roof potential↑
2.434 GWh#5 CH#1 VD
Roof potential↑
1.1'133 GWh#1 CH#1 ZH
Solar potential per capita↑
1.2'982 kWh#2'093 CH#298 VD
Solar potential per capita↑
2.2'571 kWh#2'103 CH#160 ZH
Tariff H4↓
2.30.42 Rp./kWh#1'835 CH#274 VD
Tariff H4↓
1.24.63 Rp./kWh#348 CH#132 ZH

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