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Lausanne Municipal Services and City Data

Municipal services and city data · Latest data: 2026

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PopulationData unavailable
Traffic congestion40.7%2025 · Raw data
Source
Organization
TomTom Traffic Index
Data period
2025
Data type
Raw data (RAW)
Record updated
2026-09-20
Open source
Annual rush-hour time lost86 h/year2025 · Raw data
Source
Organization
TomTom Traffic Index
Data period
2025
Data type
Raw data (RAW)
Record updated
2026-09-20
Open source
Metro network5.9 km2026-09-20 · Raw data
Source
Organization
Wikipedia / UITP
Data period
2026-09-20
Data type
Raw data (RAW)
Record updated
2026-09-20
Open source
Metro stations142026-09-20 · Raw data
Source
Organization
Wikipedia / UITP
Data period
2026-09-20
Data type
Raw data (RAW)
Record updated
2026-09-20
Open source
IMD Smart City rank#72026 · Source benchmark
Source
Organization
IMD Smart City Index
Data period
2026
Data type
Source benchmark (BENCHMARK)
Record updated
2026-09-20
Open source
IESE overall rankData unavailable
Municipal budgetData unavailable

This page focuses on municipal services and urban infrastructure. Each value retains its own year and source. Indices are assessments by their publishers; NationGAP does not create a municipal performance score.

City context

PopulationData unavailable
City areaData unavailable
Population densityData unavailable

Transport

The metro compilation can include multiple systems. Ridership may refer to different years than network length. Network size alone does not measure service quality.

Traffic congestion40.7%2025 · Raw data
Source
Organization
TomTom Traffic Index
Data period
2025
Data type
Raw data (RAW)
Record updated
2026-09-20
Open source
Annual rush-hour time lost86 h/year2025 · Raw data
Source
Organization
TomTom Traffic Index
Data period
2025
Data type
Raw data (RAW)
Record updated
2026-09-20
Open source
Traffic rank within country#52025 · Raw data
Source
Organization
TomTom Traffic Index
Data period
2025
Data type
Raw data (RAW)
Record updated
2026-09-20
Open source
Change from 2024-1.3 percentage points2025 · Raw data
Source
Organization
TomTom Traffic Index
Data period
2025
Data type
Raw data (RAW)
Record updated
2026-09-20
Open source
Metro network5.9 km2026-09-20 · Raw data
Source
Organization
Wikipedia / UITP
Data period
2026-09-20
Data type
Raw data (RAW)
Record updated
2026-09-20
Open source
Metro stations142026-09-20 · Raw data
Source
Organization
Wikipedia / UITP
Data period
2026-09-20
Data type
Raw data (RAW)
Record updated
2026-09-20
Open source
Metro systems12026-09-20 · Raw data
Source
Organization
Wikipedia / UITP
Data period
2026-09-20
Data type
Raw data (RAW)
Record updated
2026-09-20
Open source
Annual metro ridership36 million/year2024 · Raw data
Source
Organization
Wikipedia / UITP
Data period
2024
Data type
Raw data (RAW)
Record updated
2026-09-20
Open source
IESE mobility and transport rankData unavailable
Metro systems and ridership years

Lausanne Metro

Network: 5.9 km · 2026-09-20

Ridership: 36.0 million · 2024

Environment

Raw air-quality data is not yet available. IESE and Oxford environment results are not PM2.5, PM10 or NO₂ measurements. Park figures are historical measurements; city boundaries and definitions can differ.

Public parks and gardensData unavailable
IESE environment rankData unavailable
Oxford environment scoreData unavailable

Governance

IESE governance rankData unavailable
Oxford governance scoreData unavailable

Urban planning

IESE overall rankData unavailable
IESE urban planning rankData unavailable

Technology and digital city

IMD Smart City rank#72026 · Source benchmark
Source
Organization
IMD Smart City Index
Data period
2026
Data type
Source benchmark (BENCHMARK)
Record updated
2026-09-20
Open source
IMD overall ratingA2026 · Source benchmark
Source
Organization
IMD Smart City Index
Data period
2026
Data type
Source benchmark (BENCHMARK)
Record updated
2026-09-20
Open source
IMD structures ratingAA2026 · Source benchmark
Source
Organization
IMD Smart City Index
Data period
2026
Data type
Source benchmark (BENCHMARK)
Record updated
2026-09-20
Open source
IMD technology ratingA2026 · Source benchmark
Source
Organization
IMD Smart City Index
Data period
2026
Data type
Source benchmark (BENCHMARK)
Record updated
2026-09-20
Open source
IESE technology rankData unavailable

Economy

IESE economy rankData unavailable
IESE international projection rankData unavailable
Oxford overall rankData unavailable
Oxford overall scoreData unavailable
Oxford economics scoreData unavailable

Social life

IESE human capital rankData unavailable
IESE social cohesion rankData unavailable
Oxford human capital scoreData unavailable
Oxford quality of life scoreData unavailable

Municipal finance

Budgets are planned financial amounts, not actual expenditure. Municipal and utility scopes differ.

Municipal budgetData unavailable
Municipal revenueData unavailable
Net financingData unavailable
Capital expenditureData unavailable
Capital share of budgetData unavailable
Utility budgetData unavailable
Investment and service programmeData unavailable

Water and wastewater

Water abstracted per person per dayData unavailable
Wastewater discharged per person per dayData unavailable

Recent Projects and Investments

Social services

Participatory Budget 2026–2027

🇨🇭 Lausanne, Switzerland

Lausanne opened its participatory-budget cycle for resident-led local projects, followed by a citywide citizen vote and implementation of winning projects.

Project submissions 2026–2027; winning projects implemented within 3 years

Source: Ville de LausanneOpen source

Data coverage and gaps

This describes the amount of data available for this city; it is not a municipal performance score.

Air qualityData unavailable

Bicycle networkData unavailable

EnvironmentData unavailable

Municipal financeData unavailable

GovernanceData unavailable

Social housingData unavailable

Urban planningData unavailable

ProjectsRaw data

Social lifeData unavailable

Technology and digital citySource benchmark

TransportRaw data

WasteData unavailable

Water and wastewaterData unavailable