This statistic shows the countries with the highest quality of life. The city with the highest quality of life is Vancouver. Vancouver leads the ranking with a value of 98.
Ranking of the 10 cities with the highest quality of life worldwide in 2008 according to The Economist
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The Economist. (June 8, 2009). Ranking of the 10 cities with the highest quality of life worldwide in 2008 according to The Economist [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 07, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/264684/the-economist-ranking-of-the-10-cities-with-the-highest-quality-of-life-worldwide/
The Economist. "Ranking of the 10 cities with the highest quality of life worldwide in 2008 according to The Economist." Chart. June 8, 2009. Statista. Accessed June 07, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/264684/the-economist-ranking-of-the-10-cities-with-the-highest-quality-of-life-worldwide/
The Economist. (2009). Ranking of the 10 cities with the highest quality of life worldwide in 2008 according to The Economist. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 07, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/264684/the-economist-ranking-of-the-10-cities-with-the-highest-quality-of-life-worldwide/
The Economist. "Ranking of The 10 Cities with The Highest Quality of Life Worldwide in 2008 According to The Economist." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Jun 2009, https://www.statista.com/statistics/264684/the-economist-ranking-of-the-10-cities-with-the-highest-quality-of-life-worldwide/
The Economist, Ranking of the 10 cities with the highest quality of life worldwide in 2008 according to The Economist Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/264684/the-economist-ranking-of-the-10-cities-with-the-highest-quality-of-life-worldwide/ (last visited June 07, 2023)
Ranking of the 10 cities with the highest quality of life worldwide in 2008 according to The Economist [Graph], The Economist, June 8, 2009. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/264684/the-economist-ranking-of-the-10-cities-with-the-highest-quality-of-life-worldwide/