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No. 4 (tie): Vancouver, Canada

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No. 4 (tie): Vancouver, Canada

Mercer QoL Index: 107.4
Change in QoL Rank from 2009: none
Eco-City Ranking: 13 (tie)
Country GDP, 2009: $1.34 trillion
Population: 578,000 (city); 33.3 million (country)
Country Life Expectancy: 82.2 years