Paris (CNN) -- Australia has been revealed as the world's happiest industrialized nation for the third year running, based on criteria including satisfaction, work-life balance, income and housing, a survey released Tuesday has found. The so-called "lucky country" beat Sweden and Canada to take the top spot in the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development's (OECD) Better Life Index. The country which comes out on top can be found here, if all criteria are weighted evenly. Australia has remained largely immune from the global financial crisis, with its economy growing on average 3.5% over the last 20 years to 2012, according to the CIA Factbook.
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Australia named the world's happiest industrialized nation, according to the OECD
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Survey takes into account satisfaction, work-life balance, income and housing
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Sweden took second place, while Canada was placed third
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The United States came sixth in the survey, with the UK in 10th position
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