According to a survey carried out by the Economist in the autumn of 2004, the top ten countries to live in are the followings: \n\n1 Ireland\n2 Switzerland\n3 Norway\n4 Luxembourg\n5 Sweden\n6 Australia\n7 Iceland\n8 Italy\n9 Denmark\n10 Spain\n\nThe US was in 13th, while Britain was 29th.