Apparently we're the 6th best place in the world to live based on life expectancy, GDP per capita and literacy rate:
For the second year running, Norway has been named as the best place in the world to live, according to an annual report from the United Nations.
Norway was followed by Sweden, Canada, Belgium, Australia and the US - but the bottom of the chart is dominated by African countries.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/2149799.stm
but of course the author of the article hates America