Rounding off the top ten was New York in eighth place, Canada in ninth and New Zealand nabbing the last spot.
The results were published by the UN in its annual Human Development Report.
Ireland has been named in the top 10 best places to live in the world.
Assessed by the Human Development Index (HDI), the UN used three categories to analyse the country’s developments – long and healthy lifestyle, access to knowledge and a decent standard of living.
Ireland climbed two places this year to make us 6th overall, tied with Germany. Norway topped the list again for the seventh year in a row, helped by health and education developments and an impressive average life span of 81.6 years old.
Sydney and Switzerland retained their spots this year, coming second and third in the list respectively.
The big three were closely followed by Denmark at number four in the chart, while the Netherlands nabbed the fifth spot.
Ireland tied with Germany for sixth place.
To finish off the top ten, New York came in eighth place, Canada in ninth and New Zealand grasped the last spot.
The results were published by the UN in its annual Human Development Report.