A ferry and recreational boats pass in front of the Sydney Opera House September 28, 2014. Local media reported that the Sydney Opera House Trust has been awarded an AUD$225,000 ($200,000) grant by the U.S. philanthropic organisation, the Getty Foundation, for a study of the concrete elements of the building to develop long-term conservation strategies. It is one of 10 modern buildings around the world to be given a grant as part of a project titled "Keeping It Modern" which is aimed at conserving 20th-century architecture around the world. Picture taken September 28, 2014. REUTERS/David Gray (AUSTRALIA - Tags: SOCIETY MARITIME TRANSPORT TRAVEL)
A ferry and recreational boats pass in front of the Sydney Opera House September 28, 2014. Local media reported that the Sydney Opera House Trust has been awarded an AUD$225,000 ($200,000) grant by the U.S. philanthropic organisation, the Getty Foundation, for a study of the concrete elements of the building to develop long-term conservation strategies. It is one of 10 modern buildings around the world to be given a grant as part of a project titled "Keeping It Modern" which is aimed at conserving 20th-century architecture around the world. Picture taken September 28, 2014. REUTERS/David Gray (AUSTRALIA - Tags: SOCIETY MARITIME TRANSPORT TRAVEL)
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) named of Wednesday Australia as the best country to live in and its capital, Canberra, the best city where to reside.
The basis of the OECD was its assessment of nine measures of well-being such as income and education, with 10 as a perfect score.
Australia got a total score of 76.5 out of 90, followed by Norway with 72.3, 5 the opposite end is Mexico which got a total score of only 15 and was notably 0 for safety, housing and accessibility to services. Next to Mexico are Poland, Hungary and Turkey.
Canberra pulled the biggest surprise by coming out number 1 because it got three 10 scores for safety, income and civic engagement.
In coming up with the list, the OECD compared living standards among 362 regions across 34 OECD member-nations.
