Which is the best country to live in the world?

Short Answer
Norway or Australia.

Longer answer

There are various indexes that attempt to quantify quality of living and rank the best and worst countries:

Human Development Index

1. 
   Norway
   
2. 
   Australia
   
3. 
   Netherlands
   

Inequality adjusted Human Development Index

1. 
   Norway
   
2. 
   Australia
   
3. 
   Sweden
   

Future projected Human Development Index (2010 - 2020)

1. 
   Australia
2. 
   Norway
3. 
   Canada

Satisfaction with Life Survey

1. 
   Denmark
2. 
   Switzerland
3. 
   Austria

Legatum Prosperity Index

1. 
   Norway
2. 
   Denmark
3. 
   Australia

The Economist Intelligence Unit’s quality-of-life index

1. 
   Ireland
2. 
   Switzerland
3. 
   Norway

Happy Planet Index

1. 
   Costa Rica
2. 
   Vietnam
3. 
   Colombia

Note: this index puts a lot of weight on environmental sustainability, ruling out most of the usual suspects.

Bonus answer

The worst country to be born and live in (as measured by human development index) is:

Democratic Republic of the Congo

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