Advertisement

How happy are we, anyway?

What is the cost of contentment in each country? That’s what a recent study out of Harvard University focused on, finding the highest cost of happiness was in Iran at nearly €232,000 and the lowest was in Sierra Leone at just over 8 grand. Ireland was rudely left off the list of 173 countries, but our own reporter Sarah Madden has been looking into it for us instead.

Share this article

15.32 21 Sep 2023


How happy are we, anyway?


Listen to this episode


Share this article

15.32 21 Sep 2023


What is the cost of contentment in each country?

That’s what a recent study out of Harvard University focused on, finding the highest cost of happiness was in Iran at nearly €232,000 and the lowest was in Sierra Leone at just over 8 grand.

Ireland was rudely left off the list of 173 countries, but our own reporter Sarah Madden has been looking into it for us instead.


Read more about

The Hard Shoulder Highlights

Related Episodes

Meath house built without plan...

00:07:09

Meath house built without planning permission to be demolished

The Hard Shoulder

00:07:09


Queen’s University Belfast stu...

00:10:20

Queen’s University Belfast students to vote on reintroduction Irish signage

The Hard Shoulder

00:10:20


How do you cook elk?

00:07:02

How do you cook elk?

Moncrieff

00:07:02


New collection showcases messa...

00:07:42

New collection showcases messages from Irish diaspora in the 1900s

Moncrieff

00:07:42