Ireland is the 15th happiest country in the world

According to the lads at the OECD, Ireland is the 15th happiest country in the developed world.

Fifteenth isn't bad, but it looks like Australia is the happiest country in the world as the nation down under has topped the ‘Better Life Index’ compiled by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).

The Aussies managed to claim the top spot thanks to the overall strength of their economy as their mining sector is booming at the moment. Sweden, Canada, Norway and Switzerland made up the rest of the top five with Ireland sitting a little bit back in 15th.

Here’s what the OECD had to say about Ireland over on their website: “In general, Irish people are more satisfied with their lives than the OECD average, with 84% of people saying they have more positive experiences in an average day (feelings of rest, pride in accomplishment, enjoyment, etc.) than negative ones (pain, worry, sadness, boredom, etc.). This figure is higher than the OECD average of 80%.”

So, we’re not exactly the happiest nation in the world (thanks to our lack of disposable income), but we’re not the most depressed either. The bottom five countries on the ‘Better Life Index’ list includes Russia, Brazil, Chile, Mexico and Turkey in last place. You can find out why those countries scored so bad over on the OECD website.

The World's Happiest Countries

1.   Australia
2.   Sweden
3.   Canada
4.   Norway
5.   Switzerland
6.   United States
7.   Denmark
8.   The Netherlands
9.   Iceland
10. United Kingdom
11. New Zealand
12. Finland
13. Austria
14. Luxembourg 
15. Ireland