Covid has not affected people’s happiness around world, study reveals

People are less miserable and those aged over 60 reported improvements in happiness relative to younger groups during the pandemic, research finds

The coronavirus pandemic has not had a negative impact on global happiness, new research has found.

According to a study of over 100,000 people in 137 countries, people rated their quality of life as high between 2020-2022, as they did in the two years before the pandemic.

The polling, conducted by Gallup and published in the annual World Happiness Report, asked respondents to rate their lives on a scale of one to 10. Respondents gave just as high scores before and after the crisis.