The intelligence scores came from work carried out earlier this decade by Richard Lynn, a British psychologist, and Tatu Vanhanen, a Finnish political scientist, who analysed IQ studies from 113 countries, and from subsequent work by Jelte Wicherts, a Dutch psychologist. Countries are ranked highest to lowest national IQ score. Rank --------Country -----------------------% ------------- 1 Singapore108 2 South Korea106 3 Japan105 4 Italy102 5 Iceland101 5 Mongolia101 6 Switzerland101 7 Austria100 7 China100 7 Luxembourg100 7 Netherlands100 7 Norway100 7 United Kingdom100 8 Belgium99 8 Canada99 8 Estonia99 8 Finland99 8 Germany99 8 New Zealand99 8 Poland99 8 Sweden99 9 Andorra98 9 Australia98 9 Czech Republic98 9 Denmark98 9 France98 9 Hungary98 9 Latvia98 9 Spain98 9 United States9810 Belarus 97 10 Mal ... 16 Sierra Leone91 16 Thailand91 17 Albania90 17 Bosnia and Herzegovina90 17 Chile90 17 Croatia90 17 Kyrgyzstan90 17 Turkey90 18 Cook Islands8918 Costa Rica 89 18 ... 20 Myanmar(Burma)87 20 Tajikistan87 20 Turkmenistan87 20 Uzbekistan87 21 Kuwait86 21 Philippines8621 Seychelles 86 21 ... 22 Trinidad and Tobago85 22 Yemen85 23 Afghanistan84 23 Bahamas, The84 23 Belize84 23 Colombia84 23 Iran84 23 Jordan84 23 Marshall Islands84 23 Micronesia, Federated States of84 23 Morocco84 23 Nigeria84 23 Pakistan84 23 Panama84 23 Paraguay84 23 Saudi Arabia84 23 Solomon Islands84 23 Uganda84 23 United Arab Emirates84 23 Vanuatu84 23 Venezuela84 24 Algeria83 24 Bahrain83 24 Libya83 24 Oman83 24 Papua New Guinea83 24 Syria83 24 Tunisia83 25 Bangladesh82 25 Dominican Republic8225 India 82 25 Leban ... 27 El Salvador80 27 Kenya80 28 Guatemala79 28 Sri Lanka79 28 Zambia79 29 Congo, Democratic Republic of the78 29 Nepal78 29 Qatar78 30 Comoros77 30 South Africa77 31 Cape Verde76 31 Congo, Republic of the76 31 Mauritania76 31 Senegal76 32 Mali74 32 Namibia74 33 Ghana73 34 Tanzania72 35 Central African Republic71 35 Grenada71 35 Jamaica71 35 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines71 35 Sudan71 36 Antigua and Barbuda70 36 Benin70 36 Botswana70 36 Rwanda70 36 Togo70 37 Burundi69 37 Cote d\Ivoire69 37 Ethiopia69 37 Malawi69 37 Niger69 38 Angola68 38 Burkina Faso68 38 Chad68 38 Djibouti68 38 Somalia68 38 Swaziland68 39 Dominica67 39 Guinea67 39 Guinea-Bissau67 39 Haiti67 39 Lesotho67 39 Liberia67 39 Saint Kitts and Nevis67 39 Sao Tome and Principe67 40 Gambia, The66 41 Cameroon64 41 Gabon64 41 Mozambique64 42 Saint Lucia62 43 Equatorial Guinea59 North KoreaN/A
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