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Global IQ Rank | Nation | Average IQ |
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1 | Japan Learn more... | 106.5 |
1 | Taiwan Learn more... | 106.5 |
3 | Singapore Learn more... | 105.9 |
4 | Hong Kong Learn more... | 105.4 |
5 | China Learn more... | 104.1 |
6 | South Korea Learn more... | 102.4 |
7 | Belarus Learn more... | 101.6 |
8 | Finland Learn more... | 101.2 |
9 | Liechtenstein Learn more... | 101.1 |
10 | Germany Learn more... | 100.7 |
10 | Netherlands Learn more... | 100.7 |
10 | Estonia Learn more... | 100.7 |
13 | Luxembourg Learn more... | 99.9 |
14 | Macau Learn more... | 99.8 |
14 | Cambodia Learn more... | 99.8 |
16 | Canada Learn more... | 99.5 |
17 | Australia Learn more... | 99.2 |
17 | Hungary Learn more... | 99.2 |
17 | Switzerland Learn more... | 99.2 |
20 | United Kingdom Learn more... | 99.1 |
21 | Greenland Learn more... | 98.9 |
22 | North Korea Learn more... | 98.8 |
23 | Slovenia Learn more... | 98.6 |
23 | New Zealand Learn more... | 98.6 |
25 | Austria Learn more... | 98.4 |
26 | Iceland Learn more... | 98.3 |
27 | Denmark Learn more... | 97.8 |
28 | Belgium Learn more... | 97.4 |
29 | USA Learn more... | 97.4 |
30 | Norway Learn more... | 97.1 |
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