Table 4
IQs for 185 countries
National IQs Based on the Results of Intelligence Tests and Estimated National IQs (marked by *) Based on the IQs of Neighbouring or Other Comparable Countries.
Country National IQ based on Comparison countries
arithmetic means.
1
Afghanistan
83*
Iran 84, India 81
2
Albania
90*
Croatia 90, Turkey 90
3
Algeria
84*
Morocco 85, Egypt 83
4
Angola
69*
Zambia 77, Zimbabwe 66, Congo (Z) 65
5
Antigua & Barbuda
75*
Barbados 78, Jamaica 72
6
Argentina
96

7
Armenia
93*
Turkey 90, Russia 96
8
Australia
98

9
Austria
102

10
Azerbaijan
87*
Turkey 90, Iran 84
11
Bahamas
78*
Barbados 78
12
Bahrain
83*
Iraq 87, Qatar 78
13
Bangladesh
81*
India 81
14
Barbados
78

15
Belarus
96*
Russia 96
16
Belgium
100

17
Belize
83*
Guatemala 79, Mexico 87
18
Benin
69*
Ghana 71, Nigeria 67
19
Bhutan
78*
Nepal 78
20
Bolivia
85*
Ecuador 80, Peru 90
21
Botswana
72*
Zambia 77, Zimbabwe 66
22
Brazil
87

23
Brunei
92*
Malaysia 92
24
Bulgaria
93

25
Burkina Faso
66*
Guinea 63, Sierra Leone 64, Ghana 71
26
Burma (Myanmar)
86*
India 81, Thailand 91
27
Burundi
70*
Congo (Z) 65, Tanzania 72, Uganda 73
28
Cambodia
89*
Thailand 91, Philippines 86
29
Cameroon
70*
Nigeria 67, Congo (Braz) 73
30
Canada
97

31
Cape Verde
78*
Mixed population-see notes
32
Central African Rep.
68*
Congo (B) 73, Congo (Z) 65, Nigeria 67
33
Chad
72*
Sudan 72
34
Chile
93*
Argentina 96, Peru 90
35
China
100

36
Colombia
88

37
Comoros
79*
Mixed Negroid-Arab-Malay population - see notes
38
Congo (Braz)
73

39
Congo (Zaire)
65

40
Costa Rica
91*
Argentina 96, Uruguay 96, Colombia 88, Puerto Rico 84
41
C? d'Ivoire
71*
Ghana 71
42
Croatia
90

43
Cuba
85

44
Cyprus
92*
Greece 92
45
Czech Republic
97

46
Denmark
98

47
Djibouti
68*
Sudan 72, Ethiopia 63
48
Dominica
75*
Barbados 78, Jamaica 72
49
Dominican Republic
84*
Mixed population, Puerto Rico 84
50
Ecuador
80

51
Egypt
83

52
El Salvador
84*
Guatemala 79, Colombia 88
53
Equatorial Guinea
59

54
Eritrea
68*
Sudan 72, Ethiopia 63
55
Estonia
97*
Finland 97, Russia 96
56
Ethiopia
63

57
Fiji
84

58
Finland
97

59
France
98

60
Gabon
66*
Congo (B) 73, Equatorial Guinea 59
61
Gambia
64*
Sierra Leone 64, Guinea 63
62
Georgia
93*
Russia 96, Turkey 90
63
Germany
102

64
Ghana
71

65
Greece
92

66
Grenada
75*
Barbados 78, Jamaica 72
67
Guatemala
79

68
Guinea
63

69
Guinea-Bissau
63*
Guinea 63
70
Guyana
84*
Suriname 89, Barbados 78
71
Haiti
72*
Jamaica 72
72
Honduras
84*
Guatemala 79, Colombia 88
73
Hong Kong
107

74
Hungary
99

75
Iceland
98*
Norway 98
76
India
81

77
Indonesia
89

78
Iran
84

79
Iraq
87

80
Ireland
93

81
Israel
94

82
Italy
102

83
Jamaica
72

84
Japan
105

85
Jordan
87*
Iraq 87, Lebanon 86
86
Kazakhstan
93*
Russia 96, Turkey 90
87
Kenya
72

88
Kiribati
84*
Marshall Islands 84, Fiji 84
89
Korea, North
105*
South Korea 106,Japan 105
90
Korea, South
106

91
Kuwait
83*
Iraq 87, Qatar 78
92
Kyrgyzstan
87*
Turkey 90, Iran 84
93
Laos
89*
Thailand 91, Philippines 86
94
Latvia
97*
Russia 96, Finland 97
95
Lebanon
86

96
Lesotho
72*
Zambia 77, Zimbabwe 66
97
Liberia
64*
Sierra Leone 64, Guinea 63
98
Libya
84*
Morocco 85, Egypt 83
99
Lithuania
97*
Russia 96, Finland 97
100
Luxembourg
101*
Netherlands 102, Belgium 100
101
Macedonia
93*
Bulgaria 93, Greece 92
102
Madagascar
79*
Mixed Malay-Negroid population - see notes
103
Malawi
71*
Congo (Z) 65, Tanzania 72, Zambia 77
104
Malaysia
92

105
Maldives
81*
India 81
106
Mali
68*
Guinea 63, Sudan 72
107
Malta
95*
Italy 102, Spain 99, Morocco 85
108
Marshall Islands
84

109
Mauritania
73*
Guinea 63, Morocco 85, Sudan 72
110
Mauritius
81*
Mixed population-see notes
111
Mexico
87

112
Micronesia
84*
Marshall Islands 84
113
Moldova
95*
Romania 94, Russia 96
114
Mongolia
98*
Russia 96, China 100
115
Morocco
85

116
Mosambique
72*
Tanzania 72, Zimbabwe 66, Zambia 77
117
Namibia
72*
Zambia 77, Zimbabwe 66
118
Nepal
78

119
Netherlands
102

120
New Zealand
100

121
Nicaragua
84*
Guatemala 79, Colombia 88
122
Niger
67*
Nigeria 67
123
Nigeria
67

124
Norway
98

125
Oman
83*
Iraq 87, Qatar 78
126
Pakistan
81*
India 81
127
Panama
84*
Colombia 88, Ecuador 80
128
Papua New Guinea
84*
Marshall Islands 84, Fiji 84
129
Paraguay
85*
Ecuador 80, Peru 90
130
Peru
90

131
Philippines
86

132
Poland
99

133
Portugal
95

134
Puerto Rico
84

135
Qatar
78

136
Romania
94

137
Russia
96

138
Rwanda
70*
Congo (Z) 65, Tanzania 72, Uganda 73
139
Samoa (Western)
87

140
Sao Tome/Principe
59*
Equatorial Guinea 59
141
Saudi Arabia
83*
Iraq 87, Qatar 78
142
Senegal
64*
Sierra Leone 64, Guinea 63
143
Seychelles
81*
Mixed population, India 81
144
Sierra Leone
64

145
Singapore
100

146
Slovakia
96

147
Slovenia
95

148
Solomon Islands
84*
Marshall Islands 84, Fiji 84
149
Somalia
68*
Ethiopia 63, Kenya 72
150
South Africa
72
See notes
151
Spain
99

152
Sri Lanka
81*
India 81
153
St. Kitts & Nevis
75*
Barbados 78, Jamaica 72
154
St. Lucia
75*
Barbados 78, Jamaica 72
155
St.Vincent/Grenadines
75*
Barbados 78, Jamaica 72
156
Sudan
72

157
Suriname
89

158
Swaziland
72*
Zambia 77, Zimbabwe 66
159
Sweden
101

160
Switzerland
101

161
Syria
87*
Iraq 87, Lebanon 86
162
Taiwan
104

163
Tajikistan
87*
Turkey 90, Iran 84
164
Tanzania
72

165
Thailand
91

166
Togo
69*
Ghana 71, Nigeria 67
167
Tonga
87

168
Trinidad & Tobago
80*
78, Jamaica 72 Suriname 89, Barbados
169
Tunisia
84*
Morocco 85, Egypt 83
170
Turkey
90

171
Turkmenistan
87*
Turkey 90, Iran 84
172
Uganda
73

173
Ukraine
96*
Russia 96
174
United Arab Emirates
83*
Iraq 87, Qatar 78
175
United Kingdom
100

176
United States
98

177
Uruguay
96

178
Uzbekistan
87*
Turkey 90, Iran 84
179
Vanuatu
84*
Marshall Islands 84, Fiji 84
180
Venezuela
88*
Colombia 88
181
Vietnam
96*
China 100, Thailand 91
182
Yemen
83*
Iraq 87, Qatar 78
183
Yugoslavia
93*
Croatia 90, Slovenia 95
184
Zambia
77

185
Zimbabwe
66