The IQ calculation was developed in the 20th century to assess human intelligence. This is a method used to calculate educational placement, intellectual disabilities and is even used when hiring an employee. Although it is questioned by several health professionals, it was the basis of the research carried out by IQ Research to say what are the smartest countries in the world. Follow the text and learn more.
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The IQ Tests
IQ tests were developed in the 20th century, based on the exam created by Frenchman Alfred Binet in 1900. His original idea was not to identify the smartest, but to help those children who needed more support at school.
Its central method was to separate the groups by part, so that those who had a high score in relation to the others were considered outstanding students. Those who could not reach the average received special help.
The test as we know it today, however, took on other proportions. It became more difficult compared to the others and turned to the question of measuring people's intellectual capacity for certain situations, such as, for example, being hired in a company.
The smartest countries in the world
According to a published list, the 25 smartest countries in the world, considering not only IQ, but several historical, geographic and socioeconomic factors, are in the Asian continents and European.
Smartest countries according to IQ
Classification:
- 1 Singapore 107.1
- 2 China 105.8
- 3 Hong Kong 105.7
- 4 South Korea 104.6
- 4 Taiwan 104.6
- 6 Japan 104.2
- 7 Finland 100.9
- 8 Canada 100.4
- 8 Netherlands 100.4
- 10 Liechtenstein 100.3
- 11 Switzerland 100.2
- 12 Mongolia 100
- 13 Macao 99.9
- 14 Estonia 99.4
- 15 Belgium 99.3
- 16 Australia 99.2
- 17 United Kingdom 99.1
- 18 Austria 99
- 19 Czech Republic 98.9
- 19 New Zealand 98.9
- 21 Germany 98.8
- 22 Sweden 98.6
- 22 Iceland 98.6
- 24 France 98.1
- 24 Hungary 98.1
Smartest countries in the world according to school performance
Classification:
- 1 Singapore 71.37
- 2 South Korea 66.85
- 3 Hong Kong 66.66
- 4 Taiwan 63.21
- 5 Japan 58.01
- 6 Russia 38.46
- 7 China 38.27
- 8 Macau 37.02
- 9 Kazakhstan 32.64
- 10 Liechtenstein 32.06
- 11 Switzerland 31.93
- 12 Ireland 30.03
- 13 US 29.84
- 14 Hungary 29.40
- 15 Israel 29.19
- 16 Belgium 28.76
- 17 Estonia 27.97
- 18 Denmark 27.51
- 18 Portugal 27.51
- 20 Norway 27.49
- 21 Poland 26.83
- 22 Lithuania 25.47
- 23 Finland 25.29
- 24 Holland 25.15
- 25 Cyprus 25.02
World's Smartest Countries According to Nobel Prize Numbers
Classification:
- 1 USA 368
- 2 United Kingdom 132
- 3 Germany 107
- 4 France 62
- 5 Sweden 30
- 6 Japan 26
- 6 Switzerland 26
- 8 Russia 23
- 8 Canada 23
- 10 Austria 21
- 11 Holland 20
- 11 Italy 20
- 13 Denmark 14
- 14 Norway 13
- 15 Australia 12
- 15 Poland 12
- 15 Israel 12
- 18 Belgium 10
- 18 India 10
- 18 South Africa 10
- 21 China 9
21 Hungary 9 - 23 Spain 8
- 24 Ireland 7
- 25 Czech Republic 5
- 25 Argentina 5
