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Countries By Average IQ by DrMB(op): 10:34am On Dec 15, 2025
You might be surprised where your nation lands on the global intelligence map. We're diving into the updated Average IQ by Country for 2025 (based on the International IQ Test). Did your country make the top 10?
What factors do you think drive these scores - education, economics, or culture? Do you agree with this type of ranking?
SCROLL DOWN to find your country and see the full list of 100 nations! 👇
Then, JUMP into the comments and tell us: What's the single biggest thing your country could do to boost its average score? Let's discuss!
Countries by Average IQ 🧠

1. 🇨🇳 China – 107.2
2. 🇰🇷 South Korea – 106.4
3. 🇯🇵 Japan – 106.4
4. 🇮🇷 Iran – 106.3
5. 🇸🇬 Singapore – 105.1
6. 🇷🇺 Russia – 103.2
7. 🇲🇳 Mongolia – 102.9
8. 🇦🇲 Armenia – 102.6
9. 🇦🇺 Australia – 102.6
10. 🇪🇸 Spain – 102.3
11. 🇳🇿 New Zealand – 102.1
12. 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka – 102.0
13. 🇸🇮 Slovenia – 102.0
14. 🇨🇦 Canada – 101.7
15. 🇹🇭 Thailand – 101.5
16. 🇧🇾 Belarus – 101.5
17. 🇫🇷 France – 101.4
18. 🇷🇸 Serbia – 100.9
19. 🇮🇹 Italy – 100.8
20. 🇨🇭 Switzerland – 100.8
21. 🇬🇪 Georgia – 100.6
22. 🇲🇾 Malaysia – 100.5
23. 🇫🇮 Finland – 100.3
24. 🇻🇳 Vietnam – 100.1
25. 🇧🇪 Belgium – 100.1
26. 🇬🇷 Greece – 100.1
27. 🇱🇺 Luxembourg – 100.0
28. 🇮🇸 Iceland – 100.0
29. 🇸🇰 Slovakia – 99.8
30. 🇺🇸 United States – 99.7
31. 🇨🇿 Czechia – 99.7
32. 🇳🇱 Netherlands – 99.7
33. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom – 99.7
34. 🇦🇹 Austria – 99.6
35. 🇩🇪 Germany – 99.6
36. 🇭🇺 Hungary – 99.5
37. 🇱🇧 Lebanon – 99.4
38. 🇪🇪 Estonia – 99.4
39. 🇵🇪 Peru – 99.4
40. 🇵🇱 Poland – 99.4
41. 🇵🇹 Portugal – 99.3
42. 🇲🇹 Malta – 99.2
43. 🇭🇷 Croatia – 99.2
44. 🇮🇳 India – 99.1
45. 🇮🇱 Israel – 99.1
46. 🇹🇷 Türkiye – 99.1
47. 🇱🇻 Latvia – 98.8
48. 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan – 98.7
49. 🇱🇹 Lithuania – 98.7
50. 🇲🇪 Montenegro – 98.6
51. 🇳🇴 Norway – 98.5
52. 🇨🇾 Cyprus – 98.5
53. 🇸🇪 Sweden – 98.5
54. 🇮🇪 Ireland – 98.3
55. 🇧🇳 Brunei – 98.1
56. 🇩🇰 Denmark – 97.9
57. 🇧🇬 Bulgaria – 97.8
58. 🇧🇦 Bosnia & Herzegovina – 97.6
59. 🇲🇰 North Macedonia – 97.6
60. 🇹🇳 Tunisia – 97.5
61. 🇲🇲 Myanmar – 97.4
62. 🇲🇩 Moldova – 97.3
63. 🇪🇬 Egypt – 97.2
64. 🇦🇱 Albania – 97.2
65. 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan – 97.2
66. 🇳🇵 Nepal – 97.1
67. 🇩🇿 Algeria – 97.0
68. 🇲🇺 Mauritius – 96.9
69. 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates – 96.8
70. 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan – 96.8
71. 🇲🇦 Morocco – 96.8
72. 🇯🇴 Jordan – 96.7
73. 🇵🇭 Philippines – 96.7
74. 🇧🇩 Bangladesh – 96.5
75. 🇷🇴 Romania – 96.3
76. 🇨🇺 Cuba – 96.0
77. 🇲🇽 Mexico – 95.5
78. 🇺🇦 Ukraine – 95.4
79. 🇨🇱 Chile – 95.4
80. 🇪🇹 Ethiopia – 95.1
81. 🇰🇼 Kuwait – 95.0
82. 🇺🇾 Uruguay – 95.0
83. 🇪🇨 Ecuador – 95.0
84. 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan – 94.9
85. 🇲🇬 Madagascar – 94.8
86. 🇹🇹 Trinidad & Tobago – 94.8
87. 🇶🇦 Qatar – 94.8
88. 🇦🇷 Argentina – 94.4
89. 🇨🇷 Costa Rica – 94.2
90. 🇿🇦 South Africa – 94.1
91. 🇴🇲 Oman – 94.1
92. 🇧🇭 Bahrain – 94.0
93. 🇮🇶 Iraq – 94.0
94. 🇰🇭 Cambodia – 94.0
95. 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia – 93.9
96. 🇹🇯 Tajikistan – 93.6
97. 🇵🇰 Pakistan – 93.3
98. 🇮🇩 Indonesia – 93.2
99. 🇨🇴 Colombia – 93.2
100. 🇾🇪 Yemen – 93.0



Note: Here is the average IQ by country, updated on January 1, 2025. This study is based on 1,393,066 people around the world who took the same test on this website

Source: International IQ Test, 2025
Source

Re: Countries By Average IQ by Nobody: 10:41am On Dec 15, 2025
Another nonsense list that’ll make frontpage😒🥱
Re: Countries By Average IQ by papiSNEH(m): 11:52am On Dec 15, 2025
I won't be shock even in top200-IQ we ain't there, cos an average Nigerian don't mind collecting 1000 naira and suffer for next 4years. undecided
Re: Countries By Average IQ by Jakarta: 11:56am On Dec 15, 2025
Disgraced country of concern where art thou? Not surprised though after all our leaders are a clear reflection of how low the IQ is.
Re: Countries By Average IQ by jnrbayano(m): 9:43am On Dec 18, 2025
DrMB:
You might be surprised where your nation lands on the global intelligence map. We're diving into the updated Average IQ by Country for 2025 (based on the International IQ Test). Did your country make the top 10?
What factors do you think drive these scores - education, economics, or culture? Do you agree with this type of ranking?
SCROLL DOWN to find your country and see the full list of 100 nations! 👇
Then, JUMP into the comments and tell us: What's the single biggest thing your country could do to boost its average score? Let's discuss!


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Nigeria not on the list of 100?
Re: Countries By Average IQ by Dididrumz(m): 9:44am On Dec 18, 2025
Shey we no dey use IQ for Nigeria...? 😂😂😂😂

Our own day always different sha, na why we dey for the stealing list but we no dey for IQ list 😂
Re: Countries By Average IQ by Vilgax: 9:44am On Dec 18, 2025
Nigeria falls between 65-68...

but the IQ is a poor measurement of intelligence because they focus mostly on logical/analytical skills, ignoring crucial aspects like creativity, emotional intelligence, wisdom, and practical skills.
Re: Countries By Average IQ by EnglishUsa: 9:45am On Dec 18, 2025
Our brain don scatter, we know even dey there at all
Re: Countries By Average IQ by MrDIY: 9:45am On Dec 18, 2025
DrMB:
You might be surprised where your nation lands on the global intelligence map. We're diving into the updated Average IQ by Country for 2025 (based on the International IQ Test). Did your country make the top 10?
What factors do you think drive these scores - education, economics, or culture? Do you agree with this type of ranking?
SCROLL DOWN to find your country and see the full list of 100 nations! 👇
Then, JUMP into the comments and tell us: What's the single biggest thing your country could do to boost its average score? Let's discuss!


Source
pure n0nsense survey… LMFAO
Re: Countries By Average IQ by oz4real83(m): 9:46am On Dec 18, 2025
Nigeria is not even among the top 100 cheesy. No wonder people like Buhari became president shocked
Re: Countries By Average IQ by CodeTemplarr: 9:46am On Dec 18, 2025
United States may be far away from Russia and China but are a smart nation overall. If there is anything like nation IQ, USA will dwarf all others.
The reason is simple, they have taken time to allow all other races grow the body of knowledge via reaearch. No one come close to that. The researchers driving chinese system today are largely USA trained or inspired. In short, they reversed the babylonian confusion syndrome above any other.
Re: Countries By Average IQ by Nobody: 9:46am On Dec 18, 2025
so government officials don't have IQ but they are stealing billions
Re: Countries By Average IQ by ozo13(m): 9:46am On Dec 18, 2025
They didn't feature our own ni
Re: Countries By Average IQ by motayoayinde: 9:47am On Dec 18, 2025
Iran is 3rd position and the only middle eastern country in the first thirty. Well-deserved.

As for the number one spot, It must be CHINA.
Dem never born the country wey wan compete with dem.
Re: Countries By Average IQ by EmekaBlue(m): 9:47am On Dec 18, 2025
grin so Naija no intelligent. Na our women cause am because all dem sabi is to shake water water nyansh online. The world now see us as a joke
Re: Countries By Average IQ by Angelfrost(m): 9:47am On Dec 18, 2025
Less than 2 million people across the world, probably unevenly selected, out of a global adult and youth population that's over 5 Billion...!


...And some people will run with this crap, even bashing their own country.

Smh!
Re: Countries By Average IQ by ozo13(m): 9:48am On Dec 18, 2025
Vilgax:
Nigeria falls between 65-68...

but the IQ is a poor measurement of intelligence because they focus mostly on logical/analytical skills, ignoring crucial aspects like creativity, emotional intelligence, wisdom, and practical skills.
exactly . I think i saw this figure in a literature somewhere
Re: Countries By Average IQ by EmpressF0911: 9:49am On Dec 18, 2025
Dididrumz:
Shey we no dey use IQ for Nigeria...? 😂😂😂😂

Our own day always different sha, na why we dey for the stealing list but we no dey for IQ list 😂
You use the low quality of leaders to judge. Nigeria has a very low IQ that's why you see a full grown youth being online 24/7 attacking his fellow country men for the benefits of the ruling criminals.
Re: Countries By Average IQ by CodeTemplarr: 9:49am On Dec 18, 2025
SpencerForbes:
Another nonsense list that’ll make frontpage😒🥱
If the absense of Nigeria inspired your conclusion then i disagree.
Re: Countries By Average IQ by EmekaBlue(m): 9:50am On Dec 18, 2025
motayoayinde:
Iran is 3rd position and the only middle eastern country in the first thirty. Well-deserved.

As for the number one spot, It must be CHINA.
Dem never born the country wey wan compete with dem.
中国很厉害真的. 美国也行. 尼日利亚是马马虎虎.

Seun help me complete the characters. I don try talk finish
Re: Countries By Average IQ by Julius1995(m): 9:50am On Dec 18, 2025
Even if the make a list based on the quotients you mentioned, we will still fall below.
Vilgax:
Nigeria falls between 65-68...

but the IQ is a poor measurement of intelligence because they focus mostly on logical/analytical skills, ignoring crucial aspects like creativity, emotional intelligence, wisdom, and practical skills.
Re: Countries By Average IQ by Rosaline5000: 9:51am On Dec 18, 2025
Nigeria no dey ever dey all this list wey una dey post.

At this point who cares
Re: Countries By Average IQ by ogaontop(m): 9:51am On Dec 18, 2025
Vilgax:
Nigeria falls between 65-68...

but the IQ is a poor measurement of intelligence because they focus mostly on logical/analytical skills, ignoring crucial aspects like creativity, emotional intelligence, wisdom, and practical skills.
A person with a good logical/analytical skill is very intelligent, they are measuring intelligent quotient (IQ), not emotional intelligence, wisdom, or otherwise!
Re: Countries By Average IQ by allen113: 9:53am On Dec 18, 2025
I believe that Iran ooh well, almost all Iranians I've come across are very smart in whatever field they find themselves. If not for sanctions after China for industrialization Iran would have been next
Re: Countries By Average IQ by SlavaUkraini: 9:54am On Dec 18, 2025
How can they rate Nigeria with a high IQ when they voted for a Drug Baron as their President.
Re: Countries By Average IQ by Emeka71(m): 9:55am On Dec 18, 2025
SpencerForbes:
Another nonsense list that’ll make frontpage😒🥱
And Nigeria is not even among top 100 but they are busy seeking useless football that they can never win.
Re: Countries By Average IQ by Basicend:
China refused to buy chips from Nvidia USA last week or so.

They are now creating their own advanced alternative.

Robotics, AI, space tech, automobiles, e-commerce, computers, construction, military, aerodynamics, int trade etc. They are honestly marching the USA bumper to bumper now in virtually all key development sectors.

Clearly, the world should just brace up for a change in order.
Re: Countries By Average IQ by BrosG007: 9:58am On Dec 18, 2025
This is actually true and correct by all means. ("USA - United States of America), was built on/by immigrants. Look Elon Musk for example

CodeTemplarr:
United States may be far away from Russia and China but are a smart nation overall. If there is anything like nation IQ, USA will dwarf all others.
The reason is simple, they have taken time to allow all other races grow the body of knowledge via reaearch. No one come close to that. The researchers driving chinese system today are largely USA trained or inspired. In short, they reversed the babylonian confusion syndrome above any other.
Re: Countries By Average IQ by drlaykay(m): 9:59am On Dec 18, 2025
You guys don't know that the north water down your statistics.
Poverty
Healthcare/ Diseases
Literacy
Terrorism.
By the time these figures are brought together, the south becomes average
Re: Countries By Average IQ by Father4all: 10:00am On Dec 18, 2025
What a shame. Nigeria won't be there except they put countries with O IQ
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