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Intelligence isn't difficult to measure. Getting a global study and making it an accurate representation of a countries population (and all the nations of the world) is. It may not be impossible, but extremely difficult and so expensive, no one would want to undertake the task to do it in an appropriate way.
Its already been done many times and the results are constant.
From IQ and the Wealth of Nations:
Hong Kong 107 Korea, South 106 Japan 105 Taiwan 104 Singapore 104 Austria 102 Germany 102 Italy 102 Netherlands 102 Sweden 101 Switzerland 101 Belgium 100 China 100 New Zealand 100 U. Kingdom 100 Hungary 99 Poland 99 Australia 98 Denmark 98 France 98 Norway 98 United States 98 Canada 97 Czech Republic 97 Finland 97 Spain 97 Argentina 96 Russia 96 Slovakia 96 Uruguay 96 Portugal 95 Slovenia 95 Israel 94 Romania 94 Bulgaria 93 Ireland 93 Greece 92 Malaysia 92 Thailand 91 Croatia 90 Peru 90 Turkey 90 Colombia 89 Indonesia 89 Suriname 89 Brazil 87 Iraq 87 Mexico 87 Samoa (Western) 87 Tonga 87 Lebanon 86 Philippines 86 Cuba 85 Morocco 85 Fiji 84 Iran 84 Marshall Islands 84 Puerto Rico 84 Egypt 83 India 81 Ecuador 80 Guatemala 79 Barbados 78 Nepal 78 Qatar 78 Zambia 77 Congo (Brazz) 73 Uganda 73 Jamaica 72 Kenya 72 South Africa 72 Sudan 72 Tanzania 72 Ghana 71 Nigeria 67 Guinea 66 Zimbabwe 66 Congo (Zaire) 65 Sierra Leone 64 Ethiopia 63 Equatorial Guinea 59
There are very intelligent people in all countries, and very stupid people in all countries. The US (having obvious extremes in most things) has both extremely smart and stupid people, as do we in the UK. IMO there is no country that is more 'intelligent' than another - there are countries that place enormous pressure on their citizens to succeed in education, and countries that have a very poor education system. Everyone is an individual, and sucess is all relative to opportunity and ambition.
Both followings definitely bring down the American IQ, but let's not kid ourselves, the right-wing following is on a league of it's own. As a matter of fact, the right definitely lacks intellectuals. And of course the few intellectuals on the right-- most of the time freshwater economist, are categorically misplaced on the political spectrum.
Being a self proclaimed smart guy how did you miss the university testing that proved conservatives have on average a higher IQ then libs? Happier too. But were not talking about that.
To save you time:
Where is your source?
I don't believe your source.
Your just a _______ _____ !!!
Everyone knows all ___-___'_ are ____-____________'_!!!
____ ___ and the horse you rode in on!!!
Not in those words of course.
You'll pretty it up with top 3 smuggary.
What countries have the smartest people on average? I know this is a touchy subject but it's true that some places on earth have people that are just more capable than others.
What causes some countries to have more intelligent people on average than other countries?
The USA has a lot of smart people but it has many people from all over the world.
I don't know how we can identify smart people. People can be intelligent in many ways, some through education, some life experiences, some from their genes.
There are very intelligent people in all countries, and very stupid people in all countries. The US (having obvious extremes in most things) has both extremely smart and stupid people, as do we in the UK. IMO there is no country that is more 'intelligent' than another - there are countries that place enormous pressure on their citizens to succeed in education, and countries that have a very poor education system. Everyone is an individual, and sucess is all relative to opportunity and ambition.
Well, here we go again. Of course there are intelligent and unintelligent people in all countries. We are talking about AVERAGES, my friend.
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Hopefully for the last time, intelligence has absolutely nothing to do with education, the educational system or how much one knows. You are confusing intelligence with knowledge.
Well, here we go again. Of course there are intelligent and unintelligent people in all countries. We are talking about AVERAGES, my friend.
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Hopefully for the last time, intelligence has absolutely nothing to do with education, the educational system or how much one knows. You are confusing intelligence with knowledge.
- Reel
And I gotta tell ya, America is unique, as a society with a large population of educated idiots.
Not so high on the list of average intelligence at 17th and not really so educated. Beyond that, I don't understand what your point is.
- Reel
In other societies, a person has to be "equipped for learning" in order to enter an institution of higher education.
In America . . .
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