Average IQ by country (2025 update)

Below is the average IQ by country, updated as of January 1, 2025. This study is based on data from 1,352,763 worldwide who took the same IQ test on this website in 2024.
The average IQ by country appears to be generally higher in East Asia. It is close to the global average in Europe, Western Asia, Oceania, North America, and North Africa. Meanwhile, it tends to be below average in Central and Southern Africa, as well as Latin America.
Country rankings by average IQ
Reliability of this ranking: All participants completed the same IQ test on this website in 2024. In 83.18% of the countries, the IQ scores are similar to those from the previous year (< 2 points difference).
Ranking | Country | IQ | Participants | Previous year | Difference |
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1. | ![]() |
107.19 | 206994 | 106.79 (230997) | +0.4 |
2. | ![]() |
106.43 | 23727 | 107.42 (22916) | -0.99 |
3. | ![]() |
106.4 | 145459 | 105.97 (172681) | +0.43 |
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106.3 | 3850 | 106.41 (2744) | -0.11 |
5. | ![]() |
105.14 | 5159 | 106 (4390) | -0.86 |
6. | ![]() |
103.16 | 19289 | 100.47 (90285) | +2.69 |
7. | ![]() |
102.86 | 2671 | 102.03 (3020) | +0.83 |
8. | ![]() |
102.58 | 438 | 99.72 (849) | +2.86 |
9. | ![]() |
102.57 | 9626 | 101.6 (12289) | +0.97 |
10. | ![]() |
102.3 | 11359 | 101.88 (19835) | +0.42 |
11. | ![]() |
102.08 | 2410 | 101.74 (3202) | +0.34 |
12. | ![]() |
102.02 | 2840 | 101.82 (1868) | +0.2 |
13. | ![]() |
101.96 | 2472 | 102.13 (3114) | -0.17 |
14. | ![]() |
101.65 | 7888 | 102.5 (9338) | -0.85 |
15. | ![]() |
101.52 | 22525 | 98.23 (24283) | +3.29 |
16. | ![]() |
101.47 | 7154 | 100.6 (12456) | +0.87 |
17. | ![]() |
101.42 | 8088 | 101.28 (13949) | +0.14 |
18. | ![]() |
100.86 | 5856 | 100.51 (4308) | +0.35 |
19. | ![]() |
100.84 | 18555 | 101.96 (33091) | -1.12 |
20. | ![]() |
100.75 | 5676 | 101.47 (5816) | -0.72 |
21. | ![]() |
100.59 | 4700 | 101.15 (3003) | -0.56 |
22. | ![]() |
100.48 | 19388 | 99.29 (18688) | +1.19 |
23. | ![]() |
100.3 | 9135 | 99.78 (12327) | +0.52 |
24. | ![]() |
100.12 | 47671 | 101.25 (19725) | -1.13 |
25. | ![]() |
100.11 | 4418 | 101.37 (4909) | -1.26 |
26. | ![]() |
100.07 | 4772 | 97.29 (19692) | +2.78 |
27. | ![]() |
100 | 345 | 100.24 (690) | -0.24 |
28. | ![]() |
99.99 | 497 | 100.47 (652) | -0.48 |
29. | ![]() |
99.76 | 8628 | 100.48 (6560) | -0.72 |
30. | ![]() |
99.74 | 27841 | 98.85 (51346) | +0.89 |
31. | ![]() |
99.73 | 17135 | 100.06 (13522) | -0.33 |
32. | ![]() |
99.72 | 20694 | 100.56 (18264) | -0.84 |
33. | ![]() |
99.68 | 9787 | 99.7 (16296) | -0.02 |
34. | ![]() |
99.65 | 4017 | 102.63 (4623) | -2.98 |
35. | ![]() |
99.64 | 29447 | 102.23 (32253) | -2.59 |
36. | ![]() |
99.46 | 6662 | 99.3 (13240) | +0.16 |
37. | ![]() |
99.39 | 770 | 98.43 (439) | +0.96 |
38. | ![]() |
99.39 | 2860 | 99.19 (3475) | +0.2 |
39. | ![]() |
99.37 | 8282 | 97.12 (10122) | +2.25 |
40. | ![]() |
99.35 | 27985 | 99.74 (27596) | -0.39 |
41. | ![]() |
99.34 | 4352 | 99.15 (8365) | +0.19 |
42. | ![]() |
99.19 | 213 | N/A (N/A) | |
43. | ![]() |
99.17 | 6527 | 99.49 (5519) | -0.32 |
44. | ![]() |
99.08 | 17114 | 99.15 (68338) | -0.07 |
45. | ![]() |
99.07 | 7652 | 101.94 (4756) | -2.87 |
46. | ![]() |
99.07 | 29431 | 95.47 (60914) | +3.6 |
47. | ![]() |
98.84 | 4765 | 98.71 (4051) | +0.13 |
48. | ![]() |
98.71 | 2261 | 96.66 (3793) | +2.05 |
49. | ![]() |
98.67 | 7575 | 97.84 (8120) | +0.83 |
50. | ![]() |
98.65 | 1237 | 99.15 (1013) | -0.5 |
51. | ![]() |
98.52 | 8820 | 98.67 (8059) | -0.15 |
52. | ![]() |
98.51 | 1253 | 96.88 (1934) | +1.63 |
53. | ![]() |
98.49 | 8509 | 99.31 (8241) | -0.82 |
54. | ![]() |
98.32 | 1276 | 100.04 (1688) | -1.72 |
55. | ![]() |
98.14 | 212 | N/A (N/A) | |
56. | ![]() |
97.94 | 7946 | 97.25 (9800) | +0.69 |
57. | ![]() |
97.79 | 4956 | 101.6 (1733) | -3.81 |
58. | ![]() |
97.62 | 2468 | 99.29 (1090) | -1.67 |
59. | ![]() |
97.59 | 615 | 98.6 (470) | -1.01 |
60. | ![]() |
97.51 | 2190 | 97.27 (2930) | +0.24 |
61. | ![]() |
97.37 | 1498 | 97.07 (1657) | +0.3 |
62. | ![]() |
97.32 | 2619 | 96.88 (2055) | +0.44 |
63. | ![]() |
97.21 | 3980 | 98.64 (4071) | -1.43 |
64. | ![]() |
97.19 | 577 | 97.04 (503) | +0.15 |
65. | ![]() |
97.17 | 5632 | 97.04 (6163) | +0.13 |
66. | ![]() |
97.07 | 1025 | 98.47 (506) | -1.4 |
67. | ![]() |
97.01 | 3224 | 98.27 (3189) | -1.26 |
68. | ![]() |
96.89 | 385 | N/A (N/A) | |
69. | ![]() |
96.8 | 2705 | 97.3 (3335) | -0.5 |
70. | ![]() |
96.79 | 8777 | 94.49 (6804) | +2.3 |
71. | ![]() |
96.78 | 3476 | 97.69 (4308) | -0.91 |
72. | ![]() |
96.71 | 1166 | 98.21 (228) | -1.5 |
73. | ![]() |
96.66 | 8057 | 96.27 (4323) | +0.39 |
74. | ![]() |
96.46 | 2935 | 95.7 (1467) | +0.76 |
75. | ![]() |
96.31 | 18781 | 96.01 (20955) | +0.3 |
76. | ![]() |
96.02 | 675 | 94.72 (2747) | +1.3 |
77. | ![]() |
95.51 | 15835 | 92.77 (18161) | +2.74 |
78. | ![]() |
95.38 | 86925 | 94.08 (114418) | +1.3 |
79. | ![]() |
95.38 | 8141 | 94 (10942) | +1.38 |
80. | ![]() |
95.09 | 762 | 94.93 (300) | +0.16 |
81. | ![]() |
95.02 | 398 | 93.48 (356) | +1.54 |
82. | ![]() |
95.01 | 1791 | 93.85 (3101) | +1.16 |
83. | ![]() |
95 | 4303 | 92.78 (4839) | +2.22 |
84. | ![]() |
94.85 | 1508 | 93.22 (1885) | +1.63 |
85. | ![]() |
94.8 | 1016 | 95.01 (635) | -0.21 |
86. | ![]() |
94.79 | 315 | N/A (N/A) | |
87. | ![]() |
94.77 | 529 | 97.49 (436) | -2.72 |
88. | ![]() |
94.39 | 14181 | 92.85 (22248) | +1.54 |
89. | ![]() |
94.15 | 1785 | 93.57 (1445) | +0.58 |
90. | ![]() |
94.11 | 8248 | 93.6 (4078) | +0.51 |
91. | ![]() |
94.08 | 506 | 94.17 (674) | -0.09 |
92. | ![]() |
94.04 | 309 | N/A (N/A) | |
93. | ![]() |
93.99 | 2087 | 94.62 (1234) | -0.63 |
94. | ![]() |
93.97 | 1601 | 95.37 (1100) | -1.4 |
95. | ![]() |
93.95 | 4388 | 96.47 (2832) | -2.52 |
96. | ![]() |
93.55 | 410 | 92.05 (614) | +1.5 |
97. | ![]() |
93.25 | 1841 | 95.53 (606) | -2.28 |
98. | ![]() |
93.18 | 150041 | 92.28 (146876) | +0.9 |
99. | ![]() |
93.17 | 9165 | 90.79 (10108) | +2.38 |
100. | ![]() |
93.03 | 314 | N/A (N/A) | |
101. | ![]() |
92.92 | 43751 | 93.86 (53380) | -0.94 |
102. | ![]() |
92.76 | 2356 | 92.21 (2515) | +0.55 |
103. | ![]() |
92.05 | 885 | 92.29 (395) | -0.24 |
104. | ![]() |
91.35 | 1859 | 91.81 (1531) | -0.46 |
105. | ![]() |
91.29 | 1682 | 88.36 (1663) | +2.93 |
106. | ![]() |
91.22 | 932 | N/A (N/A) | |
107. | ![]() |
91.07 | 801 | 89.41 (932) | +1.66 |
108. | ![]() |
91.02 | 3254 | 90.16 (4152) | +0.86 |
109. | ![]() |
90.76 | 1515 | 89.3 (1920) | +1.46 |
110. | ![]() |
90.53 | 716 | 90.17 (943) | +0.36 |
111. | ![]() |
90.49 | 864 | 90.23 (1006) | +0.26 |
112. | ![]() |
90.25 | 339 | N/A (N/A) | |
113. | ![]() |
90.21 | 310 | N/A (N/A) | |
114. | ![]() |
90.06 | 857 | 88.95 (909) | +1.11 |
115. | ![]() |
89.94 | 544 | 90.49 (608) | -0.55 |
116. | ![]() |
89.94 | 231 | N/A (N/A) | |
117. | ![]() |
89.89 | 202 | N/A (N/A) | |
118. | ![]() |
89.4 | 212 | N/A (N/A) | |
119. | ![]() |
88.7 | 861 | 87.54 (955) | +1.16 |
120. | ![]() |
88.42 | 319 | 87.25 (657) | +1.17 |
121. | ![]() |
88.27 | 281 | 89.7 (301) | -1.43 |
122. | ![]() |
88.01 | 340 | 86.98 (262) | +1.03 |
123. | ![]() |
87.81 | 251 | N/A (N/A) | |
124. | ![]() |
86.88 | 269 | 88.44 (225) | -1.56 |
125. | ![]() |
85.33 | 493 | 86.62 (376) | -1.29 |
126. | ![]() |
85.08 | 275 | 85.75 (378) | -0.67 |