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What nationality has the highest IQ?
Countries by IQ – Average IQ by Country
| Rank | Country | IQ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 106.48 |
| 2 | Taiwan | 106.47 |
| 3 | Singapore | 105.89 |
| 4 | Hong Kong | 105.37 |
Who has the top 5 IQ in the world?
Highest IQs in the World Ever
- Johann Goethe. Johann Goethe was a German polymath who lived in the 1800s and his estimated IQ score ranged from 210 to 225.
- Leonardo Da Vinci.
- James Maxwell.
- Nicolaus Copernicus.
- William Sidis.
- Carl Gauss.
- Nikola Tesla.
- Voltaire.
Why do Chinese people have such a high IQ?
Genetics. All the answers here claiming the reason for China’s high IQ is because of differences in their government or education system are wrong. Because we see the same high IQs among Asians IN AMERICA. On average, Asian Americans outperform other races in school and on the SAT test.
Which race has the highest IQ in the world?
Following Asians with the highest IQs you have Whites, Hispanics and Blacks. The graph above shows how Asians have higher IQs than any other race. So when it comes to IQs you have Asians at the top.
Why does Singapore have the highest average IQ in the world?
Same reason as why places like Singapore also has one of the highest average IQ, because these reported IQ are not as “average” as one might think. As far as I know no one has ever reported how sampling biases are being normalised in measuring these averages in different countries and different education system.
Is IQ a good measure of intelligence?
IQ has always been a somewhat controversial topic. Some people say that it is a good measure of intelligence, others will say that it is not. I am of the opinion that IQ is measuring something. And that something that IQ measures has very clear correlation to things like income, crime and quite possibly intelligence.