IQ statistics by country, state, university and job
These are estimated average IQs for 31 countries, all 50 US states and 32 universities, with education and cultural context. They compare large groups, and say little about any one person in them. Every group has a wide spread around its average.
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Average IQ by country
- All countriesEstimates for 31 countries, with sources and limits
- Average IQ in JapanEstimated 106, with education and culture notes
- Average IQ in South KoreaEstimated 106, with education and culture notes
- Average IQ in ChinaEstimated 105, with education and culture notes
- Average IQ in GermanyEstimated 102, with education and culture notes
- Average IQ in FinlandEstimated 101, with education and culture notes
- Average IQ in United KingdomEstimated 100, with education and culture notes
- Average IQ in CanadaEstimated 99, with education and culture notes
- Average IQ in SwedenEstimated 99, with education and culture notes
- Average IQ in AustraliaEstimated 98, with education and culture notes
- Average IQ in United StatesEstimated 98, with education and culture notes
- Average IQ in IsraelEstimated 95, with education and culture notes
- Average IQ in IrelandEstimated 92, with education and culture notes
- Average IQ in IndiaEstimated 82, with education and culture notes
- Average IQ in South AfricaEstimated 77, with education and culture notes
Average IQ by US state
- All 50 US statesEducation rank, universities and industries for every state
- Average IQ in IllinoisEstimated 100, with education rank and industries
- Average IQ in South DakotaEstimated 100, with education rank and industries
- Average IQ in MissouriEstimated 99, with education rank and industries
- Average IQ in NevadaEstimated 97, with education rank and industries
- Average IQ in LouisianaEstimated 96, with education rank and industries
- Average IQ in New MexicoEstimated 96, with education rank and industries
Average IQ by university
- All 32 universitiesEstimated average IQ, student profile and notable alumni
- Caltech average IQEstimated 152
- Harvard University average IQEstimated 145
- Stanford University average IQEstimated 145
- Carnegie Mellon University average IQEstimated 142
- University of Chicago average IQEstimated 142
- University of Oxford average IQEstimated 141
- Johns Hopkins University average IQEstimated 140
- Seoul National University average IQEstimated 140
Average IQ by job and college major
- IQ by professionWhat each job asks of your reasoning
- IQ by college majorAverage scores by field of study
- Career demand indexCognitive demands by field
- Highest IQ college majorsFields ranked by average score
- Highest IQ universitiesUniversities ranked by estimated average
Reading these numbers
- IQ: what it measures and average scoresThe overview behind every figure here
- Average IQWhat 100 means and who it is measured against
- The Flynn effectWhy national averages shift over time
- Standard deviation in IQThe spread around every average
- MethodologyHow LifeScore builds and labels its estimates
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