TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Intelligence quotient (IQ) is a measure of human intelligence. People who want to measure IQ usually take a standardized test and receive a score based on their intelligence level. The higher a person's IQ score, the more intelligent the person is considered.

Reporting from verywellmind, IQ is said to be low if it has a score of 70 or below. A low score supported by other indicators indicates that a person has an intellectual disability. Meanwhile, someone is considered a genius if they have a score of more than 140.

The World Population Review compiled IQ lists based on some of the world's most well-known and widely publicized intelligence studies. This study was conducted by a British psychologist named Richard Lynn.

According to this list, around 68 percent of most people around the world have an IQ between 85 and 115. The following is a list of 10 countries with the highest IQ scores so they are said to be the smartest people in the world according to the average IQ test score of the World Population Review 2022:

1. Japan - 106.48

2. Taiwan - 106.47

3. Singapore - 105.89

4. Hong Kong - 105.37

5. China - 104.1

6. South Korea - 102.35

7. Belarus - 101.6

8. Finland - 101.2

9. Liechtenstein - 101.07

10. Germany and the Netherlands - 100.74

The IQ score is still a measure of intellectual intelligence. IQ scores are also influenced by the quality of education and resources available in the area where a person lives.

In a 2019 study entitled The Intelligence of Nations, Lynn and collaborator David measured the average IQ of citizens in 132 countries and calculated estimated scores for 71 others.

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