Dumbest Countries 2024

1.	Nepal	42.99
2.	Sierra Leone	45.07
3.	Liberia	45.07
4.	Guatemala	47.72
5.	Cape Verde	52.5
6.	Gambia	52.68
7.	Nicaragua	52.69
8.	Guinea	53.48
9.	Ghana	58.16
10.	Ivory Coast	58.16
11.	South Sudan	58.61
12.	Mauritania	59.76
13.	Mali	59.76
14.	Togo	59.83
15.	Honduras	62.16
16.	Belize	62.55
17.	Central African Republic	62.55
18.	Yemen	62.86
19.	Gabon	62.97
20.	Republic of the Congo	62.97
21.	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	63.42
22.	DR Congo	64.92
23.	Sao Tome and Principe	65.22
24.	Dominica	66.03
25.	Namibia	66.19
26.	Morocco	67.03
27.	Somalia	67.67
28.	Nigeria	67.76
29.	Cameroon	67.76
30.	Djibouti	68.41
31.	Ethiopia	68.42
32.	Zambia	68.43
33.	Eritrea	68.77
34.	Eswatini	68.87
35.	Lesotho	68.87
36.	South Africa	68.87
37.	Botswana	69.45
38.	El Salvador	69.63
39.	Malawi	69.7
40.	Benin	69.71
41.	Rwanda	69.95
42.	Antigua and Barbuda	70.48
43.	Saint Kitts and Nevis	70.48
44.	Niger	70.82
45.	Burundi	72.09
46.	Mozambique	72.5
47.	Saint Lucia	73.68
48.	Burkina Faso	73.8
49.	Zimbabwe	74.01
50.	Bangladesh	74.33
51.	Syria	74.41
52.	Tanzania	74.95
53.	Jamaica	75.08
54.	Angola	75.1
55.	Kenya	75.2
56.	Algeria	76
57.	India	76.24
58.	Egypt	76.32
59.	Saudi Arabia	76.36
60.	Uganda	76.42
61.	Bolivia	76.53
62.	British Virgin Islands	76.69
63.	Madagascar	76.79
64.	Comoros	77.07
65.	Senegal	77.37
66.	Palestine	77.69
67.	Ecuador	78.26
68.	Timor Leste	78.49
69.	Indonesia	78.49
70.	Papua New Guinea	78.49
71.	Kuwait	78.64
72.	Oman	78.7
73.	Seychelles	78.76
74.	Chad	78.87
75.	Sudan	78.87
76.	Panama	79
77.	Kyrgyzstan	79.09
78.	Tunisia	79.22
79.	Grenada	79.34
80.	Pakistan
81.	Iran	80.01
82.	Maldives	80.54
83.	Jordan	80.7
84.	Qatar	80.78
85.	Libya	80.92
86.	Laos	80.99
87.	Northern Mariana Islands	81.36
88.	Peru	81.44
89.	Philippines	81.64
90.	Lebanon	81.7
91.	Albania	81.75
92.	North Macedonia	81.91
93.	Puerto Rico	81.99
94.	Dominican Republic	82.05
95.	United Arab Emirates	82.05
96.	Haiti	82.1
97.	Afghanistan	82.12
98.	Cayman Islands	82.24
99.	Venezuela	82.99
100.	Colombia	83.13
101.	Guyana	83.23
102.	Brazil	83.38
103.	Bahrain	83.6
104.	Cuba	83.9
105.	Samoa	83.96
106.	Marshall Islands	83.96
107.	Cook Islands	83.96
108.	Fiji	83.96
109.	Kiribati	83.96
110.	Solomon Islands	83.96
111.	Tonga	83.96
112.	Micronesia	83.96
113.	Paraguay	84.04
114.	Turks and Caicos Islands	84.29
115.	Georgia	84.5
116.	Azerbaijan	84.81
117.	Trinidad and Tobago	85.63
118.	Montenegro	85.78
119.	Turkmenistan	85.86
120.	Mauritius	86.56
121.	Sri Lanka	86.62
122.	Argentina	86.63
123.	Turkey	86.8
124.	Romania	86.88
125.	Bahamas	86.99
126.	Brunei	87.58
127.	Malaysia	87.58
128.	Uruguay	87.59
129.	Tajikistan	87.71
130.	Mexico	87.73
131.	Chile	87.89
132.	Bhutan	87.94
133.	Costa Rica	88.34
134.	Bosnia and Herzegovina	88.54
135.	Armenia	88.82
136.	Thailand	88.87
137.	Kazakhstan	88.89
138.	Uzbekistan	89.01
139.	Iraq	89.28
140.	Vietnam	89.53
141.	Serbia	89.6
142.	Moldova	89.98
143.	Ukraine	90.07
144.	Suriname	90.29
145.	Greece	90.77
146.	Bulgaria	90.99
147.	Mongolia	91.03
148.	Myanmar	91.18
149.	Malta	91.27
150.	Barbados	91.6
151.	Israel	92.43
152.	Portugal	92.77
153.	Cyprus	93.39
154.	Bermuda	93.48
155.	Spain	93.9
156.	Vanuatu	93.92
157.	New Caledonia	93.92
158.	Italy	94.23
159.	Latvia	94.79
160.	Czech Republic	94.92
161.	Ireland	95.13
162.	Andorra	95.2
163.	Croatia	95.75
164.	Lithuania	95.89
165.	Russia	96.29
166.	Slovakia	96.32
167.	Poland	96.35
168.	France	96.69
169.	Sweden	97
170.	Norway	97.13
171.	United States	97.43
172.	Belgium	97.49
173.	Denmark	97.83
174.	Iceland	98.26
175.	Austria	98.38
176.	New Zealand	98.57
177.	Slovenia	98.6
178.	North Korea	98.82
179.	Greenland	98.89
180.	United Kingdom	99.12
181.	Switzerland	99.24
182.	Australia	99.24
183.	Hungary	99.24
184.	Canada	99.52
185.	Cambodia	99.75
186.	Macau	99.82
187.	Luxembourg	99.87
188.	Estonia	100.72
189.	Germany	100.74
190.	Netherlands	100.74
191.	Liechtenstein	101.07
192.	Finland	101.2
193.	Belarus	101.6
194.	South Korea	102.35
195.	China	104.1
196.	Hong Kong	105.37
197.	Singapore	105.89
198.	Taiwan	106.47
199.	Japan	106.48

Introduction

Intelligence quotient (IQ) has always been a subject of intense debate and numerous studies. Amidst the controversy, it's crucial to remember that national IQ averages are both useful and somewhat contentious illustrations.

The Asian countries, especially East Asia, lead by a wide margin in terms of average IQ scores. With Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, and China in the top 6, the emphasis on education in these countries and their cultural focus on intellectual achievement can be seen as a significant contributing factor.
On the lower end of the spectrum, nations such as Nepal, Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Guatemala exhibit significantly lower IQ averages, sitting below an IQ score of 50.
More affluent nations typically appear to have higher average IQ scores. For example, the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Germany, and the Netherlands all rank within the top quarter of the list.
There seems to be a regional pattern among less economically developed countries having lower average scores. African nations like Sierra Leone, Liberia, Cape Verde, and Gambia all appear within the 10 lowest averages.

Dumbest Countries in the World

Based on data, Nepal has the lowest average IQ at 42.99, followed by Sierra Leone and Liberia, both with an average IQ of 45.07. Guatemala comes in fourth with a marginally higher average IQ of 47.72. Middle-ranking countries include Cape Verde and Gambia with average IQ scores of 52.5 and 52.68 respectively. Nicaragua and Guinea also fall into a similar range with 52.69 and 53.48 scores respectively. Notably higher on the list are Ghana and Ivory Coast, both with average IQs of 58.16. Dumbest Countries in the World (by Average IQ):

Nepal - 42.99
Sierra Leone - 45.07
Liberia - 45.07
Guatemala - 47.72
Cape Verde - 52.5
Gambia - 52.68
Nicaragua - 52.69
Guinea - 53.48
Ghana - 58.16
Ivory Coast - 58.16

By Region

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Metric

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Average IQ

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Dumbest Countries

Introduction

Dumbest Countries in the World

By Region

Afghanistan

Albania

Algeria

Andorra

Angola

Antigua and Barbuda

Argentina

Armenia

Australia

Austria

Azerbaijan

Bahamas

Bahrain

Bangladesh

Barbados

Belarus

Belgium

Belize

Benin

Bermuda

Bhutan

Bolivia

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Botswana

Brazil

British Virgin Islands

Brunei

Bulgaria

Burkina Faso

Burundi

Cambodia

Cameroon

Canada

Cape Verde

Cayman Islands

Central African Republic

Chad

Chile

China

Colombia

Comoros

Cook Islands

Costa Rica

Croatia

Cuba

Cyprus

Czech Republic

DR Congo

Denmark

Djibouti

Dominica

Dominican Republic

Ecuador

Egypt

El Salvador

Eritrea

Estonia

Eswatini

Ethiopia

Fiji

Finland

France

Gabon

Gambia

Georgia

Germany

Ghana

Greece

Greenland

Grenada

Guatemala

Guinea

Guyana

Haiti

Honduras

Hong Kong