Determining the average intelligence of a country’s population is a bit more complicated than you might expect. For one thing, IQ alone isn’t always the best indicator of intelligence, as it simply measures how much a person knows in the here and now. Additionally, it doesn’t measure social or emotional intelligence, nor does it determine the potential for one’s success. With that in mind, we’ve put together this list of the smartest countries ranked, based on the following metrics: Average national IQ, the number of Nobel Prize winners produced, and educational achievement.
Now click through to see where your home country ranks!