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The average intelligence quotient, where Albanians are ranked

Politiko 2023-06-30 08:56:29

The average intelligence quotient, where Albanians are ranked

Being considered intelligent today 'is a form of pride' even more so when you are valued as a people with a high IQ.

And we maintain ourselves as an intelligent people, and this is often justified by the fact that when they go abroad, Albanian students tend to have better results than others.

 But does this fact alone mean that we are intelligent?

Based on data from the Ulster Institute, there is considerable variation in average IQ between countries. The countries with the highest average IQ are Japan, Taiwan, Singapore, Hong Kong and the People's Republic of China; all with average IQs above 104. On the other hand, countries like Mozambique, Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Antigua, Barbuda and Rwanda have the lowest average IQs, all below 71.

It turns out that Albania has an IQ coefficient of 81.75 and ranks 104th in the world.

Average IQ is generally considered to be reflective of a country's overall well-being, as the average IQ of a population is closely related to a number of factors such as education, health, income inequality, and government funding of education.

Research has shown that individuals who have access to quality education, adequate health care, and financial resources tend to perform better on IQ tests. This is why rankings like these are often considered to put higher-income countries at an unfair advantage over lower-income countries, as they measure and compare countries' citizens on aspects that can vary widely. from country to country, so these results should be taken as an indication, not an exact measure.

Many factors can explain differences in average IQ between countries, as average IQ is influenced by various factors such as genetics, environment, education, and cultural background, among others. For example, countries with a strong emphasis on education, such as Japan and Singapore, tend to have higher average IQs.

Similarly, countries with a history of political and social instability, poverty, and lack of access to education and health care, such as many African countries, tend to have lower average IQs.

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