The U.S. ranked 46th, with an average IQ of 98.99, just below the global average, behind countries like the United Kingdom, France, Spain, Italy, Germany and Canada.

That's why, average IQ can differ dramatically depending on where you're looking on the map. Here are the countries with the five highest average IQ scores: 108: Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea; ...

So here’s what I did: I ranked the 25 countries first by IQ and then by the change in their index, averaged both the rankings and came up with the following list of 15 countries with the lowest ...

Intelligence quotient (IQ) is a score derived from standardized tests that measure a person’s cognitive ability against that of similarly aged peers. In this article, learn about the average IQ.

The average IQ for children in Mississippi was 94 and Louisiana came in second with 95.3. The two states were followed by California (95.5), Hawaii (95.6) and Alabama and New Mexico , both at 95.7.

The U.S. ranked 46th, with an average IQ of 98.99, just below the global average, behind countries like the United Kingdom, France, Spain, Italy, Germany and Canada.

According to the global rankings of Data Pandas, Japan leads the way with an average IQ of 106.48. The rest of the top ten spots are held by other East Asian countries and handful of European nations.