Bangladesh comes 150th in world IQ rankings

Bangladesh ranked 150th in the IQ ranking, the second lowest among South Asian countries, with a score of 74.33, according to World Population Review 2022 published on Thursday.

Only Nepal is lagging behind Bangladesh in the ranking with a score of 42.99, the lowest in the world.

Neighbouring India ranked 143 with a score of 76.24 and crisis hit Pakistan and Sri Lanka ranked 120 and 79 with a score of 80 and 86.62 respectively.

War-torn Afghanistan also ranked ahead of Bangladesh securing 103rd position. They scored 82.12.

Myanmar is also ahead of Bangladesh with a ranking of 52 and 91.18 score. Bhutan ranked 68 with a score of 87.94.

Japan topped the ranking with a score of 106.48, followed by Taiwan with a score of 106.47. Singapore came in the third position with a score of 105.37.

Economic giant China ranked fourth with a score of 104.1.

The intelligence quotient (IQ) is a measure of human intelligence. People who want to have their IQ measured take standardised tests and receive a score that ranks their intelligence level. The higher one’s IQ score, the more intelligent that person is considered to be.

IQ scores typically reflect the quality of education and resources available to people in their local geographic region. Areas of the world with lower IQ scores are typically poorer and less developed, particularly in the area of education, compared to countries with higher IQ scores. Many researchers also use IQ to determine the smartest countries in the world. The IQ map above shades each country depending on how high the average IQ score is. A darker shade of violet indicates a lower IQ score. Conversely, countries with a higher average IQ score appear red-orange in colour.

As the data demonstrates, there is a wide range of average IQ scores across the globe. Some researchers divide the world’s countries into ranked categories based on their average IQ scores. These averages were obtained by starting with the country’s average score on standard IQ tests (a common starting point), then fine-tuning those scores with additional measurements, such as national math, reading, and science assessments, while also factoring in the overall quality of the data.