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Where is Hungary ranked among the world’s smartest countries?!
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Do you know which country’s inhabitants are the most intelligent in the world? Now it has been revealed by Vouchercloud in a freshly published ranking, where three decisive factors were taken into consideration. Hungary is at the forefront, but who takes the palm on the list of the smartest countries in the world?
Vouchercloud has ranked the smartest nations in the world. The site collected data from several sources and then aggregated them to make its final ranking.
The ranking takes into account three factors: Number of Nobel laureates; Average IQ level; Proportion of students in higher education.
Nobel laureates
At the top of the list, the United States is the absolute winner, with 368 Nobel laureates, followed by the United Kingdom (132) and Germany (107), both of which have more than a hundred awards. Besides European countries at the forefront, Japan also placed well in the 6th place, along with Israel (12), India (10), South Africa (10), and China (9).
- USA (368)
- United Kingdom (132)
- Germany (107)
- France (62)
- Sweden (30)
In this ranking, Hungary is in 21st place with 9 Nobel Prizes. It is important to mention that the ranking considers a Hungarian Nobel laureate who was born in Hungary and left the country as an adult. In addition, there are six Nobel winners who were not born in Hungary but at least one of their parents was of Hungarian origin.
Average IQ level
As Hungarian news portal Origo reports, as far as the average IQ level is concerned, a different pattern can be observed, as only Asian countries are in the top six, in the following order:
Each of those categories contain people who are made, not simply born. It has now been scientifically proven that what you inherit thru birth and how you are raised are equally important. Not either or. Previously there were always comparisons and the argument still continues amongst people who have missed the latest findings. Even those who practice in academia or the sciences, and in particular the humanities repeat old wives’ tales because they get used to thinking the same old things; saying the same old things. It is NOT nature vs. nurture. It is nature WITH nurture.
So, now that we have that clear, what can every family and every branch of the gov’t do to enhance our standing? The future always offers opportunities for change.
P.S. What does it mean “who takes the palm” as is stated in the article?