How smart are Singaporeans?

Let’s talk national intelligence-- are you living in one of the smartest countries in the world? Find out what the top countries are based on their estimated national IQ scores.

Belgium score of 100

Belgian trivia: Did you know that it was a Belgian who founded New York City? Or that the first newspapers in the world was published in Antwerp in Belgium? Belgium was ranked the best country for children\'s education and well-being, according to a UNICEF report in 2007.

China score of 100

China trivia: Printing, gunpowder and paper making were China\'s greatest inventions. Based on the Hurun rich list, the People\'s Republic of China had an increase of billionaires from 130 billionaires in 2009 to a jump of 251 in 2012. China gave birth to one of the world greatest philosopher, Confucius.

United Kingdom score of 100

UK trivia: Here are some of the greatest authors of all time: Jane Austen, J.R.R Tolkien, William Shakespeare and J.K Rowling--all from the UK. The United Kingdom has a total of 119 Nobel Prizes to date.

Singapore score of 100

New Zealand trivia: Famous people you may know from New Zealand are: Keith Urban ( Grammy-winning country singer), Russell Crowe (Oscar-winning actor) and Peter Jackson (Academy Award-winning director of The Lord of the Rings).

New Zealand score of 100

Sweden score of 101

Swedish trivia: Did you know that Swedish people spend the longest time in tertiary education? An average student\'s age is 25.5 years old. Sweden has also obtained a total of 30 Nobel prizes and 5 Peace prizes.

Luxembourg score of 101

Luxembourg trivia: It is the sixth-smallest country in the world but the eigth-largest banking centre. A famous engineer you may have heard of from Luxembourg is Henri Tudor.

Switzerland score of 101

Swiss trivia: Did you know that there are 4 official languages in Switzerland: Swiss German, French, Italian and Romansh? It\'s in this country, they have the highest employment rate of the 36 OECD(The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) countries based on data collected in 2010.

Germany score of 102

German trivia: Germany has given the world some of its greatest philosophers of all time including Friedrich Nietzsche, Immanuel Kant, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel and Martin Heidegger. We can also thank Germans for discovering insulin and many inventions like the light bulb, calculator, the automobile, Walkman, LCD screen and more.

Austria score of 102

Austrian trivia: To date, a total of 19 Austrians have been awarded a Nobel Prize. Also many classical music composers are Austrian like Mozart, Schubert, J. Strauss and Bruckner. What more, Sigmund Freud the father of psychoanalysis was also Austrian.

Italy score of 102

Italian trivia: Botticelli, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Donatello, Raphael, Bernini are some of history\'s famous artists and they all come from Italy. It is also Italy that has the most fashion designers including Gucci, Salvatore Ferragamo, Roberto Cavalli, Fendi, Ermenegildo Zegna, Dolce & Gabbana, Giorgio Armani, Valentino and others.

Netherlands score of 102

Dutch trivia: In a 2007 UNICEF report, Netherlands was the best country for a child to live in. Also renowned classical painters like Rembrant, Vincent Van Gogh and Piet Mondriaan were Dutch.

Taiwan score of 104

Taiwanese trivia: Did you know that in 2004, Taipei completed the tallest skyscraper at the time? You might also know of acclaimed Taiwanese director Ang Lee famous for his masterpieces like \'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon\', Brokeback Mountain\', \'Life of Pi\' and \'Sense and Sensibility\'.

North Korea score of 105

North Korean trivia: According to study done in 2005 by Seoul National university, the people in North Korea are physically different from their cousins in the South due to the quality of life. Men are on average 2.3 inches shorter and women are 2.6 inches shorter!

Japan score of 105

Japanese trivia: japan is the leading country in science technology and biomedical research. They obtained 16 Nobel prizes in the field of medicine, physics and chemistry alone. They have the 3rd largest research and development budget in the world, that is US$130 billion dollars.

South Korean score of 106

South Korean trivia: This is a developed country with an extremely high standard of living and is Asia\'s fourth largest economy. In 2005, they were successful in cloning Snuppy, a dog and also two endangered species wolves in 2007.

Hong Kong score of 107

Hong Kong trivia: You might already know that Hong Kong is one of the leading international financial centers in the world--the stock exchange is the 7th largest in the world. They have the highest national IQ score average of the lot.

Written by

Felicia Chin

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