IQ and Religiosity Statistics
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These are the raw numbers used for this graph. Average IQs for countries are from Lynn, Harvey, and Nyborg (2009) Intelligence, Volume 37, pages 11-15 (article link). Average IQs for US states are from McDaniel (2006) Intelligence, Volume 34, pages 607-619 (article link). Religious percentage for both countries and US states from Diener, Tay, and Myers (2011 August 1) Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (article link). |
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Country IQ %religious Afghanistan 84 0.98 Albania 90 0.35 Algeria 83 0.9 Angola 68 0.91 Argentina 93 0.64 Armenia 94 0.68 Australia 98 0.32 Austria 100 0.53 Azerbaijan 87 0.59 Bangladesh 82 0.99 Belarus 97 0.33 Belgium 99 0.39 Benin 70 0.91 Bolivia 87 0.88 Botswana 70 0.74 Brazil 87 0.88 Bulgaria 93 0.35 Burkina Faso 68 0.91 Burundi 69 0.87 Cambodia 91 0.92 Cameroon 64 0.95 Canada 99 0.45 CentralAfricanRep 64 0.94 Chad 68 0.93 Chile 90 0.69 China 105 0.25 Colombia 84 0.85 CongoRepofBrazz 64 0.94 CostaRica 89 0.84 Croatia 90 0.69 Cuba 85 0.35 Czech Republic 98 0.26 Denmark 98 0.19 DominicanRepublic 82 0.86 Ecuador 88 0.82 Egypt 81 0.99 ElSalvador 80 0.88 Estonia 99 0.17 Ethiopia 64 0.9 Finland 99 0.28 France 98 0.27 Georgia 94 0.78 Germany 99 0.41 Ghana 71 0.93 Greece 92 0.71 Guatemala 79 0.86 Guinea 67 0.97 Haiti 67 0.78 Honduras 81 0.88 Hungary 98 0.41 Iceland 101 0.39 India 82 0.85 Indonesia 87 0.98 Iran 84 0.81 Iraq 87 0.87 Ireland 92 0.57 Israel 95 0.48 Italy 102 0.73 Jamaica 71 0.71 Japan 105 0.26 Jordan 84 0.95 Kazakhstan 94 0.5 Kenya 72 0.95 Kyrgyzstan 90 0.68 Laos 89 0.98 Latvia 98 0.36 Lebanon 82 0.89 Liberia 67 0.96 Lithuania 91 0.41 Madagascar 82 0.91 Malawi 69 0.98 Malaysia 92 0.89 Mali 69 0.93 Mauritania 76 0.98 Mexico 88 0.68 Moldova 96 0.75 Morocco 84 0.94 Mozambique 84 0.88 Namibia 70 0.92 Nepal 78 0.93 Netherlands 100 0.33 NewZealand 99 0.35 Nicaragua 81 0.86 Niger 69 0.98 Nigeria 69 0.97 Norway 100 0.22 Pakistan 84 0.97 Panama 84 0.87 Paraguay 84 0.92 Peru 85 0.83 Philippines 86 0.96 Poland 99 0.75 Portugal 95 0.73 Romania 94 0.84 Russia 97 0.32 Rwanda 70 0.9 SaudiArabia 84 0.98 Senegal 66 0.98 SierraLeone 64 0.97 Singapore 108 0.6 Slovakia 96 0.48 Slovenia 96 0.43 SouthAfrica 72 0.85 SouthKorea 106 0.42 Spain 98 0.43 SriLanka 79 0.99 Sweden 99 0.16 Switzerland 101 0.43 Syria 83 0.87 Taiwan 105 0.44 Tajikistan 87 0.8 Tanzania 72 0.97 Thailand 91 0.95 Togo 70 0.88 TrinidadandTobago 85 0.86 Tunisia 83 0.92 Turkmenistan 87 0.82 Uganda 73 0.93 Ukraine 97 0.43 UnitedKingdom 100 0.3 UnitedStates 98 0.66 Uruguay 96 0.42 Uzbekistan 87 0.6 Venezuela 84 0.77 Vietnam 94 0.35 Yemen 85 0.95 Zambia 71 0.94 Zimbabwe 66 0.85 |
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State %religious IQ Mississippi 0.88 94.2 Alabama 0.85 95.7 Louisiana 0.82 95.3 SouthCarolina 0.79 98.4 Tennessee 0.79 97.7 Arkansas 0.79 97.5 NorthCarolina 0.77 100.2 Georgia 0.77 98 Kentucky 0.76 99.4 Oklahoma 0.75 99.3 Texas 0.75 100 WestVirginia 0.72 98.7 SouthDakota 0.71 102.8 Utah 0.71 101.1 Missouri 0.7 101 Kansas 0.7 102.8 Virginia 0.7 101.9 Indiana 0.69 101.7 NorthDakota 0.69 103.8 Nebraska 0.69 102.3 NewMexico 0.68 95.7 Pennsylvania 0.67 101.5 Ohio 0.67 101.8 Iowa 0.67 103.2 Delaware 0.66 100.4 Michigan 0.66 100.5 Florida 0.66 98.4 Minnesota 0.65 103.7 Maryland 0.64 99.7 Illinois 0.64 99.9 Wisconsin 0.63 102.9 Montana 0.62 103.4 Idaho 0.62 101.4 Wyoming 0.62 102.4 NewJersey 0.61 102.8 Arizona 0.61 97.4 Colorado 0.59 101.6 California 0.58 95.5 NewYork 0.57 100.7 Nevada 0.55 96.5 Alaska 0.55 99 Connecticut 0.54 103.1 Oregon 0.54 101.2 Washington 0.54 101.9 Hawaii 0.53 95.6 RhodeIsland 0.52 99.5 Maine 0.51 103.4 Massachusetts 0.5 104.3 NewHampshire 0.48 104.2 Vermont 0.44 103.8 |
