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Are Americans on average stupider than non-Americans?

A common perception outside of America is that Americans are stupider than non-Americans. However, is there any statistical truth to the claim that Americans are unintelligent or ignorant compared with people in other countries?

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Richard Lynn    Psychology Professor
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[With an IQ of 98, Americans have on average the same IQ as non-Americans, but this IQ is well below average compared to similarly wealthy countries]. The countries that have [...] higher per capita income than would be predicted from their IQs are Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Ireland, Israel, Qatar, Singapore, South Africa, Switzerland and the United States.
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