Switzerland is smartest country in the world

Wednesday, 12 February 2025 06:30

Switzerland has been voted as the e smartest country in the world.

According to a ranking by World of Card Games, the country tops the chart with a combined score of 92 out of 100.

The rankings are worked out by average IQ, educational level and the number of Nobel Prize nominations.

40% of the population have a degree and 32 universities and 1,099 individuals have a Nobel Prize nomination.

The average IQ is 99.2.

Coming second and third on the list is the UK and then the US – those rankings being pushed up by Nobel Prizes.

But it’s not the highest IQ – Germany and the Netherlands manage 100.7.

More from Bitesize News

Top Chinese artist denied entry at Zurich airport

China’s best known modern artists and frequent critic of Beijing, Ai Weiwei, was denied entry into Switzerland on Monday and had to return to London.
Doctor accused of writing fake sick note

A Geneva doctor says he was conned by his patient into writing a sick note which covered up the fact the patient was actually in prison.
Crackdown on online puppy sales

The government wants to crack down on buying puppies online.
Top hotel holds ultimate garage sale

It could be classed as the ultimate garage sale.
Vaud police close traffic short-cuts

Vaud police closed several villages to traffic in the Chablais region over the weekend in an effort to stem those drivers trying to skip jams on the A9 heading from the slopes.
Party wants Switzerland to leave Paris treaty

The right-wing Swiss People’s Party says it wants Switzerland to withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement.