Great news! Hungary among the best on the list of world’s smartest countries

Although it is not easy to measure how smart someone is, and it is even more difficult to compare the intelligence levels of entire countries, there are some ways that can give us a close estimate. However, ideas about what the best way is have been debated for a long time, with ancient philosophy, modern-day psychology and the social sciences all pointing in different directions.

Recently, new data by the Cleverest Countries Index has been revealed, with fascinating implications regarding several Eastern European countries – reports Kafkadesk.org. Hungarians can be proud, as the data shows that

Hungary, Poland and the Czech Republic are all among the most intelligent countries in the world. 

There are three indicators that were taken into account when collecting the data, each one focusing on either the past, present or future intelligence. Regarding the past, the total number of Nobel Prize wins is counted. In the present, the most important indicator is the result of IQ tests. As for the future, achievements in education are regarded.

Based on these variables, Japan is the smartest country in the world, as they have been achieving excellent results in all three aspects for the past few years now. The top five also includes Switzerland, China, the United States and the Netherlands respectively.

Hungary is in respectable 16th place overall on the list, with the best scores coming from the school testing phase.

Poland is a bit behind, in 21st place; however, they are in 15th place together with Austria and Israel when it comes to the number of Nobel Prize wins. The Czech Republic stands in 23rd place, with the 19th highest IQ test scores.