LeBrok
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I was taught by my teachers in 70s and 80s that we are all born equal like a clean slate, and only the nurture mattered in creating character and intellect. A very romantic view of human kind I must say. Doing my research into this subject I came upon a very interesting article in Wikipedia.
Does this mean that average IQ of the nation should be over 90 to have well run, developed country?
Are developed countries successful because of high average IQ, or IQ is high because countries have money for good education?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IQ_and_Global_InequalitySignificant correlations with higher national IQ were found for a number of factors: higher GDP/capita, higher adult literacy rate, higher gross tertiary education enrollment ratio, higher life expectancy at birth, higher level of democratization 2002 (Tatu Vanhanen'sIndex of Democratization), higher Human Development Index, higher Gender-related Development Index, higher economic growth rate, lower Gini index of inequality in income or consumption, lower population below the $2 a day international poverty line, lower measures of undernourishment, lower maternal mortality ratio, lower infant mortality rate, higher Corruption Perceptions Index, higher Economic Freedom of the World ratings, higher Index of Economic Freedom ratings, and more narrow population pyramid (MU Index).
Does this mean that average IQ of the nation should be over 90 to have well run, developed country?
Are developed countries successful because of high average IQ, or IQ is high because countries have money for good education?
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