The average IQ in Thailand is 89

[newbee2022]

The last days I realized that some Expats here had been concerned about the IQ of other members.

So I did my research and was surprised to see the average IQ in Thailand is said to be 89.

Can you do better?

 

https://iqinternational.org/?gc_id=21779466383&h_ga_id=171276631351&h_ad_id=715837459374&h_keyword_id=kwd-12171861&h_keyword=iq test&h_placement=&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=21779466383&gclid=Cj0KCQjwjdTCBhCLARIsAEu8bpKEf6iior63-YCeW_ko3YMBIzFTyIsKNh_lTLyqoLr7y4v4qEh1VZwaAlroEALw_wcB

[NickyLouie]

seems racist 

[hotsun]

Just now, NickyLouie said:

seems racist 

Well now maybe OP is thai and was curious

[newbee2022]

5 minutes ago, NickyLouie said:

seems racist 

Seems you're too shy to do a test?

Where is it racism?

I recommend you do the test

[blaze master]

Depends on what source you go from.

 

https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/average-iq-by-country

 

Eh.

 

 

[Andre0720]

9 minutes ago, NickyLouie said:

seems racist 

Are you saying that people who saw Einstein as having a very high IQ were simply racist people?

[proton]

16 minutes ago, NickyLouie said:

seems racist 

 

why ?reality is not racist, Chinese and Japanese usually head the IQ list, Africans and aboriginals at the other end

[NorthernRyland]

The median Thai person has roughly the same mental faculties as a white/European janitor. 

 

It's very important to know this if you are to understand the country and why things operate like they do. 

 

[faraday]

https://international-iq-test.com/en/test/IQ_by_country?utm_source=chatgpt.com

 

101.52

 

 

[newbee2022]

5 minutes ago, NorthernRyland said:

The median Thai person has roughly the same mental faculties as a white/European janitor. 

Yes, my experience.

Though this fast test - not a scientific - gives some surprises, I'm sure 

[newbee2022]

2 minutes ago, faraday said:

https://international-iq-test.com/en/test/IQ_by_country?utm_source=chatgpt.com

 

101.52

 

 

Of course there a dozens of sources. I took the one which is connected with a test. Did you do the test already?

[NorthernRyland]

To put this in better perspective an IQ of 100 is higher than 75% of the population, or only 25% of the population has an IQ of 100 or higher.

 

This means only 25% of the population of Thailand has roughly the same intelligence (IQ) as a white European.

 

 

[NorthernRyland]

5 minutes ago, faraday said:

https://international-iq-test.com/en/test/IQ_by_country?utm_source=chatgpt.com

 

101.52

 

 

You really think Thailand has an average IQ higher than Switzerland? Why haven't they had any meaningful impact on the world of science, engineering or medicine? Why aren't French and Italians sending their kids to school in Thailand then?

 

[newbee2022]

39 minutes ago, NickyLouie said:

seems racist 

Oh, I see. You expect me to think Thai's IQ is low?

Lower than your's?

No, the opposite is right.

[newbee2022]

14 minutes ago, NorthernRyland said:

To put this in better perspective an IQ of 100 is higher than 75% of the population, or only 25% of the population has an IQ of 100 or higher.

 

This means only 25% of the population of Thailand has roughly the same intelligence (IQ) as a white European.

 

 

Not really. It works a bit different:

IQ tests are scored relative to a set of people who are supposed to statistically represent the nation where the test will be used. The test is designed to produce a Gaussian distribution with a standard deviation of 15. The mean is defined as IQ 100. Half of the normal people (those not suffering from mental diseases) have IQs above 100 and the other half are below 100.

IQ = (15 x z-score) + 100, where the z-score is relative to age peers.

Each nation does this, so the tests from a dull nation will still show the average score as 100 and bright nations will also show the mean as 100. In order to compare nations, all test scores must be adjusted to one standard. The one used is the Greenwich IQ Standard (white British). After the conversion, we can compare all nations. Doing that shows the mean IQ for the world is 84. So, on the basis of the full world population, a person with a Greenwich IQ Standard IQ of 100 would be 16 IQ points above the world mean.

[NorthernRyland]

1 minute ago, newbee2022 said:

Not really. It works a bit different:

IQ tests are scored relative to a set of people who are supposed to statistically represent the nation where the test will be used. The test is designed to produce a Gaussian distribution with a standard deviation of 15. The mean is defined as IQ 100. Half of the normal people (those not suffering from mental diseases) have IQs above 100 and the other half are below 100.

IQ = (15 x z-score) + 100, where the z-score is relative to age peers.

Each nation does this, so the tests from a dull nation will still show the average score as 100 and bright nations will also show the mean as 100. In order to compare nations, all test scores must be adjusted to one standard. The one used is the Greenwich IQ Standard (white British). After the conversion, we can compare all nations. Doing that shows the mean IQ for the world is 84. So, on the basis of the full world population, a person with a Greenwich IQ Standard IQ of 100 would be 16 IQ points above the world mean.

 

I had to ask ChatGPT how to determine the percent of a normal distribution based on a standard deviation of 15. That was the answer it gave and showed the formulas. Why doesn't that apply to IQ?

 

Here's is the output:

 

 

To find the percentage of the population at or above 100 on a normal distribution with:

 

• Mean (μ) = 89

• Standard deviation (σ) = 15

• We are looking for the probability that a value is ≥ 100

 

 

---

 

 

Step 1: Convert to Z-score

 

 

Z = \frac{X - \mu}{\sigma} = \frac{100 - 89}{15} = \frac{11}{15} \approx 0.733

 

---

 

 

Step 2: Use the Z-score to find the percentile

 

 

From the Z-table or using a standard normal distribution calculator:

 

• The area to the left of Z = 0.733 is approximately 0.7673

 

 

---

 

 

Step 3: Subtract from 1 to get the upper tail

 

 

P(X \geq 100) = 1 - 0.7673 = 0.2327

 

---

 

 

✅ Final Answer:

 

 

Approximately 23.27% of the population has an IQ at or above 100 when the distribution has a mean of 89 and standard deviation of 15.

[MarkBR]

5 minutes ago, NorthernRyland said:

 

I had to ask ChatGPT how to determine the percent of a normal distribution based on a standard deviation of 15. That was the answer it gave and showed the formulas. Why doesn't that apply to IQ?

 

Here's is the output:

 

 

 

To find the percentage of the population at or above 100 on a normal distribution with:

 

• Mean (μ) = 89

• Standard deviation (σ) = 15

• We are looking for the probability that a value is ≥ 100

 

 

---

 

 

Step 1: Convert to Z-score

 

 

Z = \frac{X - \mu}{\sigma} = \frac{100 - 89}{15} = \frac{11}{15} \approx 0.733

 

---

 

 

Step 2: Use the Z-score to find the percentile

 

 

From the Z-table or using a standard normal distribution calculator:

 

• The area to the left of Z = 0.733 is approximately 0.7673

 

 

---

 

 

Step 3: Subtract from 1 to get the upper tail

 

 

P(X \geq 100) = 1 - 0.7673 = 0.2327

 

---

 

 

✅ Final Answer:

 

 

Approximately 23.27% of the population has an IQ at or above 100 when the distribution has a mean of 89 and standard deviation of 15.

Would love to apply it to MAGA.  Results might be interesting.

[nick supreme]

This is white supremacy. 

[NorthernRyland]

Here is a really interesting case of low IQ I saw on X.

 

This girl makes a video explaining how she doesn't understand that 4+4=8 but 5+5=10. She was very smug about it and said no one could give her a good answer.

 

It's hard to get inside her head but the idea seems to be that 4 and 5 are 1 unit apart but when added together the difference becomes 2. Where did the extra 1 come from?

 

My best guess is that she doesn't understand that the numbers represent single units so the addition expands to be 4+4=1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1

 

[Mike_Hunt]

14 minutes ago, MarkBR said:

Would love to apply it to MAGA.  Results might be interesting.

I'd wager you are three SDs on the left side of the normal distribution. 

[GanDoonToonPet]

1 hour ago, blaze master said:

Depends on what source you go from.

 

https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/average-iq-by-country

 

Eh.

 

 

 

The PISA scores on the 2nd tab are somewhat at odds with the IQ scores:

 

Singapore 1679 (highest)

Switzerland 1494

UK 1483

Thailand 1182

Cambodia 1012 (lowest)

[newbee2022]

1 hour ago, NorthernRyland said:

 

You really think Thailand has an average IQ higher than Switzerland? Why haven't they had any meaningful impact on the world of science, engineering or medicine? Why aren't French and Italians sending their kids to school in Thailand then?

 

No, look at my explaination. The average Thai is 89 or 112 or something between. You have only to take the right chart to look yourself better.

So US average could be lower than Thai if you mix up the charts.

But who knows? Maybe truth. (social)

Actually I was trying to encourage you to do the test🤗

[newbee2022]

20 minutes ago, GanDoonToonPet said:

 

The PISA scores on the 2nd tab are somewhat at odds with the IQ scores:

 

Singapore 1679 (highest)

Switzerland 1494

UK 1483

Thailand 1182

Cambodia 1012 (lowest)

That's not right.

The median ist 100. Pisa ist the wrong chart.

See my explaination I sent to @NorthernRyland.

He doesn't understand either.

[NickyLouie]

What's sad is the limited interactions people have with educated Thai people who are not of the low IQ aboriginal stock of which most marry into.

 

 

[still kicking]

Does that include Farangs?

[newbee2022]

54 minutes ago, NorthernRyland said:

 

I had to ask ChatGPT how to determine the percent of a normal distribution based on a standard deviation of 15. That was the answer it gave and showed the formulas. Why doesn't that apply to IQ?

 

Here's is the output:

 

 

 

To find the percentage of the population at or above 100 on a normal distribution with:

 

• Mean (μ) = 89

• Standard deviation (σ) = 15

• We are looking for the probability that a value is ≥ 100

 

 

---

 

 

Step 1: Convert to Z-score

 

 

Z = \frac{X - \mu}{\sigma} = \frac{100 - 89}{15} = \frac{11}{15} \approx 0.733

 

---

 

 

Step 2: Use the Z-score to find the percentile

 

 

From the Z-table or using a standard normal distribution calculator:

 

• The area to the left of Z = 0.733 is approximately 0.7673

 

 

---

 

 

Step 3: Subtract from 1 to get the upper tail

 

 

P(X \geq 100) = 1 - 0.7673 = 0.2327

 

---

 

 

✅ Final Answer:

 

 

Approximately 23.27% of the population has an IQ at or above 100 when the distribution has a mean of 89 and standard deviation of 15.

That's far away from the topic 

[newbee2022]

Just now, still kicking said:

Does that include Farangs?

Do the test and be surprised.😃

[faraday]

10 hours ago, NorthernRyland said:

 

You really think Thailand has an average IQ higher than Switzerland? Why haven't they had any meaningful impact on the world of science, engineering or medicine? Why aren't French and Italians sending their kids to school in Thailand then?

 

No idea, can't be bothered to find out either.🙂

 

I just posted that, because way too many people love to denigrate & find fault about Thailand on here.

 

 

 

 

[NanLaew]

10 hours ago, NorthernRyland said:

To put this in better perspective an IQ of 100 is higher than 75% of the population, or only 25% of the population has an IQ of 100 or higher.

 

This means only 25% of the population of Thailand has roughly the same intelligence (IQ) as a white European.

 

 

 

So, about the same as all these white European janitors that have retired in Thailand?

 

You know who you are.

[NanLaew]

10 hours ago, NorthernRyland said:

Here is a really interesting case of low IQ I saw on X.

 

This girl makes a video explaining how she doesn't understand that 4+4=8 but 5+5=10. She was very smug about it and said no one could give her a good answer.

 

It's hard to get inside her head but the idea seems to be that 4 and 5 are 1 unit apart but when added together the difference becomes 2. Where did the extra 1 come from?

 

My best guess is that she doesn't understand that the numbers represent single units so the addition expands to be 4+4=1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1

 

 

Or she could simply be, like myself, numerically dyslexic.

 

PS: I'm a retired white European (who doesn't do X)