[TheThirdRuffian]

"A lot of that difference is a result of a culture that punishes anyone who tries to get ahead and rewards a victim mentality"

Some, but IQ is about 80% genetic.

The countries from where black slaves originated have 67-74 average IQs.




Now, all statistics are useless when it comes to a given individual. Obama is not stupid. Probably clearly above average, a solid 120. But he was not Ivy League material and certainly not Presidential material. Unfortunately, he's been given a trophy at every level and never done anything, so he mistakenly thinks he's smart.

[Elsie]

Unfortunately, he's been given a trophy at every level and never done anything, so he mistakenly thinks he's smart.

But, did a Pakled ever get a Nobel Prize?

[exDemMom]

The map you posted does not give any reasons for the disparate IQs seen in different countries. It does not give methodology for how it came up with “average” IQ.

What I see on that map is that there is a high correlation between countries where everything about the environment—malnutrition, infectious disease, lack of early childhood enrichment—inhibits proper brain development, and the average IQ (however it was determined). I also see little correlation between the racial composition of various countries and their average IQ. For example, all of the countries across the north of Africa and the Middle East, as well as India, are all majority populated by Caucasians. But they aren’t doing so well, either—therefore, it must be the culture and environment working to suppress the effect of the genetic components of IQ.

I seriously question the placement of China and Mongolia among countries with the highest average IQ score. I suspect that there is some misinformation involved, because the government of China has a strong interest in presenting a good public image.