IQ and the Wealth of Nations -- Lynn and Vanhanen -- data table of national mean IQ studies summarized by Steve Sailer

Appendix 1 in Tabular Form of IQ and the Wealth of Nations by Richard Lynn and Tatu Vanhanen 128
Database of National Mean IQ Studies Contents copyright © 2002 by Richard Lynn and Tatu Vanhanen Summarized by Steve Sailer (www.iSteve.com)           2.5
Important comments at bottom Individual National IQ Studies   For Sorting Individual Studies
  Adjustments: Compared to:          
Country  Real GDP per cap  Book Score # of Studies # Adjusted Score Approx. Year  Sample Size  Age Test Type Reported Score Flynn Effect Brits = 100 Other Country Test standardized Author (see L&V's bibliography) Notes Country-Study Overall Score Differ-ential Abs Val Diff  GDP  Avg Test Year Diff from Avg Year Racial Group
Argentina  $  12,013 96 2 1 93 1944      1,680 9 to 15 PM 86 7 UK 1979 Rimoldi 1948 Progressive Matrices - Standardization Argentina 96 -3 3  $      12,013 1968.5 -24.5 European
2 98 1993        420 5 to 11 CPM 101 -3 UK 1979 Raven 1998 Coloured Progressive Matrices - Standardization Argentina 96 2 2  $      12,013 1968.5 24.5 European
                                                       
Australia  $  22,452 98 3 1 97 1936    35,000 9 to 13 AOT 95 2 McIntyre 1938 American Otis Test - standardized in US on whites, so raised 2 points Australia 98 -1 1  $      22,452 1967.3 -31.3 European
2 98 1980 5 to 10 CPM 98 UK 1979 Raven 1995 Norms Australia 98 0 0  $      22,452 1967.3 12.7 European
3 99 1986 8 to 17 SPM 100.5 -1.5 UK 1979 Raven 1996 Standardization Australia 98 1 1  $      22,452 1967.3 18.7 European
                                                       
Austria  $  23,166 102 2 1 101 1979        187 adults Cattell 103 -2 Buj 1981 A multination study using Cattell's Culture Fair Test) British IQ was 102, so everything cut by 2 Austria 102 -1 1  $      23,166 1974.0 5.0 European
2 103 1969          67 13 SPM 101 2 UK 1979 Moyles 1973 Austria 102 1 1  $      23,166 1974.0 -5.0 European
                                                       
Barbados  $  12,001 78 1 1 78 1984        108 9 to 15 WISC-R 82 -4 US 1972 Geller 1986 Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised Barbados 78  $      12,001 Black
                                                       
Belgium  $  23,223 100 3 1 99 1950        944 7 to 13 CPM 93 6 UK 1979 Goosens 1952a Standardization Belgium 100 -1 1  $      23,223 1959.7 -9.7 European
2 103 1950        920 10 to 16 Cattel 104 -1 Goosens 1952b Standardization. Uses same sample as CPM above Belgium 100 3 3  $      23,223 1959.7 -9.7 European
3 98 1979        247 adults Cattell 100 -2 Buj 1981 No Flynn adjustment for Buj data -- Cattell standardized in US 1972, so it would be small Belgium 100 -2 2  $      23,223 1959.7 19.3 European
                                                       
Brazil  $    6,625 87 4 1 88 1966        160 14 SPM 85.5 2.5 UK 1979 Natalicio 1968 Brazil 87 1 1  $        6,625 1975.5 -9.5  Mulatto 
2 84 1966        505 7 to 11 CPM 81 3 UK 1979 Angelini 1988 Standardization-L&V just give adjusted score, not raw scores Brazil 87 -3 3  $        6,625 1975.5 -9.5  Mulatto 
3 90 1982      1,131 5 to 11 CPM 91 -1 UK 1979 Angelini 1989 Standardization-L&V just give adjusted score, not raw scores Brazil 87 3 3  $        6,625 1975.5 6.5  Mulatto 
4 85 1988      1,547 5 to 11 CPM 86 -2 UK 1979 Angelini 1990 Standardization-L&V just give adjusted score, not raw scores Brazil 87 -2 2  $        6,625 1975.5 12.5  Mulatto 
                                                       
Bulgaria  $    4,809 93 2 1 94 1979        215 adults Cattell 96 -2 Buj 1981 Bulgaria 93 1 1  $        4,809 1980.5 -1.5 European
2 91 1982      1,456 11 to 17 Cattell 95 -3 -1 US 1972 Lynn Paspalanova 1998 Standardization Bulgaria 93 -2 2  $        4,809 1980.5 1.5 European
                                                       
Canada  $  23,582 97 1 1 97 1979        313 7 to 12 SPM 97 UK 1979 Raven 1996 norms Canada 97  $      23,582 European
                                                       
China  $    3,105 100 4 1 100 1986      5,108 5 to 16 SPM 101 -1 UK 1979 Raven 1996 Norms, 5,108 includes both kids and adults, collected by Zhang China 100 0 0  $        3,105 1987.5 -1.5  Northeast Asian 
2 92.5 1986 18 to 80 SPM 91.5 2 -1 US 1993 Raven-Zhang Norms, 5,108 includes both kids and adults, collected by Zhang China 100 -7.5 7.5  $        3,105 1987.5 -1.5  Northeast Asian  Problem
3 103.4 1984        660 6 to 16 WISC-R 112.4 -3 -2 -4 US 1974 Li 1990 Standardization, but Shanghai-only sample, arbitrarily reduced to give national estimate China 100 3.4 3.4  $        3,105 1987.5 -3.5  Northeast Asian 
4 103 1994        297 14 to 15 ad hoc 103 Minn Li 1996 Beijing versus Minneapolis average of 100 (both smart cities) China 100 3 3  $        3,105 1987.5 6.5  Northeast Asian 
                                                       
Colombia  $    6,006 89 1 1 95 1998          50 13 to 16 white boys WISC-R Span. 98 -2 -1 Spain 1991 Ardila 2000 Adj 95 for whites, estimated 89 for racial mix of Colombia Colombia 89  $        6,006 European
                                                       
Congo (Brazzaville)  $       995 73 2 1 73 1950        320 17 to 29 SPM 64 9 US 1993 Ombredane 1952 Mean score below 1st percentile of American norms, assigned score of 64. Congo (Brazzaville) 73 0 0  $           995 1971.0 -21.0 Black
2 72 1992          88 13 SPM 75 -3 UK 1979 Nkaya 1994 At school in Brazzaville Congo (Brazzaville) 73 -1 1  $           995 1971.0 21.0 Black
                                                       
Congo (Zaire)  $       822 65 4 1 68 1957        222 10 to 15 PM 64 4 UK 1979 Laroche 1959 Below 1st percentile of British norms Congo (Zaire) 65 3 3  $           822 1983.8 -26.8 Black
2 62 1991          47 8 K-ABC 65 -3 US 1982 Boivin 1993 Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children Congo (Zaire) 65 -3 3  $           822 1983.8 7.3 Black
3 68 1993          95 7 to 12 K-ABC 71 -3 US 1982 Boivin 1995 Congo (Zaire) 65 3 3  $           822 1983.8 9.3 Black
4 65 1994        130 7 to 9 K-ABC 68 -3 US 1982 Giordani, Boivin 1996 Congo (Zaire) 65 0 0  $           822 1983.8 10.3 Black
                                                       
Croatia  $    6,749 90 1 1 90 1952        299 13 to 16 SPM 84.5 5.5 UK 1979 Sorokin 1954 Croatia 90  $        6,749 European
                                                       
Cuba  $    3,967 85 1 1 85 1971      1,144 12 to 18 SPM 83 2 UK 1979 Alonso 1974 Cuba 85  $        3,967 Mulatto
                                                       
Czech Republic  $  12,362 97 2 1 98 1979        363 adults Cattell 100 -2 Buj 1981 Book gives same two studies for both Czech Republic and Slovakia Czechloslovakia 97 1 1  $             -   1981.0 -2.0 European
Czechloslovakia 2 96 1983        832 5 to 11 CPM 97 -1 UK 1979 Raven 1995 Standardization  Czechloslovakia 97 -1 1  $             -   1981.0 2.0 European
                                                       
Denmark  $  24,218 98 2 1 97 1966        628 12 SPM 94 3 UK 1979 Vejleskov 1968 Denmark 98 -1 1  $      24,218 1972.5 -6.5 European
2 99 1979        122 adults Cattell 101 -2 Buj 1981 Denmark 98 1 1  $      24,218 1972.5 6.5 European
                                                       
Ecuador  $    3,003 80 1 1 80 1998        104 5 to 17 MAT 85 -3 -2 US 1983 Proctor 2000 Matrix Analogies Test Ecuador 80  $        3,003 Mestizo
                                                       
Egypt  $    3,041 83 1 1 83 1987        129 6 to 12 SPM 85 -2 UK 1979 Ahmed 1989 Egypt 83  $        3,041 Middle Eastern
                                                       
Equatorial Guinea  $    1,817 59 1 1 59 1984          48 10 to 14 WISC-R 63 -4 US 1972 Fernandez-Ballesteros 1997 Is WISC-R culturally appropriate? Equatorial Guinea 59  $        1,817 Black