<p>According to the “Traveler IQ Challenge” test online, these are the smartest countries/regions in the world in terms of knowing African geography. These are the areas which have test-takers who have IQ scores of at least 100 (that is, above average IQ). Only areas/countries that had at least 25 different individual test takers are reported on this list.</p>
<p>Country/Region ---- IQ SCORE</p>
<p>New Haven, CT 108.48
Morocco 107.95
Kenya 107.85
Slovenia 107.1
Tanzania 106.98
France 105.82
Belgium 105.66
Zimbabwe 105.41
Luxembourg 105.17
Switzerland 104.71
Netherlands 104.53
Iceland 104.45
Czech Republic 104.24
Austria 103.27
Edinburgh 102.96
Washington, DC 102.92
Raleigh / Durham, NC 102.83
Serbia 102.75
Thailand 102.71
Norway 102.5
Croatia 102.46
South Korea 102.4
Seattle, WA 102.37
New York, NY 102.31
Finland 102.3
China 102.15
Cleveland, OH 102.06
Germany 101.92
Denmark 101.85
Italy 101.78
Northern Ireland 101.77
Namibia 101.71
Memphis, TN 101.56
Sweden 101.49
Glasgow 101.33
Spain 101.21
Salt Lake City, UT 101.16
San Francisco, CA 101.06
San Diego, CA 100.95
Japan 100.94
Boston, MA 100.87
Quebec City, QC 100.81
Brazil 100.63
Central Jersey, NJ 100.6
Greece 100.58
Pittsburgh, PA 100.56
Chile 100.47
Louisville, KY 100.42
Peru 100.42
London 100.33
Aberdeen 100.32
Ireland 100.1
Atlanta, GA 100.03
Portland, OR 100.03
Saint John, NB 100.03
Los Angeles, CA 100.02
Silicon Valley, CA 100</p>
<p>Same parameters, i.e., places with at least 25 test-takers, but this time for knowledge of Asia (and here cutoff at an IQ score of 104 or higher, because Asia is much more well-known than Africa).</p>
<p>Country/Region — IQ SCORE</p>
<p>Slovenia 109.39
Croatia 109.05
Czech Republic 108.58
Bulgaria 108.04
New Haven, CT 107.84
Austria 107.75
Chile 107.64
Belgium 107.23
Russia 107.03
Iceland 106.98
France 106.81
Hungary 106.41
Poland 106.24
Netherlands 106.11
Virginia Beach / Norfolk, VA 105.77
Washington, DC 105.38
Switzerland 105.36
Finland 105.34
Baltimore, MD 105.32
Colombia 105.15
Salt Lake City, UT 105.11
Pittsburgh, PA 104.92
Cleveland, OH 104.83
Italy 104.72
Norway 104.66
Greece 104.6
Spain 104.51
Germany 104.48
Luxembourg 104.4
China 104.32
Ann Arbor, MI 104.25
Minneapolis / St. Paul, MN 104.14
Turkey 104.12
Miami, FL 104.05</p>
<p>Knowledge of Latin America, IQ score of at least 100 (i.e., above average – most U.S. cities are below 100 because knowledge of Latin America is very limited):</p>
<p>Country/Region — IQ SCORE</p>
<p>Nicaragua 113.48
Honduras 107.91
Ecuador 107.57
Chile 106.73
Peru 106.73
Guatemala 106.12
Paraguay 105.82
Costa Rica 105.75
Bolivia 105.6
Colombia 105.15
El Salvador 105.15
Mexico 104.02
Argentina 103.47
Venezuela 102.93
Panama 102.89
Spain 102.29
Seattle, WA 102.14
San Diego, CA 102.05
Washington, DC 102
Central Jersey, NJ 101.88
Fort Lauderdale, FL 101.85
Ann Arbor, MI 101.75
Belgium 101.61
New Haven, CT 101.52
Miami, FL 101.5
Provo, UT 101.46
France 101.36
Brazil 101.27
Silicon Valley, CA 101.26
Los Angeles, CA 101
Salt Lake City, UT 100.88
Uruguay 100.83
San Francisco, CA 100.78
Austin, TX 100.67
Netherlands 100.63
Israel 100.62
Orange County, CA 100.48
Switzerland 100.48
Cincinnati, OH 100.42
Denver, CO 100.41
Philadelphia, PA 100.4
Jacksonville, FL 100.33
Pittsburgh, PA 100.33
Japan 100.3
New York, NY 100.29
Portugal 100.29
Houston, TX 100.23
New Orleans, LA 100.15
Czech Republic 100.14
Atlanta, GA 100.13</p>