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Lots of data, the U.S. leads in military tech, high tech, A.I., pharmaceuticals, entertainment, Olympic gold medals, space exploration etc… but my favorite stat is that Nine of the top ten companies are American and 8 of those were started in the last fifty years.

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I don’t know that any of those things back up your claim that the ‘average’ American is smarter than the ‘average’ European. It definitely suggests that the top Americans are better than the top from anywhere else but how are you measuring average smartness? This website (
World Population Review
Education Rankings by Country 2026
Overview of educational rankings by country through the years, based on various factors including the top ten countries with the lowest adult liter...
) puts the USA 31st in education rankings. This one (
Data Pandas
Education Rankings by Country 2025
) has them 15th (in 2022). This website (
World Population Review
Average IQ by Country 2026
Interesting data on the average IQ by country, offering insights into the average intelligence levels of populations through various tests and sour...
) puts them 33rd by average IQ. This one (
International IQ Test
Average IQ by Country 2026 (Map and Global Ranking)
Average IQ by country 2026. Global ranking and world map based on 1.2M+ people who took the same standardized IQ test. Methodology and limitations.
) puts them 30th. Admittedly you did say controlling for race but that doesn’t seem to be option in any of my quick searches but based on this is doesn’t appear that the ‘average’ American is smarter than the ‘average’ European.