Bulgarians rank 57th with an average IQ of 97.79, according to statistics from the International IQ Organization. The ranking is based on test results from 1.4 million people across 127 countries. All respondents performed the same tasks to assess their intellectual abilities. China, Iran and South Korea occupy the top three positions for average IQ levels.
The average IQ for residents of China is 107.43, for Iran 106.63 and for South Korea 106.57. Japan (106.54), Singapore (105.25) and Russia (103.31) take the fourth, fifth and sixth positions, respectively. The global average IQ score in 2024 is set at 100. The United States ranks 27th, the Netherlands 32nd, the United Kingdom 33rd, Austria 34th and Germany 35th. The last six countries in the ranking are from Africa.
MPs elected GERB's Kostadin Angelov as deputy speaker of parliament. 132 MPs voted "for", 53 voted "against" and 11 abstained. Angelov replaces GERB's Raya Nazaryan, who was elected speaker of parliament after previous parliamentary speaker Natalia..
Public enterprises are planning to introduce a corruption risk management system . They will have an integrity officer, amendments to the Public Enterprises Act adopted at first reading provide for. The amendments submitted by GERB-SDS were approved..
The Bulgarian government has approved a new program to support organizations of Bulgarian communities from Albania, Serbia, Kosovo, Ukraine and Moldova and citizens of North Macedonia with Bulgarian identity for the period October 15, 2025 - December..
The necessary net monthly income for subsistence for a worker living alone in September 2025 is 1,547 leva (748 euros) . For a three-member family with a..
The ruling parties GERB-SDS, BSP-United Left and ITN signed an annex to their coalition agreement, specifying the rules for the rotation of the Speaker..
Wednesday's minimum temperatures will be 1–6°C , with Sofia at 1°C. Some lowland areas may have reduced visibility in the morning. It will be mostly sunny..
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