Putin, Trump and Kim Jong-un: Who has a higher IQ?
Based on many different criteria, experts have made comments on the IQ of the three leaders Trump, Putin and Kim Jong-un.
In fact, there are no official IQ test results for world leaders that are made public, but experts still give estimates based on their academic achievements, conversations, and the success they have achieved so far.
Mr. Kim Jong-un
A North Korea expert, after analyzing a report from the South Korean intelligence agency, confirmed that leader Kim Jong-un has an average IQ.
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| Mr. Kim Jong-un is said to have studied abroad for 4 years in Switzerland. Photo: Twitter |
Professor Nam Sung-wook of Korea University, former director of the Institute for National Security Strategy, revealed this information in a presentation to lawmakers of the Liberty Korea Party (LPK) in September 2017. Mr. Nam said that intelligence information about North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was collected from his relatives and friends in Switzerland and Japan.
"We estimated his IQ based on public conversations and concluded his IQ was in the high-average range," the Korean professor concluded.
Kim Jong-un is said to have studied abroad in Switzerland for four years around the 1990s.
Some sources say that when he returned to North Korea in 2000, Mr. Kim had completed middle and high school, could use English fluently, and spoke French and German.
However, information about Mr. Kim's education and language level has never been revealed or confirmed by the North Korean media. So how many languages the North Korean leader knows and how many foreign languages he is fluent in will remain a mystery.
President Trump
According to CNN statistics, President Trump has mentioned his IQ 22 times but has never revealed the exact number. However, the US leader has always expressed confidence in his IQ.
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| US President Donald Trump. Photo: Sputnik |
In 2013, Mr. Trump emphasized on Twitter that his IQ was "much higher" than Presidents such as Barack Obama (estimated at 145) and George W. Bush (138.5). In 2017, he challenged former US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to take an IQ test when it was reported that the head of the US State Department at that time called him "stupid."
Many people believe that Mr. Trump has the right to be confident in this because after analyzing the US leader's academic performance with his graduation from the Wharton Business School of the University of Pennsylvania, one of the most prestigious schools in the world, and the successes he has achieved in many fields from media to real estate, some American newspapers estimate that the IQ of the 45th president of the United States is around 156.
If so, he is in the top 0.02% of the smartest people in the United States and one of the smartest presidents in American history.
President Putin
Many analysts believe that President Putin's IQ is between 120-127, which is in the top 14% of the world's population.
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| Russian President Vladimir Putin. Photo: Reuters |
The Russian leader received a law degree from Leningrad State University in 1975 before joining the State Security Service. He also received a doctorate from the St. Petersburg Mining Institute in 1996, according to the Moscow Times. He speaks English and is fluent in German.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is highly appreciated by observers and psychologists for his intelligent way of speaking and concise answers.
