Belarus, with an average intelligence level of 101.05, has entered the top 20 of the world ranking of countries in terms of intelligence in 2026, ahead of the United States (with a level of 101.04), reports Logos Press.

The Republic of Moldova has dropped 5 positions over the year, from 103rd place in 2024 to 108th place in 2025, according to the new WJP Rule of Law Index 2025, Logos Press reports.

Half of the ten richest people on the planet rose or fell in the Forbes Real-Time Billionaires rankings during the tumultuous first month of the year, according to Logos Press.

Forbes USA has published a global ranking of dollar billionaires. This year there were 3028 billionaires in it – and this is a new record of the list (in 2024 the number of billionaires in the world reached 2781 people). The total fortune has also increased – from $14.2 trillion last year to $16.090 trillion this year.

Forbes (USA) has released a ranking of the world’s most expensive sports teams for 2025, which has been led by the Dallas Cowboys franchise with the American soccer team of the same name since 2016, Logos Press reported.

Moldova has not shown significant progress in the development of artificial intelligence in 2025 and ranked 66th among 195 countries in terms of its use, Logos Press reported.

Oleg Ryabchuk, the defender of the national team of Moldova and Spartak Moscow (Russia), topped the list of the most expensive footballers in the country for the third year in a row. Despite the decrease in his market value by €1 million over the year, the footballer remains at the top of the rating. Logos Press has prepared a ranking of the 20 most expensive Moldovan footballers and traced the changes that occurred with each of them over the year. The list includes 22 athletes, as five footballers at the bottom of the list have the same market value.

Moldovan citizens work an average of 37 hours per week, and with this indicator our country ranks 80th in the world ranking of working hours according to the World Population Review, – reports Logos Press.

The Republic of Moldova is on the sixth place in the rating of the most dangerous countries in Europe, compiled by the World Population Review.

Analytical agency Nilson Report has published a new world acquiring rating, in which Russian Sberbank has surpassed the American JPMorgan and for the first time became the world leader, – reports Logos Press.

S&P has assigned Moldova a “BB-/B” rating with a stable outlook, noting the commitment to reforms, fiscal prudence and gradual recovery of the economy, Logos Press reports citing the Investment Agency.

According to the average intelligence quotient (IQ – intelligence quotient), as of January 1, 2025, the inhabitants of the Republic of Moldova ranked 62nd in the world out of 126 countries. The rating is compiled annually by the portal international-iq-test.com. This is the only official website of the “International IQ Test”, which has been operating since 2018.
