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In math terms, the comparison of how much two individuals know is, at best, a partial ordering. It is possible to say that one knows everything which another knows, but it is also possible (and almost always) that two are not comparable. That is, each knows something the other doesn't. Comparability is much more likely for a fixed subject. In mathematics, most sciences and IQ (as we measure), I would put myself ahead of Obama. I don't hesitate to believe that there are areas he knows more than me.
But yet you didn't add you name to the list that claimed they were smarter. I give you extra points for humility. :sun