2.3 %
Smarter than 2.3% of people
Borderline
Borderline, some tasks may need extra effort
🏛️ Mensa cutoff 130 — 60 points away
🌍 In the United States (national average ≈ 98, an estimate from test samples), an IQ of 70 is in the top 96.9%.
❓ FAQ
Is an IQ of 70 a good score?
An IQ of 70 falls in the "Borderline" range and is higher than 2.3% of the population.
What percentile is an IQ of 70?
An IQ of 70 sits at the 2.3th percentile — the top 97.7% of the population.
Can you join Mensa with an IQ of 70?
Mensa requires roughly IQ 130 (top 2% on SD15); 70 is 60 points below the cutoff. Practice and a supervised test may close the gap.
How many people have an IQ of 70 or higher?
Roughly 7,915,724,491 people worldwide — about 97.7% of 8.1 billion.