2.7 %
Smarter than 2.7% of people
Borderline
Borderline, some tasks may need extra effort
🏛️ Mensa cutoff 130 — 59 points away
🌍 In the United States (national average ≈ 98, an estimate from test samples), an IQ of 71 is in the top 96.4%.
❓ FAQ
Is an IQ of 71 a good score?
An IQ of 71 falls in the "Borderline" range and is higher than 2.7% of the population.
What percentile is an IQ of 71?
An IQ of 71 sits at the 2.7th percentile — the top 97.3% of the population.
Can you join Mensa with an IQ of 71?
Mensa requires roughly IQ 130 (top 2% on SD15); 71 is 59 points below the cutoff. Practice and a supervised test may close the gap.
How many people have an IQ of 71 or higher?
Roughly 7,884,560,202 people worldwide — about 97.3% of 8.1 billion.