3.1 %
Smarter than 3.1% of people
Borderline
Borderline, some tasks may need extra effort
🏛️ Mensa cutoff 130 — 58 points away
🌍 In the United States (national average ≈ 98, an estimate from test samples), an IQ of 72 is in the top 95.8%.
❓ FAQ
Is an IQ of 72 a good score?
An IQ of 72 falls in the "Borderline" range and is higher than 3.1% of the population.
What percentile is an IQ of 72?
An IQ of 72 sits at the 3.1th percentile — the top 96.9% of the population.
Can you join Mensa with an IQ of 72?
Mensa requires roughly IQ 130 (top 2% on SD15); 72 is 58 points below the cutoff. Practice and a supervised test may close the gap.
How many people have an IQ of 72 or higher?
Roughly 7,849,110,493 people worldwide — about 96.9% of 8.1 billion.