17.5 %
Smarter than 17.5% of people
Low Average
Low average, slightly below the population midpoint
🏛️ Mensa cutoff 130 — 44 points away
🌍 In the United States (national average ≈ 98, an estimate from test samples), an IQ of 86 is in the top 78.8%.
❓ FAQ
Is an IQ of 86 a good score?
An IQ of 86 falls in the "Low Average" range and is higher than 17.5% of the population.
What percentile is an IQ of 86?
An IQ of 86 sits at the 17.5th percentile — the top 82.5% of the population.
Can you join Mensa with an IQ of 86?
Mensa requires roughly IQ 130 (top 2% on SD15); 86 is 44 points below the cutoff. Practice and a supervised test may close the gap.
How many people have an IQ of 86 or higher?
Roughly 6,679,876,180 people worldwide — about 82.5% of 8.1 billion.