44.7 %
Smarter than 44.7% of people
Average
Average range, where about half of people score
🏛️ Mensa cutoff 130 — 32 points away
🌍 In the United States (national average ≈ 98, an estimate from test samples), an IQ of 98 is in the top 50.0%.
❓ FAQ
Is an IQ of 98 a good score?
An IQ of 98 falls in the "Average" range and is higher than 44.7% of the population.
What percentile is an IQ of 98?
An IQ of 98 sits at the 44.7th percentile — the top 55.3% of the population.
Can you join Mensa with an IQ of 98?
Mensa requires roughly IQ 130 (top 2% on SD15); 98 is 32 points below the cutoff. Practice and a supervised test may close the gap.
How many people have an IQ of 98 or higher?
Roughly 4,479,584,702 people worldwide — about 55.3% of 8.1 billion.