47.3 %
Smarter than 47.3% of people
Average
Average range, where about half of people score
🏛️ Mensa cutoff 130 — 31 points away
🌍 In the United States (national average ≈ 98, an estimate from test samples), an IQ of 99 is in the top 47.3%.
❓ FAQ
Is an IQ of 99 a good score?
An IQ of 99 falls in the "Average" range and is higher than 47.3% of the population.
What percentile is an IQ of 99?
An IQ of 99 sits at the 47.3th percentile — the top 52.7% of the population.
Can you join Mensa with an IQ of 99?
Mensa requires roughly IQ 130 (top 2% on SD15); 99 is 31 points below the cutoff. Practice and a supervised test may close the gap.
How many people have an IQ of 99 or higher?
Roughly 4,265,269,925 people worldwide — about 52.7% of 8.1 billion.