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What percentage of the population is considered genius?
Understanding IQ Tests Anything above 140 is considered a high or genius-level IQ. It is estimated that between 0.25 percent and 1.0 percent of the population fall into this elite category.
What is considered genius?
A genius is defined as a person who has remarkable intellectual or creative function, or other natural ability. There are certain historical and public figures that are acknowledged as being geniuses, including Albert Einstein, who contributed greatly to the field of physics.
How many geniuses are there in China?
Did you know there are more people with genius IQs living in China than there are people of any kind living in the United States? Even with a mean score of 105, China would have 1 in 102 geniuses. 1.34 billion people would mean 13.4 million geniuses. China has 4.3 times the population of the USA.
How many geniuses are there in the United States?
If we go with Mensa’s standards and assume that only 2\% of the population are real geniuses, then statistically about 6 million people in the United States would fit the bill. About 130 million people worldwide qualify for Mensa.
How many Mensa members are there in the world?
The largest national groups are: American Mensa, with more than 57,000 members, British Mensa, with over 21,000 members, and Mensa Germany, with more than 13,000 members.
What was the Mensa world gathering in 2006?
In 2006, the Mensa World Gathering was held from 8–13 August in Orlando, Florida to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the founding of Mensa. An estimated 2,500 attendees from over 30 countries gathered for this celebration. The International Board of Directors had a formal meeting there.
What is the minimum IQ required to join Mensa?
Membership requirement. Mensa’s requirement for membership is a score at or above the 98th percentile on certain standardised IQ or other approved intelligence tests, such as the Stanford–Binet Intelligence Scales. The minimum accepted score on the Stanford–Binet is 132, while for the Cattell it is 148. Most IQ tests are designed