Empathy Quotient Test

Q: What is a normal empathy quotient?

Between 40 and 60. According to our statistical data, females averagely scored 46.44 while males averagely scored 43.45.

The word Empathy originates from the Greek word “empatheia”, meaning physical affection or passion. It empowers us to understand others’ purposes, predict their response, and experience emotions triggered by their encounters. It’s an essential skill that helps us from misunderstanding other people's intentions and enables us to build trust with them.

Take this test now to determine your ability for understanding how other people feel.

What is Empathy Quotient?

Empathy quotient (EQ) is a psychological self-report measure of empathy developed by Simon Baron-Cohen and Sally Wheelwright at the Autism Research Centre at the University of Cambridge. EQ is based on a definition of empathy that includes cognition and affect.

What does this Empathy Quotient Test do?

By answering 20 simple questions, you'd see your Empathy Quotient test results. Please do NOT put too much social or moral pressure when answering these questions. Please pick the answer that your heart really follows.

Is empathy born or learned?

Both. There are people born with very good empathy while many people have increased their empathy quotient during their teenage or even adult times.

What is a normal empathy quotient?

According to our statistical data, females averagely scored 46.44 while males averagely scored 43.45.

How to improve my empathy quotient?

Self Improvement - As the lyrics “Everything that kills me makes me feel alive” - Try to stay out of your comfort zone. Learn something you can’t do, for instance, swimming or a foreign language.
Listen - When you are having a conversation with others, try not to express your own feelings too much. Effective listening is more important than talking.
Put yourself in someone else's shoes - Never make judgments about other people's behaviors. Be sensitive and listen.
Relocation - Get out of your usual environment. Travel to new places and learn about their new cultures. Making new friends and see how your EQ improvement is helping your communication. This is a very good way to practice.
Get feedback - Ask for feedback about your empathy skills from friends. You may check their feedback from time to time. Note: Asking strangers or new friends may lead to unexpected results. It’s not recommended.

Top 25 Empathy Quotient Score by country

Rank	Country	Avg. EQ
1	🇫🇮 Finland	48.54
2	🇧🇪 Belgium	48.22
3	🇯🇵 Japan	47.94
4	🇩🇪 Germany	47.81
5	🇨🇭 Switzerland	47.23
6	🇨🇦 Canada	47.18
7	🇰🇷 South Korea	46.84
8	🇳🇴 Norway	46.82
9	🇮🇪 Ireland	46.29
10	🇩🇰 Denmark	46.15
11	🇦🇺 Australia	46.12
12	🇸🇪 Sweden	45.82
13	🇹🇭 Thailand	45.49
14	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	45.32
15	🇸🇬 Singapore	45.3
16	🇮🇹 Italy	45.28
17	🇺🇸 United States	44.9
18	🇲🇽 Mexico	44.85
19	🇵🇱 Poland	44.51
20	🇧🇷 Brazil	44.44
21	🇨🇱 Chile	44.43
22	🇪🇸 Spain	44.13
23	🇵🇹 Portugal	44.03
24	🇫🇷 France	43.7
25	🇮🇱 Israel	43.58

Empathy Quotient Score by age group breakdown

Age Group	Avg. EQ
Below 18	42.12
18 ~ 25	43.42
26 ~ 35	43.47
36 ~ 45	43.49
46 ~ 55	43.51
56 ~ 65	43.49
66 ~ 75	43.48
Above 76	42.98

Empathy Quotient Score by gender breakdown

Gender	Avg. EQ
Female	46.44
Male	43.45
Other	45.99

Empathy Quotient Score by Device/OS

Device/OS	Avg. EQ
iPhone	46.1
Android	46.3
Windows	45.4
Macintosh	45.2
Linux	45.4
Others/Unknown	45.7

Source: Anonymously from Google Analytics / Wikipedia
9% sampled from 200K visitors
The stats may NOT be able to represent the demographics data because of the “Survivorship bias” theory.