FaceRating.ai Data Study
How Symmetrical Is the Average Face? Data From 23,714 Scans
Based on 23,714 real analyses · Published July 5, 2026
Key findings
- • The average facial symmetry score is 6.03/10 (median 5.5).
- • Only 13.2% score 8 or above; near-perfect symmetry (9+) is just 2.5%.
- • Symmetry tracks the overall score almost perfectly (r = 0.96) — far more tightly than golden-ratio compliance (r = 0.75).
- • Faces scoring 8+ overall average 8.55 symmetry; those below 5 average just 4.75.
Facial symmetry is one of the most-studied ideas in the science of attractiveness — the theory being that symmetric faces signal good health and are perceived as more attractive. We measured it directly across 23,714 real analyses on FaceRating.ai to see how symmetrical the average face actually is — and whether it lives up to the theory.
How symmetrical is the average face?
Most people cluster in the 5–7 range. A third of all faces score exactly a 5, and genuinely high symmetry is uncommon — fewer than 1 in 7 reach an 8.
Share of 23,714 analyses by symmetry score.
Symmetry beats the golden ratio
Here's the most interesting result. When we compare each factor to the overall score, symmetry is almost perfectly aligned with it (r = 0.96), while the famous "golden ratio" compliance is much more loosely linked (r = 0.75). In plain terms: in this data, symmetry is by far the stronger driver of a high rating. Faces that score 8 or higher overall average 8.55/10 symmetry; faces below a 5 average just 4.75.
A note on interpretation: these are the AI model's own scores, so this reflects how strongly the model weighs symmetry when it forms an overall judgment — which happens to line up with decades of attractiveness research pointing to symmetry over any single "magic ratio."
The golden ratio, in real numbers
Golden-ratio compliance averages 78.3% (median 78%), and only 14.8% of faces reach 85% or higher. No real face hits a "perfect" 1.618 across every proportion — which is exactly why chasing a single ideal ratio is the wrong mental model. If you want to understand your face, symmetry and overall harmony matter far more.
Methodology
This study aggregates 23,714 completed face-rating analyses on FaceRating.ai (Nov 2025 – Jul 2026). Each analysis includes a symmetry sub-score (0–10) and a golden-ratio compliance estimate (0–100%). Correlations are Pearson's r between each factor and the overall score across all analyses. All figures are aggregate and anonymized — no individual results, images, or personal data are included. Scores reflect the AI model's assessment, not an objective measure of attractiveness.