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Average height by country

The average man in the world is about 171 cm (5′ 7.5″) and the average woman about 159.5 cm (5′ 3″). Netherlands is the tallest nation in this list; Timor-Leste is among the shortest.

Average height of men and women by country, sorted by men's height
CountryMenWomenVisual rangeCompare
Netherlands183.8 cm · 6′ 0.5″170.4 cm · 5′ 7″Compare with Netherlands averages →
Montenegro183.3 cm · 6′ 0″170.0 cm · 5′ 7″Compare with Montenegro averages →
Bosnia & Herzegovina182.5 cm · 6′ 0″167.5 cm · 5′ 6″Compare with Bosnia & Herzegovina averages →
Denmark181.9 cm · 5′ 11.5″169.5 cm · 5′ 6.5″Compare with Denmark averages →
Ukraine181.0 cm · 5′ 11.5″166.6 cm · 5′ 5.5″Compare with Ukraine averages →
Croatia180.8 cm · 5′ 11″166.8 cm · 5′ 5.5″Compare with Croatia averages →
Serbia180.7 cm · 5′ 11″168.3 cm · 5′ 6.5″Compare with Serbia averages →
Poland180.7 cm · 5′ 11″165.8 cm · 5′ 5.5″Compare with Poland averages →
Finland180.6 cm · 5′ 11″166.5 cm · 5′ 5.5″Compare with Finland averages →
Norway180.5 cm · 5′ 11″166.4 cm · 5′ 5.5″Compare with Norway averages →
Sweden180.5 cm · 5′ 11″166.7 cm · 5′ 5.5″Compare with Sweden averages →
Germany180.3 cm · 5′ 11″166.2 cm · 5′ 5.5″Compare with Germany averages →
Greece179.3 cm · 5′ 10.5″165.8 cm · 5′ 5.5″Compare with Greece averages →
Ireland179.0 cm · 5′ 10.5″164.5 cm · 5′ 5″Compare with Ireland averages →
Australia178.8 cm · 5′ 10.5″164.7 cm · 5′ 5″Compare with Australia averages →
Canada178.7 cm · 5′ 10.5″164.7 cm · 5′ 5″Compare with Canada averages →
France178.6 cm · 5′ 10.5″164.5 cm · 5′ 5″Compare with France averages →
United Kingdom178.2 cm · 5′ 10″163.9 cm · 5′ 4.5″Compare with United Kingdom averages →
New Zealand177.7 cm · 5′ 10″164.7 cm · 5′ 5″Compare with New Zealand averages →
Jamaica177.0 cm · 5′ 9.5″164.3 cm · 5′ 4.5″Compare with Jamaica averages →
United States176.9 cm · 5′ 9.5″163.3 cm · 5′ 4.5″Compare with United States averages →
Russia176.6 cm · 5′ 9.5″164.5 cm · 5′ 5″Compare with Russia averages →
Turkey176.4 cm · 5′ 9.5″161.8 cm · 5′ 3.5″Compare with Turkey averages →
Spain176.1 cm · 5′ 9.5″162.0 cm · 5′ 4″Compare with Spain averages →
Brazil175.7 cm · 5′ 9″162.4 cm · 5′ 4″Compare with Brazil averages →
China175.7 cm · 5′ 9″163.5 cm · 5′ 4.5″Compare with China averages →
Iran175.6 cm · 5′ 9″161.2 cm · 5′ 3.5″Compare with Iran averages →
South Korea175.5 cm · 5′ 9″163.2 cm · 5′ 4.5″Compare with South Korea averages →
Argentina174.8 cm · 5′ 9″161.2 cm · 5′ 3.5″Compare with Argentina averages →
Egypt174.6 cm · 5′ 8.5″160.9 cm · 5′ 3.5″Compare with Egypt averages →
Italy174.4 cm · 5′ 8.5″161.8 cm · 5′ 3.5″Compare with Italy averages →
Portugal174.4 cm · 5′ 8.5″161.2 cm · 5′ 3.5″Compare with Portugal averages →
Japan172.1 cm · 5′ 8″158.5 cm · 5′ 2.5″Compare with Japan averages →
Colombia171.9 cm · 5′ 7.5″158.0 cm · 5′ 2″Compare with Colombia averages →
Thailand171.6 cm · 5′ 7.5″159.4 cm · 5′ 3″Compare with Thailand averages →
Nigeria171.6 cm · 5′ 7.5″158.1 cm · 5′ 2″Compare with Nigeria averages →
Saudi Arabia170.7 cm · 5′ 7″158.8 cm · 5′ 2.5″Compare with Saudi Arabia averages →
Kenya170.5 cm · 5′ 7″159.4 cm · 5′ 3″Compare with Kenya averages →
Mexico170.3 cm · 5′ 7″157.9 cm · 5′ 2″Compare with Mexico averages →
South Africa169.6 cm · 5′ 7″158.6 cm · 5′ 2.5″Compare with South Africa averages →
Malaysia169.2 cm · 5′ 6.5″157.1 cm · 5′ 2″Compare with Malaysia averages →
Vietnam168.9 cm · 5′ 6.5″158.4 cm · 5′ 2.5″Compare with Vietnam averages →
Ethiopia168.8 cm · 5′ 6.5″157.2 cm · 5′ 2″Compare with Ethiopia averages →
DR Congo168.6 cm · 5′ 6.5″156.3 cm · 5′ 1.5″Compare with DR Congo averages →
Pakistan167.3 cm · 5′ 6″154.8 cm · 5′ 1″Compare with Pakistan averages →
Tanzania167.0 cm · 5′ 5.5″156.9 cm · 5′ 2″Compare with Tanzania averages →
Peru166.8 cm · 5′ 5.5″154.4 cm · 5′ 1″Compare with Peru averages →
Myanmar166.7 cm · 5′ 5.5″154.7 cm · 5′ 1″Compare with Myanmar averages →
India166.5 cm · 5′ 5.5″155.2 cm · 5′ 1″Compare with India averages →
Indonesia166.3 cm · 5′ 5.5″154.4 cm · 5′ 1″Compare with Indonesia averages →
Philippines165.2 cm · 5′ 5″154.1 cm · 5′ 0.5″Compare with Philippines averages →
Bangladesh165.1 cm · 5′ 5″152.4 cm · 5′ 0″Compare with Bangladesh averages →
Nepal164.4 cm · 5′ 4.5″152.4 cm · 5′ 0″Compare with Nepal averages →
Guatemala164.4 cm · 5′ 4.5″150.9 cm · 4′ 11.5″Compare with Guatemala averages →
Timor-Leste160.1 cm · 5′ 3″152.7 cm · 5′ 0″Compare with Timor-Leste averages →

Mean height of 19-year-olds in 2019, rounded to 0.1 cm, from theNCD Risk Factor Collaboration's pooled analysis of 2,181 studies. This is the series behind most country rankings, and it is not the same as a country's mean adult height — the CDC puts US men at 175.3 cm rather than 176.9 cm.How we source and calculate this →