Public Figures · Entrepreneur
How tall is Elon Musk?
6′ 2″188 cm · 1.88 m
Commonly reported · press and agency figures
Elon Musk is 11.1 cm (4.5″) taller than the average American man. See what 6'2" looks like →
- U.S. percentile
- 95th
- among men
- World percentile
- 99th
- among men
Elon Musk’s height around the world
The same height reads differently depending on where you stand. Here is where 188 cm places Elon Musk against adults in 55 countries, for both sexes.
| Country | vs. men | Men’s percentile | vs. women | Women’s percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | +4.2 cm | 72nd | +17.6 cm | >99th |
| Montenegro | +4.7 cm | 75th | +18 cm | >99th |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | +5.5 cm | 78th | +20.5 cm | >99th |
| Denmark | +6.1 cm | 80th | +18.5 cm | >99th |
| Ukraine | +7 cm | 84th | +21.4 cm | >99th |
| Croatia | +7.2 cm | 84th | +21.2 cm | >99th |
| Serbia | +7.3 cm | 85th | +19.7 cm | >99th |
| Poland | +7.3 cm | 85th | +22.2 cm | >99th |
| Finland | +7.4 cm | 85th | +21.5 cm | >99th |
| Norway | +7.5 cm | 85th | +21.6 cm | >99th |
| Sweden | +7.5 cm | 85th | +21.3 cm | >99th |
| Germany | +7.7 cm | 86th | +21.8 cm | >99th |
| Greece | +8.7 cm | 89th | +22.2 cm | >99th |
| Ireland | +9 cm | 90th | +23.5 cm | >99th |
| Australia | +9.2 cm | 90th | +23.3 cm | >99th |
| Canada | +9.3 cm | 90th | +23.3 cm | >99th |
| France | +9.4 cm | 91st | +23.5 cm | >99th |
| United Kingdom | +9.8 cm | 92nd | +24.1 cm | >99th |
| New Zealand | +10.3 cm | 93rd | +23.3 cm | >99th |
| Jamaica | +11 cm | 94th | +23.7 cm | >99th |
| United States | +11.1 cm | 94th | +24.7 cm | >99th |
| Russia | +11.4 cm | 95th | +23.5 cm | >99th |
| Turkey | +11.6 cm | 95th | +26.2 cm | >99th |
| Spain | +11.9 cm | 95th | +26 cm | >99th |
| Brazil | +12.3 cm | 96th | +25.6 cm | >99th |
| China | +12.3 cm | 96th | +24.5 cm | >99th |
| Iran | +12.4 cm | 96th | +26.8 cm | >99th |
| South Korea | +12.5 cm | 96th | +24.8 cm | >99th |
| Argentina | +13.2 cm | 97th | +26.8 cm | >99th |
| Egypt | +13.4 cm | 97th | +27.1 cm | >99th |
| Italy | +13.6 cm | 97th | +26.2 cm | >99th |
| Portugal | +13.6 cm | 97th | +26.8 cm | >99th |
| Japan | +15.9 cm | 99th | +29.5 cm | >99th |
| Colombia | +16.1 cm | 99th | +30 cm | >99th |
| Thailand | +16.4 cm | 99th | +28.6 cm | >99th |
| Nigeria | +16.4 cm | 99th | +29.9 cm | >99th |
| Saudi Arabia | +17.3 cm | 99th | +29.2 cm | >99th |
| Kenya | +17.5 cm | 99th | +28.6 cm | >99th |
| Mexico | +17.7 cm | 99th | +30.1 cm | >99th |
| South Africa | +18.4 cm | >99th | +29.4 cm | >99th |
| Malaysia | +18.8 cm | >99th | +30.9 cm | >99th |
| Vietnam | +19.1 cm | >99th | +29.6 cm | >99th |
| Ethiopia | +19.2 cm | >99th | +30.8 cm | >99th |
| DR Congo | +19.4 cm | >99th | +31.7 cm | >99th |
| Pakistan | +20.7 cm | >99th | +33.2 cm | >99th |
| Tanzania | +21 cm | >99th | +31.1 cm | >99th |
| Peru | +21.2 cm | >99th | +33.6 cm | >99th |
| Myanmar | +21.3 cm | >99th | +33.3 cm | >99th |
| India | +21.5 cm | >99th | +32.8 cm | >99th |
| Indonesia | +21.7 cm | >99th | +33.6 cm | >99th |
| Philippines | +22.8 cm | >99th | +33.9 cm | >99th |
| Bangladesh | +22.9 cm | >99th | +35.6 cm | >99th |
| Nepal | +23.6 cm | >99th | +35.6 cm | >99th |
| Guatemala | +23.6 cm | >99th | +37.1 cm | >99th |
| Timor-Leste | +27.9 cm | >99th | +35.3 cm | >99th |
Estimated from NCD-RisC national averages for 19-year-olds and an assumed normal distribution. Greyed values sit beyond the 2nd or 98th percentile, where the estimate stops discriminating.How we calculate this →
In context
Among public figures
1 of 5
Elon Musk is the tallest of the 5 public figures in our database.
Everyday reference
1.88 m
Elon Musk is 15 cm shorter than a standard door frame.
Elon Musk head to head
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Commonly reported — A commonly reported figure from press and agency sources, rounded to the nearest centimetre. Published heights for the same person frequently differ.Percentiles are estimates based on NCD-RisC national averages.How we source and calculate this →