Record Holders · Shortest living woman
How tall is Jyoti Amge?
2′ 0.5″62.8 cm · 0.63 m
Measured · Guinness World Records
Jyoti Amge is 100.5 cm (3′ 3.5″) shorter than the average American woman.
- U.S. percentile
- <1st
- among women
- World percentile
- <1st
- among women
Jyoti Amge’s height around the world
The same height reads differently depending on where you stand. Here is where 62.8 cm places Jyoti Amge against adults in 55 countries, for both sexes.
| Country | vs. men | Men’s percentile | vs. women | Women’s percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | −121 cm | <1st | −107.6 cm | <1st |
| Montenegro | −120.5 cm | <1st | −107.2 cm | <1st |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | −119.7 cm | <1st | −104.7 cm | <1st |
| Denmark | −119.1 cm | <1st | −106.7 cm | <1st |
| Ukraine | −118.2 cm | <1st | −103.8 cm | <1st |
| Croatia | −118 cm | <1st | −104 cm | <1st |
| Serbia | −117.9 cm | <1st | −105.5 cm | <1st |
| Poland | −117.9 cm | <1st | −103 cm | <1st |
| Finland | −117.8 cm | <1st | −103.7 cm | <1st |
| Norway | −117.7 cm | <1st | −103.6 cm | <1st |
| Sweden | −117.7 cm | <1st | −103.9 cm | <1st |
| Germany | −117.5 cm | <1st | −103.4 cm | <1st |
| Greece | −116.5 cm | <1st | −103 cm | <1st |
| Ireland | −116.2 cm | <1st | −101.7 cm | <1st |
| Australia | −116 cm | <1st | −101.9 cm | <1st |
| Canada | −115.9 cm | <1st | −101.9 cm | <1st |
| France | −115.8 cm | <1st | −101.7 cm | <1st |
| United Kingdom | −115.4 cm | <1st | −101.1 cm | <1st |
| New Zealand | −114.9 cm | <1st | −101.9 cm | <1st |
| Jamaica | −114.2 cm | <1st | −101.5 cm | <1st |
| United States | −114.1 cm | <1st | −100.5 cm | <1st |
| Russia | −113.8 cm | <1st | −101.7 cm | <1st |
| Turkey | −113.6 cm | <1st | −99 cm | <1st |
| Spain | −113.3 cm | <1st | −99.2 cm | <1st |
| Brazil | −112.9 cm | <1st | −99.6 cm | <1st |
| China | −112.9 cm | <1st | −100.7 cm | <1st |
| Iran | −112.8 cm | <1st | −98.4 cm | <1st |
| South Korea | −112.7 cm | <1st | −100.4 cm | <1st |
| Argentina | −112 cm | <1st | −98.4 cm | <1st |
| Egypt | −111.8 cm | <1st | −98.1 cm | <1st |
| Italy | −111.6 cm | <1st | −99 cm | <1st |
| Portugal | −111.6 cm | <1st | −98.4 cm | <1st |
| Japan | −109.3 cm | <1st | −95.7 cm | <1st |
| Colombia | −109.1 cm | <1st | −95.2 cm | <1st |
| Thailand | −108.8 cm | <1st | −96.6 cm | <1st |
| Nigeria | −108.8 cm | <1st | −95.3 cm | <1st |
| Saudi Arabia | −107.9 cm | <1st | −96 cm | <1st |
| Kenya | −107.7 cm | <1st | −96.6 cm | <1st |
| Mexico | −107.5 cm | <1st | −95.1 cm | <1st |
| South Africa | −106.8 cm | <1st | −95.8 cm | <1st |
| Malaysia | −106.4 cm | <1st | −94.3 cm | <1st |
| Vietnam | −106.1 cm | <1st | −95.6 cm | <1st |
| Ethiopia | −106 cm | <1st | −94.4 cm | <1st |
| DR Congo | −105.8 cm | <1st | −93.5 cm | <1st |
| Pakistan | −104.5 cm | <1st | −92 cm | <1st |
| Tanzania | −104.2 cm | <1st | −94.1 cm | <1st |
| Peru | −104 cm | <1st | −91.6 cm | <1st |
| Myanmar | −103.9 cm | <1st | −91.9 cm | <1st |
| India | −103.7 cm | <1st | −92.4 cm | <1st |
| Indonesia | −103.5 cm | <1st | −91.6 cm | <1st |
| Philippines | −102.4 cm | <1st | −91.3 cm | <1st |
| Bangladesh | −102.3 cm | <1st | −89.6 cm | <1st |
| Nepal | −101.6 cm | <1st | −89.6 cm | <1st |
| Guatemala | −101.6 cm | <1st | −88.1 cm | <1st |
| Timor-Leste | −97.3 cm | <1st | −89.9 cm | <1st |
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 record holders
3 of 3
Jyoti Amge is the shortest of the 3 record holders in our database.
Everyday reference
0.63 m
Jyoti Amge is 140.2 cm shorter than a standard door frame.
Jyoti Amge head to head
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Measured — Measured at 62.8 cm (2 ft 0.7 in) on her 18th birthday, 16 December 2011, when Guinness World Records confirmed the title. Guinness World Records →Percentiles are estimates based on NCD-RisC national averages.How we source and calculate this →