Athletes · Footballer
How tall is Lionel Messi?
5′ 7″170 cm · 1.7 m
Commonly reported · press and agency figures
Lionel Messi is 6.9 cm (2.5″) shorter than the average American man. See what 5'7" looks like →
- U.S. percentile
- 24th
- among men
- World percentile
- 44th
- among men
Lionel Messi’s height around the world
The same height reads differently depending on where you stand. Here is where 170 cm places Lionel Messi against adults in 55 countries, for both sexes.
| Country | vs. men | Men’s percentile | vs. women | Women’s percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | −13.8 cm | 3rd | −0.4 cm | 48th |
| Montenegro | −13.3 cm | 3rd | ±0 | 50th |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | −12.5 cm | 4th | +2.5 cm | 65th |
| Denmark | −11.9 cm | 5th | +0.5 cm | 53rd |
| Ukraine | −11 cm | 6th | +3.4 cm | 70th |
| Croatia | −10.8 cm | 6th | +3.2 cm | 69th |
| Serbia | −10.7 cm | 7th | +1.7 cm | 60th |
| Poland | −10.7 cm | 7th | +4.2 cm | 74th |
| Finland | −10.6 cm | 7th | +3.5 cm | 70th |
| Norway | −10.5 cm | 7th | +3.6 cm | 71st |
| Sweden | −10.5 cm | 7th | +3.3 cm | 69th |
| Germany | −10.3 cm | 7th | +3.8 cm | 72nd |
| Greece | −9.3 cm | 10th | +4.2 cm | 74th |
| Ireland | −9 cm | 10th | +5.5 cm | 80th |
| Australia | −8.8 cm | 11th | +5.3 cm | 79th |
| Canada | −8.7 cm | 11th | +5.3 cm | 79th |
| France | −8.6 cm | 11th | +5.5 cm | 80th |
| United Kingdom | −8.2 cm | 12th | +6.1 cm | 83rd |
| New Zealand | −7.7 cm | 14th | +5.3 cm | 79th |
| Jamaica | −7 cm | 16th | +5.7 cm | 81st |
| United States | −6.9 cm | 17th | +6.7 cm | 85th |
| Russia | −6.6 cm | 18th | +5.5 cm | 80th |
| Turkey | −6.4 cm | 18th | +8.2 cm | 90th |
| Spain | −6.1 cm | 20th | +8 cm | 89th |
| Brazil | −5.7 cm | 21st | +7.6 cm | 88th |
| China | −5.7 cm | 21st | +6.5 cm | 84th |
| Iran | −5.6 cm | 22nd | +8.8 cm | 91st |
| South Korea | −5.5 cm | 22nd | +6.8 cm | 85th |
| Argentina | −4.8 cm | 25th | +8.8 cm | 91st |
| Egypt | −4.6 cm | 26th | +9.1 cm | 92nd |
| Italy | −4.4 cm | 27th | +8.2 cm | 90th |
| Portugal | −4.4 cm | 27th | +8.8 cm | 91st |
| Japan | −2.1 cm | 38th | +11.5 cm | 96th |
| Colombia | −1.9 cm | 39th | +12 cm | 97th |
| Thailand | −1.6 cm | 41st | +10.6 cm | 95th |
| Nigeria | −1.6 cm | 41st | +11.9 cm | 97th |
| Saudi Arabia | −0.7 cm | 46th | +11.2 cm | 96th |
| Kenya | −0.5 cm | 47th | +10.6 cm | 95th |
| Mexico | −0.3 cm | 48th | +12.1 cm | 97th |
| South Africa | +0.4 cm | 52nd | +11.4 cm | 96th |
| Malaysia | +0.8 cm | 54th | +12.9 cm | 98th |
| Vietnam | +1.1 cm | 56th | +11.6 cm | 96th |
| Ethiopia | +1.2 cm | 57th | +12.8 cm | 98th |
| DR Congo | +1.4 cm | 58th | +13.7 cm | 98th |
| Pakistan | +2.7 cm | 65th | +15.2 cm | 99th |
| Tanzania | +3 cm | 66th | +13.1 cm | 98th |
| Peru | +3.2 cm | 67th | +15.6 cm | 99th |
| Myanmar | +3.3 cm | 68th | +15.3 cm | 99th |
| India | +3.5 cm | 69th | +14.8 cm | 99th |
| Indonesia | +3.7 cm | 70th | +15.6 cm | 99th |
| Philippines | +4.8 cm | 75th | +15.9 cm | 99th |
| Bangladesh | +4.9 cm | 75th | +17.6 cm | >99th |
| Nepal | +5.6 cm | 78th | +17.6 cm | >99th |
| Guatemala | +5.6 cm | 78th | +19.1 cm | >99th |
| Timor-Leste | +9.9 cm | 92nd | +17.3 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 athletes
14 of 16
Lionel Messi is the 14th tallest of the 16 athletes in our database, between Virat Kohli (175 cm) and Muggsy Bogues (160 cm).
Everyday reference
1.7 m
Lionel Messi is 33 cm shorter than a standard door frame.
Lionel Messi 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 →