Athletes · Joint-tallest player in NBA history
How tall is Manute Bol?
7′ 7″231 cm · 2.31 m
Officially listed · NBA roster height
Manute Bol is 54.1 cm (1′ 9.5″) taller than the average American man.
- U.S. percentile
- >99th
- among men
- World percentile
- >99th
- among men
Manute Bol’s height around the world
The same height reads differently depending on where you stand. Here is where 231 cm places Manute Bol against adults in 55 countries, for both sexes.
| Country | vs. men | Men’s percentile | vs. women | Women’s percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | +47.2 cm | >99th | +60.6 cm | >99th |
| Montenegro | +47.7 cm | >99th | +61 cm | >99th |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | +48.5 cm | >99th | +63.5 cm | >99th |
| Denmark | +49.1 cm | >99th | +61.5 cm | >99th |
| Ukraine | +50 cm | >99th | +64.4 cm | >99th |
| Croatia | +50.2 cm | >99th | +64.2 cm | >99th |
| Serbia | +50.3 cm | >99th | +62.7 cm | >99th |
| Poland | +50.3 cm | >99th | +65.2 cm | >99th |
| Finland | +50.4 cm | >99th | +64.5 cm | >99th |
| Norway | +50.5 cm | >99th | +64.6 cm | >99th |
| Sweden | +50.5 cm | >99th | +64.3 cm | >99th |
| Germany | +50.7 cm | >99th | +64.8 cm | >99th |
| Greece | +51.7 cm | >99th | +65.2 cm | >99th |
| Ireland | +52 cm | >99th | +66.5 cm | >99th |
| Australia | +52.2 cm | >99th | +66.3 cm | >99th |
| Canada | +52.3 cm | >99th | +66.3 cm | >99th |
| France | +52.4 cm | >99th | +66.5 cm | >99th |
| United Kingdom | +52.8 cm | >99th | +67.1 cm | >99th |
| New Zealand | +53.3 cm | >99th | +66.3 cm | >99th |
| Jamaica | +54 cm | >99th | +66.7 cm | >99th |
| United States | +54.1 cm | >99th | +67.7 cm | >99th |
| Russia | +54.4 cm | >99th | +66.5 cm | >99th |
| Turkey | +54.6 cm | >99th | +69.2 cm | >99th |
| Spain | +54.9 cm | >99th | +69 cm | >99th |
| Brazil | +55.3 cm | >99th | +68.6 cm | >99th |
| China | +55.3 cm | >99th | +67.5 cm | >99th |
| Iran | +55.4 cm | >99th | +69.8 cm | >99th |
| South Korea | +55.5 cm | >99th | +67.8 cm | >99th |
| Argentina | +56.2 cm | >99th | +69.8 cm | >99th |
| Egypt | +56.4 cm | >99th | +70.1 cm | >99th |
| Italy | +56.6 cm | >99th | +69.2 cm | >99th |
| Portugal | +56.6 cm | >99th | +69.8 cm | >99th |
| Japan | +58.9 cm | >99th | +72.5 cm | >99th |
| Colombia | +59.1 cm | >99th | +73 cm | >99th |
| Thailand | +59.4 cm | >99th | +71.6 cm | >99th |
| Nigeria | +59.4 cm | >99th | +72.9 cm | >99th |
| Saudi Arabia | +60.3 cm | >99th | +72.2 cm | >99th |
| Kenya | +60.5 cm | >99th | +71.6 cm | >99th |
| Mexico | +60.7 cm | >99th | +73.1 cm | >99th |
| South Africa | +61.4 cm | >99th | +72.4 cm | >99th |
| Malaysia | +61.8 cm | >99th | +73.9 cm | >99th |
| Vietnam | +62.1 cm | >99th | +72.6 cm | >99th |
| Ethiopia | +62.2 cm | >99th | +73.8 cm | >99th |
| DR Congo | +62.4 cm | >99th | +74.7 cm | >99th |
| Pakistan | +63.7 cm | >99th | +76.2 cm | >99th |
| Tanzania | +64 cm | >99th | +74.1 cm | >99th |
| Peru | +64.2 cm | >99th | +76.6 cm | >99th |
| Myanmar | +64.3 cm | >99th | +76.3 cm | >99th |
| India | +64.5 cm | >99th | +75.8 cm | >99th |
| Indonesia | +64.7 cm | >99th | +76.6 cm | >99th |
| Philippines | +65.8 cm | >99th | +76.9 cm | >99th |
| Bangladesh | +65.9 cm | >99th | +78.6 cm | >99th |
| Nepal | +66.6 cm | >99th | +78.6 cm | >99th |
| Guatemala | +66.6 cm | >99th | +80.1 cm | >99th |
| Timor-Leste | +70.9 cm | >99th | +78.3 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
1 of 16
Manute Bol is the tallest of the 16 athletes in our database.
Everyday reference
2.31 m
Manute Bol is 28 cm taller than a standard door frame.
Manute Bol head to head
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Officially listed — Official NBA sources list Bol at both 7 ft 6 in and 7 ft 7 in; we use the taller figure. Listed before the 2019 barefoot rule, so the measurement basis is unknown.Percentiles are estimates based on NCD-RisC national averages.How we source and calculate this →