Musicians · Singer & entrepreneur
How tall is Rihanna?
5′ 8″173 cm · 1.73 m
Commonly reported · press and agency figures
Rihanna is 9.7 cm (4″) taller than the average American woman. See what 5'8" looks like →
- U.S. percentile
- 96th
- among women
- World percentile
- 98th
- among women
Rihanna’s height around the world
The same height reads differently depending on where you stand. Here is where 173 cm places Rihanna against adults in 55 countries, for both sexes.
| Country | vs. men | Men’s percentile | vs. women | Women’s percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | −10.8 cm | 6th | +2.6 cm | 66th |
| Montenegro | −10.3 cm | 7th | +3 cm | 68th |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | −9.5 cm | 9th | +5.5 cm | 80th |
| Denmark | −8.9 cm | 11th | +3.5 cm | 70th |
| Ukraine | −8 cm | 13th | +6.4 cm | 84th |
| Croatia | −7.8 cm | 14th | +6.2 cm | 83rd |
| Serbia | −7.7 cm | 14th | +4.7 cm | 77th |
| Poland | −7.7 cm | 14th | +7.2 cm | 87th |
| Finland | −7.6 cm | 14th | +6.5 cm | 84th |
| Norway | −7.5 cm | 15th | +6.6 cm | 85th |
| Sweden | −7.5 cm | 15th | +6.3 cm | 83rd |
| Germany | −7.3 cm | 15th | +6.8 cm | 85th |
| Greece | −6.3 cm | 19th | +7.2 cm | 87th |
| Ireland | −6 cm | 20th | +8.5 cm | 90th |
| Australia | −5.8 cm | 21st | +8.3 cm | 90th |
| Canada | −5.7 cm | 21st | +8.3 cm | 90th |
| France | −5.6 cm | 22nd | +8.5 cm | 90th |
| United Kingdom | −5.2 cm | 23rd | +9.1 cm | 92nd |
| New Zealand | −4.7 cm | 25th | +8.3 cm | 90th |
| Jamaica | −4 cm | 29th | +8.7 cm | 91st |
| United States | −3.9 cm | 29th | +9.7 cm | 93rd |
| Russia | −3.6 cm | 31st | +8.5 cm | 90th |
| Turkey | −3.4 cm | 32nd | +11.2 cm | 96th |
| Spain | −3.1 cm | 33rd | +11 cm | 95th |
| Brazil | −2.7 cm | 35th | +10.6 cm | 95th |
| China | −2.7 cm | 35th | +9.5 cm | 93rd |
| Iran | −2.6 cm | 36th | +11.8 cm | 97th |
| South Korea | −2.5 cm | 36th | +9.8 cm | 93rd |
| Argentina | −1.8 cm | 40th | +11.8 cm | 97th |
| Egypt | −1.6 cm | 41st | +12.1 cm | 97th |
| Italy | −1.4 cm | 42nd | +11.2 cm | 96th |
| Portugal | −1.4 cm | 42nd | +11.8 cm | 97th |
| Japan | +0.9 cm | 55th | +14.5 cm | 99th |
| Colombia | +1.1 cm | 56th | +15 cm | 99th |
| Thailand | +1.4 cm | 58th | +13.6 cm | 98th |
| Nigeria | +1.4 cm | 58th | +14.9 cm | 99th |
| Saudi Arabia | +2.3 cm | 63rd | +14.2 cm | 99th |
| Kenya | +2.5 cm | 64th | +13.6 cm | 98th |
| Mexico | +2.7 cm | 65th | +15.1 cm | 99th |
| South Africa | +3.4 cm | 68th | +14.4 cm | 99th |
| Malaysia | +3.8 cm | 70th | +15.9 cm | 99th |
| Vietnam | +4.1 cm | 72nd | +14.6 cm | 99th |
| Ethiopia | +4.2 cm | 72nd | +15.8 cm | 99th |
| DR Congo | +4.4 cm | 73rd | +16.7 cm | 99th |
| Pakistan | +5.7 cm | 79th | +18.2 cm | >99th |
| Tanzania | +6 cm | 80th | +16.1 cm | 99th |
| Peru | +6.2 cm | 81st | +18.6 cm | >99th |
| Myanmar | +6.3 cm | 81st | +18.3 cm | >99th |
| India | +6.5 cm | 82nd | +17.8 cm | >99th |
| Indonesia | +6.7 cm | 83rd | +18.6 cm | >99th |
| Philippines | +7.8 cm | 86th | +18.9 cm | >99th |
| Bangladesh | +7.9 cm | 87th | +20.6 cm | >99th |
| Nepal | +8.6 cm | 89th | +20.6 cm | >99th |
| Guatemala | +8.6 cm | 89th | +22.1 cm | >99th |
| Timor-Leste | +12.9 cm | 97th | +20.3 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 musicians
6 of 13
Rihanna is the 6th tallest of the 13 musicians in our database, between Justin Bieber (175 cm) and Ed Sheeran (173 cm).
Everyday reference
Refrigerator
At 173 cm, Rihanna is within 5 cm of a refrigerator (178 cm).
Rihanna 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 →