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How tall is Usain Bolt?
6′ 5″195 cm · 1.95 m
Commonly reported · press and agency figures
Usain Bolt is 18.1 cm (7″) taller than the average American man.
- U.S. percentile
- >99th
- among men
- World percentile
- >99th
- among men
Usain Bolt’s height around the world
The same height reads differently depending on where you stand. Here is where 195 cm places Usain Bolt against adults in 55 countries, for both sexes.
| Country | vs. men | Men’s percentile | vs. women | Women’s percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | +11.2 cm | 94th | +24.6 cm | >99th |
| Montenegro | +11.7 cm | 95th | +25 cm | >99th |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | +12.5 cm | 96th | +27.5 cm | >99th |
| Denmark | +13.1 cm | 97th | +25.5 cm | >99th |
| Ukraine | +14 cm | 98th | +28.4 cm | >99th |
| Croatia | +14.2 cm | 98th | +28.2 cm | >99th |
| Serbia | +14.3 cm | 98th | +26.7 cm | >99th |
| Poland | +14.3 cm | 98th | +29.2 cm | >99th |
| Finland | +14.4 cm | 98th | +28.5 cm | >99th |
| Norway | +14.5 cm | 98th | +28.6 cm | >99th |
| Sweden | +14.5 cm | 98th | +28.3 cm | >99th |
| Germany | +14.7 cm | 98th | +28.8 cm | >99th |
| Greece | +15.7 cm | 99th | +29.2 cm | >99th |
| Ireland | +16 cm | 99th | +30.5 cm | >99th |
| Australia | +16.2 cm | 99th | +30.3 cm | >99th |
| Canada | +16.3 cm | 99th | +30.3 cm | >99th |
| France | +16.4 cm | 99th | +30.5 cm | >99th |
| United Kingdom | +16.8 cm | 99th | +31.1 cm | >99th |
| New Zealand | +17.3 cm | 99th | +30.3 cm | >99th |
| Jamaica | +18 cm | 99th | +30.7 cm | >99th |
| United States | +18.1 cm | 99th | +31.7 cm | >99th |
| Russia | +18.4 cm | >99th | +30.5 cm | >99th |
| Turkey | +18.6 cm | >99th | +33.2 cm | >99th |
| Spain | +18.9 cm | >99th | +33 cm | >99th |
| Brazil | +19.3 cm | >99th | +32.6 cm | >99th |
| China | +19.3 cm | >99th | +31.5 cm | >99th |
| Iran | +19.4 cm | >99th | +33.8 cm | >99th |
| South Korea | +19.5 cm | >99th | +31.8 cm | >99th |
| Argentina | +20.2 cm | >99th | +33.8 cm | >99th |
| Egypt | +20.4 cm | >99th | +34.1 cm | >99th |
| Italy | +20.6 cm | >99th | +33.2 cm | >99th |
| Portugal | +20.6 cm | >99th | +33.8 cm | >99th |
| Japan | +22.9 cm | >99th | +36.5 cm | >99th |
| Colombia | +23.1 cm | >99th | +37 cm | >99th |
| Thailand | +23.4 cm | >99th | +35.6 cm | >99th |
| Nigeria | +23.4 cm | >99th | +36.9 cm | >99th |
| Saudi Arabia | +24.3 cm | >99th | +36.2 cm | >99th |
| Kenya | +24.5 cm | >99th | +35.6 cm | >99th |
| Mexico | +24.7 cm | >99th | +37.1 cm | >99th |
| South Africa | +25.4 cm | >99th | +36.4 cm | >99th |
| Malaysia | +25.8 cm | >99th | +37.9 cm | >99th |
| Vietnam | +26.1 cm | >99th | +36.6 cm | >99th |
| Ethiopia | +26.2 cm | >99th | +37.8 cm | >99th |
| DR Congo | +26.4 cm | >99th | +38.7 cm | >99th |
| Pakistan | +27.7 cm | >99th | +40.2 cm | >99th |
| Tanzania | +28 cm | >99th | +38.1 cm | >99th |
| Peru | +28.2 cm | >99th | +40.6 cm | >99th |
| Myanmar | +28.3 cm | >99th | +40.3 cm | >99th |
| India | +28.5 cm | >99th | +39.8 cm | >99th |
| Indonesia | +28.7 cm | >99th | +40.6 cm | >99th |
| Philippines | +29.8 cm | >99th | +40.9 cm | >99th |
| Bangladesh | +29.9 cm | >99th | +42.6 cm | >99th |
| Nepal | +30.6 cm | >99th | +42.6 cm | >99th |
| Guatemala | +30.6 cm | >99th | +44.1 cm | >99th |
| Timor-Leste | +34.9 cm | >99th | +42.3 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
6 of 16
Usain Bolt is the 6th tallest of the 16 athletes in our database, between Michael Jordan (198 cm) and Erling Haaland (194 cm).
Everyday reference
1.95 m
Usain Bolt is 8 cm shorter than a standard door frame.
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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 →