average height by country
and how tall you'd be in each one.
200 countries, young adults aged 21–24, men and women. tallest: Netherlands, where the typical young man is 6'0".
how tall are you there?
average height by country
| # | country | men | women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | 6'0" · 183.9 cm | 5'7" · 170.4 cm |
| 2 | Montenegro | 6'0" · 183.8 cm | 5'7" · 170.4 cm |
| 3 | Estonia | 6'0" · 183.3 cm | 5'6" · 168.8 cm |
| 4 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6'0" · 182.8 cm | 5'6" · 167.7 cm |
| 5 | Denmark | 6'0" · 182.4 cm | 5'7" · 170.0 cm |
| 6 | Iceland | 6'0" · 182.3 cm | 5'7" · 168.9 cm |
| 7 | Latvia | 5'11" · 181.5 cm | 5'7" · 169.0 cm |
| 8 | Ukraine | 5'11" · 181.5 cm | 5'6" · 166.7 cm |
| 9 | Czechia | 5'11" · 181.4 cm | 5'6" · 168.2 cm |
| 10 | Slovakia | 5'11" · 181.4 cm | 5'6" · 167.3 cm |
| 11 | Poland | 5'11" · 181.3 cm | 5'5" · 165.9 cm |
| 12 | Slovenia | 5'11" · 181.3 cm | 5'6" · 167.5 cm |
| 13 | Lithuania | 5'11" · 181.0 cm | 5'6" · 167.8 cm |
| 14 | Finland | 5'11" · 180.9 cm | 5'6" · 166.6 cm |
| 15 | Serbia | 5'11" · 180.9 cm | 5'6" · 168.6 cm |
| 16 | Croatia | 5'11" · 180.8 cm | 5'6" · 166.9 cm |
| 17 | Dominica | 5'11" · 180.7 cm | 5'6" · 167.2 cm |
| 18 | Norway | 5'11" · 180.6 cm | 5'6" · 166.5 cm |
| 19 | Sweden | 5'11" · 180.5 cm | 5'6" · 166.7 cm |
| 20 | Germany | 5'11" · 180.4 cm | 5'5" · 166.2 cm |
| 21 | Bermuda | 5'11" · 180.3 cm | 5'5" · 166.4 cm |
| 22 | Lebanon | 5'11" · 180.2 cm | 5'5" · 164.2 cm |
| 23 | Puerto Rico | 5'11" · 180.0 cm | 5'4" · 163.3 cm |
| 24 | Greece | 5'11" · 179.6 cm | 5'5" · 166.0 cm |
| 25 | Antigua and Barbuda | 5'11" · 179.3 cm | 5'5" · 166.0 cm |
| 26 | Grenada | 5'11" · 179.3 cm | 5'5" · 166.3 cm |
| 27 | Ireland | 5'11" · 179.2 cm | 5'5" · 164.6 cm |
| 28 | Belarus | 5'11" · 179.2 cm | 5'6" · 167.1 cm |
| 29 | Canada | 5'11" · 179.1 cm | 5'5" · 165.0 cm |
| 30 | Switzerland | 5'10" · 179.0 cm | 5'5" · 164.4 cm |
| 31 | Andorra | 5'10" · 178.9 cm | 5'5" · 165.6 cm |
| 32 | Australia | 5'10" · 178.9 cm | 5'5" · 164.7 cm |
| 33 | France | 5'10" · 178.7 cm | 5'5" · 164.6 cm |
| 34 | Luxembourg | 5'10" · 178.7 cm | 5'5" · 165.1 cm |
| 35 | Belgium | 5'10" · 178.6 cm | 5'4" · 162.7 cm |
| 36 | Austria | 5'10" · 178.6 cm | 5'6" · 167.0 cm |
| 37 | Cook Islands | 5'10" · 178.5 cm | 5'6" · 167.8 cm |
| 38 | French Polynesia | 5'10" · 178.5 cm | 5'6" · 166.9 cm |
| 39 | United Kingdom | 5'10" · 178.5 cm | 5'5" · 164.1 cm |
| 40 | Romania | 5'10" · 178.3 cm | 5'5" · 165.0 cm |
| 41 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 5'10" · 178.1 cm | 5'5" · 165.6 cm |
| 42 | New Zealand | 5'10" · 177.8 cm | 5'5" · 164.7 cm |
| 43 | Jamaica | 5'10" · 177.6 cm | 5'5" · 164.6 cm |
| 44 | Barbados | 5'10" · 177.5 cm | 5'5" · 165.9 cm |
| 45 | Tunisia | 5'10" · 177.5 cm | 5'4" · 162.2 cm |
| 46 | American Samoa | 5'10" · 177.3 cm | 5'6" · 168.0 cm |
| 47 | Niue | 5'10" · 177.3 cm | 5'6" · 167.5 cm |
| 48 | Morocco | 5'10" · 177.2 cm | 5'4" · 161.6 cm |
| 49 | Libya | 5'10" · 177.1 cm | 5'4" · 162.9 cm |
| 50 | Turkey | 5'10" · 177.0 cm | 5'4" · 162.3 cm |
| 51 | Saint Lucia | 5'10" · 176.9 cm | 5'5" · 165.8 cm |
| 52 | China | 5'10" · 176.8 cm | 5'5" · 164.6 cm |
| 53 | Russia | 5'10" · 176.8 cm | 5'5" · 164.6 cm |
| 54 | North Macedonia | 5'10" · 176.7 cm | 5'3" · 161.2 cm |
| 55 | Hungary | 5'10" · 176.6 cm | 5'4" · 162.7 cm |
| 56 | Cabo Verde | 5'10" · 176.6 cm | 5'4" · 163.2 cm |
| 57 | Trinidad and Tobago | 5'9" · 176.5 cm | 5'4" · 163.7 cm |
| 58 | Brazil | 5'9" · 176.4 cm | 5'4" · 162.9 cm |
| 59 | Seychelles | 5'9" · 176.4 cm | 5'4" · 162.8 cm |
| 60 | Senegal | 5'9" · 176.2 cm | 5'5" · 163.9 cm |
| 61 | Georgia | 5'9" · 176.2 cm | 5'4" · 163.4 cm |
| 62 | Egypt | 5'9" · 176.2 cm | 5'4" · 161.6 cm |
| 63 | Spain | 5'9" · 176.1 cm | 5'4" · 161.9 cm |
| 64 | South Korea | 5'9" · 176.1 cm | 5'5" · 163.8 cm |
| 65 | United States | 5'9" · 176.1 cm | 5'4" · 162.9 cm |
| 66 | Tokelau | 5'9" · 176.1 cm | 5'6" · 166.5 cm |
| 67 | Israel | 5'9" · 176.0 cm | 5'4" · 162.4 cm |
| 68 | Iran | 5'9" · 176.0 cm | 5'4" · 161.7 cm |
| 69 | Kazakhstan | 5'9" · 175.9 cm | 5'4" · 162.0 cm |
| 70 | Moldova | 5'9" · 175.8 cm | 5'4" · 163.0 cm |
| 71 | Algeria | 5'9" · 175.7 cm | 5'4" · 162.9 cm |
| 72 | Palestine | 5'9" · 175.7 cm | 5'4" · 161.8 cm |
| 73 | Kuwait | 5'9" · 175.7 cm | 5'3" · 160.5 cm |
| 74 | Jordan | 5'9" · 175.6 cm | 5'3" · 159.7 cm |
| 75 | Hong Kong | 5'9" · 175.6 cm | 5'3" · 161.1 cm |
| 76 | Mali | 5'9" · 175.3 cm | 5'4" · 162.0 cm |
| 77 | North Korea | 5'9" · 175.3 cm | 5'4" · 161.7 cm |
| 78 | Dominican Republic | 5'9" · 175.2 cm | 5'4" · 161.6 cm |
| 79 | Suriname | 5'9" · 175.1 cm | 5'4" · 162.4 cm |
| 80 | Argentina | 5'9" · 175.0 cm | 5'4" · 161.6 cm |
| 81 | Bahamas | 5'9" · 175.0 cm | 5'4" · 163.8 cm |
| 82 | United Arab Emirates | 5'9" · 174.9 cm | 5'3" · 160.9 cm |
| 83 | Turkmenistan | 5'9" · 174.8 cm | 5'4" · 163.2 cm |
| 84 | Tonga | 5'9" · 174.7 cm | 5'5" · 166.3 cm |
| 85 | Uruguay | 5'9" · 174.7 cm | 5'4" · 161.8 cm |
| 86 | Italy | 5'9" · 174.7 cm | 5'4" · 161.9 cm |
| 87 | Costa Rica | 5'9" · 174.7 cm | 5'3" · 160.9 cm |
| 88 | Bulgaria | 5'9" · 174.6 cm | 5'5" · 164.9 cm |
| 89 | Portugal | 5'9" · 174.5 cm | 5'4" · 161.3 cm |
| 90 | Azerbaijan | 5'9" · 174.5 cm | 5'4" · 161.7 cm |
| 91 | Malta | 5'9" · 174.4 cm | 5'4" · 163.0 cm |
| 92 | Iraq | 5'9" · 174.4 cm | 5'3" · 159.0 cm |
| 93 | Samoa | 5'9" · 174.4 cm | 5'5" · 164.2 cm |
| 94 | Albania | 5'9" · 174.4 cm | 5'4" · 162.5 cm |
| 95 | Paraguay | 5'9" · 174.3 cm | 5'3" · 160.2 cm |
| 96 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 5'9" · 174.3 cm | 5'4" · 163.1 cm |
| 97 | Cuba | 5'9" · 174.3 cm | 5'3" · 160.4 cm |
| 98 | Fiji | 5'9" · 174.1 cm | 5'5" · 164.7 cm |
| 99 | Greenland | 5'9" · 174.1 cm | 5'4" · 161.5 cm |
| 100 | Venezuela | 5'9" · 174.1 cm | 5'3" · 160.4 cm |
| 101 | Qatar | 5'9" · 174.0 cm | 5'3" · 161.1 cm |
| 102 | Armenia | 5'8" · 173.9 cm | 5'3" · 159.9 cm |
| 103 | Taiwan | 5'8" · 173.9 cm | 5'3" · 161.0 cm |
| 104 | Singapore | 5'8" · 173.7 cm | 5'4" · 161.5 cm |
| 105 | Bahrain | 5'8" · 173.5 cm | 5'2" · 158.7 cm |
| 106 | Chile | 5'8" · 173.3 cm | 5'3" · 159.7 cm |
| 107 | Botswana | 5'8" · 173.3 cm | 5'4" · 162.1 cm |
| 108 | Haiti | 5'8" · 172.9 cm | 5'3" · 160.8 cm |
| 109 | Mauritius | 5'8" · 172.9 cm | 5'3" · 159.0 cm |
| 110 | Cyprus | 5'8" · 172.9 cm | 5'3" · 160.7 cm |
| 111 | Oman | 5'8" · 172.7 cm | 5'3" · 159.0 cm |
| 112 | Guyana | 5'8" · 172.7 cm | 5'3" · 159.9 cm |
| 113 | Colombia | 5'8" · 172.6 cm | 5'2" · 158.4 cm |
| 114 | Cameroon | 5'8" · 172.5 cm | 5'3" · 160.5 cm |
| 115 | Thailand | 5'8" · 172.5 cm | 5'3" · 160.2 cm |
| 116 | Syria | 5'8" · 172.4 cm | 5'3" · 159.8 cm |
| 117 | Nigeria | 5'8" · 172.3 cm | 5'2" · 158.2 cm |
| 118 | Burkina Faso | 5'8" · 172.2 cm | 5'4" · 161.3 cm |
| 119 | Japan | 5'8" · 172.2 cm | 5'2" · 158.6 cm |
| 120 | Sudan | 5'8" · 172.2 cm | 5'3" · 160.4 cm |
| 121 | Kyrgyzstan | 5'8" · 172.0 cm | 5'3" · 160.4 cm |
| 122 | Chad | 5'8" · 172.0 cm | 5'4" · 162.0 cm |
| 123 | El Salvador | 5'7" · 171.4 cm | 5'2" · 157.0 cm |
| 124 | Republic of the Congo | 5'7" · 171.4 cm | 5'3" · 158.8 cm |
| 125 | Somalia | 5'7" · 171.4 cm | 5'3" · 159.9 cm |
| 126 | Uzbekistan | 5'7" · 171.3 cm | 5'3" · 160.6 cm |
| 127 | Tuvalu | 5'7" · 171.1 cm | 5'5" · 164.1 cm |
| 128 | Mongolia | 5'7" · 171.1 cm | 5'3" · 160.3 cm |
| 129 | Belize | 5'7" · 171.1 cm | 5'2" · 158.4 cm |
| 130 | Saudi Arabia | 5'7" · 171.0 cm | 5'3" · 159.4 cm |
| 131 | Mexico | 5'7" · 170.9 cm | 5'2" · 158.4 cm |
| 132 | Djibouti | 5'7" · 170.9 cm | 5'3" · 159.8 cm |
| 133 | Guinea | 5'7" · 170.9 cm | 5'2" · 158.6 cm |
| 134 | Panama | 5'7" · 170.8 cm | 5'2" · 158.6 cm |
| 135 | Gabon | 5'7" · 170.7 cm | 5'3" · 160.1 cm |
| 136 | Kenya | 5'7" · 170.7 cm | 5'3" · 159.5 cm |
| 137 | Palau | 5'7" · 170.7 cm | 5'3" · 159.9 cm |
| 138 | Eritrea | 5'7" · 170.7 cm | 5'2" · 157.7 cm |
| 139 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 5'7" · 170.7 cm | 5'3" · 159.9 cm |
| 140 | Zimbabwe | 5'7" · 170.7 cm | 5'3" · 159.9 cm |
| 141 | Nicaragua | 5'7" · 170.5 cm | 5'1" · 155.9 cm |
| 142 | Ghana | 5'7" · 170.4 cm | 5'3" · 159.0 cm |
| 143 | Niger | 5'7" · 170.4 cm | 5'3" · 159.7 cm |
| 144 | Togo | 5'7" · 170.3 cm | 5'3" · 159.1 cm |
| 145 | Kiribati | 5'7" · 170.2 cm | 5'4" · 161.6 cm |
| 146 | Honduras | 5'7" · 170.2 cm | 5'1" · 155.6 cm |
| 147 | Vietnam | 5'7" · 170.0 cm | 5'3" · 159.5 cm |
| 148 | Namibia | 5'7" · 169.9 cm | 5'3" · 160.2 cm |
| 149 | Malaysia | 5'7" · 169.8 cm | 5'2" · 157.6 cm |
| 150 | Nauru | 5'7" · 169.7 cm | 5'2" · 158.2 cm |
| 151 | Micronesia | 5'7" · 169.6 cm | 5'3" · 160.0 cm |
| 152 | Eswatini | 5'7" · 169.5 cm | 5'3" · 158.9 cm |
| 153 | South Africa | 5'7" · 169.4 cm | 5'2" · 158.3 cm |
| 154 | Central African Republic | 5'7" · 169.1 cm | 5'3" · 159.6 cm |
| 155 | Ethiopia | 5'7" · 169.1 cm | 5'2" · 157.4 cm |
| 156 | Uganda | 5'7" · 169.0 cm | 5'2" · 158.6 cm |
| 157 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 5'6" · 168.8 cm | 5'2" · 156.3 cm |
| 158 | Angola | 5'6" · 168.8 cm | 5'2" · 158.2 cm |
| 159 | Afghanistan | 5'6" · 168.7 cm | 5'2" · 156.3 cm |
| 160 | Gambia | 5'6" · 168.7 cm | 5'4" · 161.8 cm |
| 161 | Bolivia | 5'6" · 168.6 cm | 5'1" · 156.1 cm |
| 162 | Tajikistan | 5'6" · 168.6 cm | 5'2" · 158.3 cm |
| 163 | Benin | 5'6" · 168.6 cm | 5'2" · 158.3 cm |
| 164 | Equatorial Guinea | 5'6" · 168.5 cm | 5'2" · 158.2 cm |
| 165 | Ivory Coast | 5'6" · 168.5 cm | 5'2" · 158.6 cm |
| 166 | Sri Lanka | 5'6" · 168.5 cm | 5'2" · 156.3 cm |
| 167 | Guinea-bissau | 5'6" · 168.4 cm | 5'3" · 158.8 cm |
| 168 | Vanuatu | 5'6" · 168.3 cm | 5'3" · 160.9 cm |
| 169 | Maldives | 5'6" · 168.3 cm | 5'1" · 154.8 cm |
| 170 | Lesotho | 5'6" · 168.0 cm | 5'2" · 156.7 cm |
| 171 | Comoros | 5'6" · 167.8 cm | 5'2" · 156.6 cm |
| 172 | Zambia | 5'6" · 167.7 cm | 5'2" · 157.3 cm |
| 173 | Ecuador | 5'6" · 167.6 cm | 5'1" · 155.8 cm |
| 174 | Bhutan | 5'6" · 167.6 cm | 5'1" · 155.6 cm |
| 175 | Pakistan | 5'6" · 167.5 cm | 5'1" · 154.8 cm |
| 176 | Burundi | 5'6" · 167.5 cm | 5'1" · 155.1 cm |
| 177 | Peru | 5'6" · 167.2 cm | 5'1" · 154.9 cm |
| 178 | Myanmar | 5'6" · 167.2 cm | 5'1" · 155.1 cm |
| 179 | Tanzania | 5'6" · 167.0 cm | 5'2" · 157.0 cm |
| 180 | Indonesia | 5'6" · 167.0 cm | 5'1" · 155.0 cm |
| 181 | India | 5'6" · 167.0 cm | 5'1" · 155.9 cm |
| 182 | Brunei | 5'6" · 166.7 cm | 5'1" · 155.5 cm |
| 183 | Sierra Leone | 5'6" · 166.6 cm | 5'2" · 157.4 cm |
| 184 | Rwanda | 5'5" · 166.2 cm | 5'2" · 156.9 cm |
| 185 | Cambodia | 5'5" · 165.9 cm | 5'1" · 155.3 cm |
| 186 | Malawi | 5'5" · 165.8 cm | 5'2" · 156.3 cm |
| 187 | Bangladesh | 5'5" · 165.8 cm | 5'0" · 152.6 cm |
| 188 | Mauritania | 5'5" · 165.8 cm | 5'3" · 160.0 cm |
| 189 | Philippines | 5'5" · 165.7 cm | 5'1" · 154.6 cm |
| 190 | Marshall Islands | 5'5" · 165.6 cm | 5'1" · 155.3 cm |
| 191 | Liberia | 5'5" · 165.4 cm | 5'2" · 156.4 cm |
| 192 | Madagascar | 5'5" · 165.3 cm | 5'0" · 153.1 cm |
| 193 | Yemen | 5'5" · 165.3 cm | 5'1" · 155.3 cm |
| 194 | Guatemala | 5'5" · 165.1 cm | 5'0" · 151.3 cm |
| 195 | Nepal | 5'5" · 164.8 cm | 5'0" · 152.7 cm |
| 196 | Mozambique | 5'5" · 164.1 cm | 5'1" · 155.4 cm |
| 197 | Laos | 5'4" · 163.5 cm | 5'0" · 153.6 cm |
| 198 | Papua New Guinea | 5'4" · 163.2 cm | 5'2" · 157.2 cm |
| 199 | Solomon Islands | 5'4" · 162.8 cm | 5'2" · 157.1 cm |
| 200 | Timor-leste | 5'3" · 160.4 cm | 5'0" · 153.3 cm |
how this is worked out
Modelled national means (NCD-RisC), wide uncertainty where surveys are sparse; ages 13-25 projected from the 2009-2019 trend as in the world curve. SD from WHO's S (+/-10% moves a wheel answer under 2 points). One curve per country; self-reported heights run 1-3 cm tall everywhere. Full method: build_v10.py, pool_height.py.
- Height and BMI trajectories of school-aged children and adolescents, 1985-2019, 200 countries (NCD-RisC), Lancet 396:1511-1524 · NCD Risk Factor Collaboration, 2020
- WHO growth reference 5-19 years: height-for-age · World Health Organization, 2007
- Anthropometric Reference Data for Children and Adults: United States, 2015–2018 · CDC National Center for Health Statistics (NHSR 160), 2021
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