Average height

Average height by country

Compare estimated mean height for 19-year-old men and women in 2019. The list currently uses data parsed from the Lancet study.

Afghanistan Men 168.6 cm Women 156.3 cm Albania Men 174.2 cm Women 162.4 cm Algeria Men 175.1 cm Women 162.5 cm American Samoa Men 177.1 cm Women 167.6 cm Andorra Men 179.3 cm Women 166.2 cm Angola Men 169.2 cm Women 158.9 cm Antigua and Barbuda Men 179.8 cm Women 166.5 cm Argentina Men 174.8 cm Women 161.5 cm Armenia Men 173.8 cm Women 160 cm Australia Men 178.8 cm Women 164.9 cm Austria Men 178.6 cm Women 167.1 cm Azerbaijan Men 174.1 cm Women 161.6 cm Bahamas Men 174.7 cm Women 164 cm Bahrain Men 173.2 cm Women 158.7 cm Bangladesh Men 165.2 cm Women 152.7 cm Barbados Men 177.2 cm Women 166 cm Belarus Men 178.7 cm Women 167.2 cm Belgium Men 179.2 cm Women 163.6 cm Belize Men 170.8 cm Women 158.4 cm Benin Men 168.4 cm Women 158.5 cm Bermuda Men 180.6 cm Women 166.7 cm Bhutan Men 167.2 cm Women 155.4 cm Bolivia Men 168.5 cm Women 155.8 cm Bosnia and Herzegovina Men 182.5 cm Women 167.5 cm Botswana Men 173.2 cm Women 162.2 cm Brazil Men 175.8 cm Women 162.6 cm Brunei Men 166.5 cm Women 155.2 cm Bulgaria Men 175.1 cm Women 165.3 cm Burkina Faso Men 172 cm Women 161.5 cm Burundi Men 167.9 cm Women 155.3 cm Cambodia Men 165.4 cm Women 155 cm Cameroon Men 172.2 cm Women 160.6 cm Canada Men 178.7 cm Women 164.9 cm Cape Verde Men 176.3 cm Women 163.2 cm Central African Republic Men 169.2 cm Women 159.9 cm Chad Men 171.8 cm Women 162.3 cm Chile Men 173 cm Women 159.7 cm China Men 175.7 cm Women 163.6 cm Colombia Men 172 cm Women 158.1 cm Comoros Men 167.9 cm Women 156.8 cm Congo Men 171.3 cm Women 158.9 cm Cook Islands Men 178.6 cm Women 167.5 cm Costa Rica Men 174.2 cm Women 160.6 cm Croatia Men 180.7 cm Women 167 cm Cuba Men 173.7 cm Women 160.3 cm Cyprus Men 173.2 cm Women 161.2 cm Czechia Men 181.2 cm Women 168.1 cm Denmark Men 181.9 cm Women 169.6 cm Djibouti Men 171.5 cm Women 160.5 cm Dominica Men 180.3 cm Women 167.1 cm Dominican Republic Men 174.7 cm Women 161.4 cm DR Congo Men 168.6 cm Women 156.5 cm Ecuador Men 167.5 cm Women 155.5 cm Egypt Men 174.7 cm Women 161 cm El Salvador Men 170.8 cm Women 156.6 cm Equatorial Guinea Men 168.8 cm Women 158.8 cm Eritrea Men 170.6 cm Women 157.8 cm Estonia Men 182.9 cm Women 168.8 cm Eswatini Men 169.5 cm Women 159.2 cm Ethiopia Men 169 cm Women 157.4 cm Fiji Men 174.1 cm Women 164.4 cm Finland Men 180.5 cm Women 166.7 cm France Men 178.8 cm Women 164.7 cm French Polynesia Men 178.5 cm Women 166.8 cm Gabon Men 170.5 cm Women 160.2 cm Gambia Men 168.4 cm Women 162 cm Georgia Men 176 cm Women 163.5 cm Germany Men 180.3 cm Women 166.4 cm Ghana Men 170.4 cm Women 159.1 cm Greece Men 179.3 cm Women 165.9 cm Greenland Men 173.9 cm Women 161.6 cm Grenada Men 178.8 cm Women 166.1 cm Guatemala Men 164.5 cm Women 151.2 cm Guinea Men 170.8 cm Women 158.9 cm Guinea-Bissau Men 168.8 cm Women 158.9 cm Guyana Men 172.2 cm Women 159.8 cm Haiti Men 172.2 cm Women 160.7 cm Honduras Men 169.6 cm Women 155.5 cm Hong Kong Men 174.9 cm Women 160.8 cm Hungary Men 177.4 cm Women 163.6 cm Iceland Men 182.1 cm Women 169.1 cm India Men 166.6 cm Women 155.4 cm Indonesia Men 166.4 cm Women 154.6 cm Iran Men 175.7 cm Women 161.4 cm Iraq Men 174 cm Women 159 cm Ireland Men 179 cm Women 164.7 cm Israel Men 176.2 cm Women 162.5 cm Italy Men 174.6 cm Women 162 cm Ivory Coast Men 168.3 cm Women 158.8 cm Jamaica Men 177.1 cm Women 164.4 cm Japan Men 172.1 cm Women 158.8 cm Jordan Men 174.8 cm Women 159.7 cm Kazakhstan Men 175.6 cm Women 161.9 cm Kenya Men 170.6 cm Women 159.6 cm Kiribati Men 170.2 cm Women 161.3 cm Kuwait Men 175 cm Women 160.4 cm Kyrgyzstan Men 171.7 cm Women 160.4 cm Laos Men 163 cm Women 153.3 cm Latvia Men 181.2 cm Women 168.9 cm Lebanon Men 178.9 cm Women 163.9 cm Lesotho Men 168.1 cm Women 156.9 cm Liberia Men 165.5 cm Women 156.8 cm Libya Men 176.4 cm Women 162.8 cm Lithuania Men 180.8 cm Women 167.8 cm Luxembourg Men 178.6 cm Women 165.3 cm Madagascar Men 165.4 cm Women 153.2 cm Malawi Men 165.8 cm Women 156.3 cm Malaysia Men 169.2 cm Women 157.4 cm Maldives Men 168.1 cm Women 154.5 cm Mali Men 175.1 cm Women 162.2 cm Malta Men 175.1 cm Women 163.8 cm Marshall Islands Men 165.4 cm Women 155 cm Mauritania Men 165.8 cm Women 160.3 cm Mauritius Men 173.2 cm Women 159.2 cm Mexico Men 170.4 cm Women 158.2 cm Micronesia Men 169.7 cm Women 159.9 cm Moldova Men 175.7 cm Women 163.2 cm Mongolia Men 170.8 cm Women 160.1 cm Montenegro Men 183.3 cm Women 170.1 cm Morocco Men 176.4 cm Women 161.3 cm Mozambique Men 164.6 cm Women 155.7 cm Myanmar Men 166.8 cm Women 155 cm Namibia Men 169.9 cm Women 160.4 cm Nauru Men 169.6 cm Women 158.1 cm Nepal Men 164.5 cm Women 152.7 cm Netherlands Men 183.9 cm Women 170.5 cm New Zealand Men 177.7 cm Women 164.8 cm Nicaragua Men 170 cm Women 155.9 cm Niger Men 170.3 cm Women 160 cm Nigeria Men 171.5 cm Women 158.3 cm Niue Men 177.4 cm Women 167.3 cm North Korea Men 175.1 cm Women 162 cm North Macedonia Men 177.4 cm Women 161.2 cm Norway Men 180.6 cm Women 166.6 cm Oman Men 171.8 cm Women 158.8 cm Pakistan Men 167.5 cm Women 155 cm Palau Men 170.7 cm Women 159.7 cm Palestine Men 175 cm Women 161.5 cm Panama Men 170.4 cm Women 158.4 cm Papua New Guinea Men 163.3 cm Women 157.2 cm Paraguay Men 173.8 cm Women 160.1 cm Peru Men 166.9 cm Women 154.5 cm Philippines Men 165.3 cm Women 154.4 cm Poland Men 180.7 cm Women 165.9 cm Portugal Men 174.4 cm Women 161.4 cm Puerto Rico Men 180.1 cm Women 163.3 cm Qatar Men 173.3 cm Women 160.9 cm Romania Men 177.8 cm Women 164.9 cm Russia Men 176.7 cm Women 164.7 cm Rwanda Men 166.1 cm Women 156.8 cm Saint Kitts and Nevis Men 174 cm Women 163.3 cm Saint Lucia Men 176.4 cm Women 165.7 cm Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Men 177.7 cm Women 165.5 cm Samoa Men 174.5 cm Women 164 cm Sao Tome and Principe Men 170.5 cm Women 160 cm Saudi Arabia Men 170.7 cm Women 159 cm Senegal Men 176.3 cm Women 164.1 cm Serbia Men 180.7 cm Women 168.5 cm Seychelles Men 176.1 cm Women 162.8 cm Sierra Leone Men 166.5 cm Women 157.5 cm Singapore Men 173.7 cm Women 161.6 cm Slovakia Men 181.1 cm Women 167.3 cm Slovenia Men 181 cm Women 167.3 cm Solomon Islands Men 163.2 cm Women 157 cm Somalia Men 171.3 cm Women 160 cm South Africa Men 169.7 cm Women 158.7 cm South Korea Men 175.6 cm Women 163.3 cm Spain Men 176.1 cm Women 162.2 cm Sri Lanka Men 168.2 cm Women 156.1 cm Sudan Men 172.1 cm Women 160.5 cm Suriname Men 174.5 cm Women 162.5 cm Sweden Men 180.5 cm Women 166.9 cm Switzerland Men 178.8 cm Women 164.6 cm Syria Men 172.4 cm Women 160 cm Taiwan Men 173.7 cm Women 160.8 cm Tajikistan Men 168.5 cm Women 158.3 cm Tanzania Men 167.1 cm Women 157.1 cm Thailand Men 171.7 cm Women 159.7 cm Timor-Leste Men 160.3 cm Women 153 cm Togo Men 170.2 cm Women 159.3 cm Tokelau Men 176.1 cm Women 166.3 cm Tonga Men 175.3 cm Women 166.3 cm Trinidad and Tobago Men 176.5 cm Women 163.8 cm Tunisia Men 176.9 cm Women 162 cm Turkey Men 176.4 cm Women 162 cm Turkmenistan Men 174.4 cm Women 163 cm Tuvalu Men 171.4 cm Women 163.7 cm Uganda Men 168.8 cm Women 158.7 cm Ukraine Men 181.1 cm Women 166.8 cm United Arab Emirates Men 174.1 cm Women 160.7 cm United Kingdom Men 178.2 cm Women 164.1 cm United States Men 177 cm Women 163.5 cm Uruguay Men 174.5 cm Women 161.8 cm Uzbekistan Men 171 cm Women 160.5 cm Vanuatu Men 168.4 cm Women 160.7 cm Venezuela Men 173.6 cm Women 160.3 cm Vietnam Men 169 cm Women 158.6 cm Yemen Men 164.5 cm Women 155 cm Zambia Men 167.7 cm Women 157.5 cm Zimbabwe Men 170.8 cm Women 160 cm