social1996
Change in female height (cm)
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 1996; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
8.3centimeters
Median: 8.8centimeters
Countries Covered
200
with available data
Highest
South Korea
20.2centimeters
Lowest
Madagascar
1.5centimeters
Top 5 Countries
1South Korea20.2centimeters
2Japan16.0centimeters
3Czech Republic15.7centimeters
4Serbia15.7centimeters
5Croatia15.6centimeters
By Region
Europe11.3centimeters(32 countries)
South America11.3centimeters(7 countries)
Oceania9.7centimeters(2 countries)
Asia9.5centimeters(27 countries)
North America8.4centimeters(4 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (1.5centimeters)High (20.2centimeters)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 8.3centimeters)
Europe (32)
South America (7)
Oceania (2)
Asia (27)
North America (4)
Other (119)
Africa (9)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 1996; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea | 20.2centimeters |
| 2 | Japan | 16.0centimeters |
| 3 | Czech Republic | 15.7centimeters |
| 4 | Serbia | 15.7centimeters |
| 5 | Croatia | 15.6centimeters |
| 6 | Greenland | 14.5centimeters |
| 7 | Greece | 14.3centimeters |
| 8 | Latvia | 14.3centimeters |
| 9 | Poland | 14.0centimeters |
| 10 | Netherlands | 13.9centimeters |
| 11 | Costa Rica | 13.6centimeters |
| 12 | Slovenia | 13.5centimeters |
| 13 | Mexico | 13.4centimeters |
| 14 | El Salvador | 13.3centimeters |
| 15 | Singapore | 13.3centimeters |
| 16 | Barbados | 13.2centimeters |
| 17 | Hong Kong | 13.0centimeters |
| 18 | Colombia | 12.8centimeters |
| 19 | Lebanon | 12.8centimeters |
| 20 | Niue | 12.7centimeters |
| 21 | Montenegro | 12.7centimeters |
| 22 | Venezuela | 12.7centimeters |
| 23 | Bulgaria | 12.6centimeters |
| 24 | Portugal | 12.6centimeters |
| 25 | Lithuania | 12.5centimeters |
| 26 | Uruguay | 12.5centimeters |
| 27 | Ukraine | 12.4centimeters |
| 28 | Belarus | 12.4centimeters |
| 29 | Spain | 12.3centimeters |
| 30 | Estonia | 12.2centimeters |
| 31 | Taiwan, Province of China | 12.1centimeters |
| 32 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 12.0centimeters |
| 33 | Finland | 12.0centimeters |
| 34 | Libya | 11.9centimeters |
| 35 | Puerto Rico | 11.9centimeters |
| 36 | Slovakia | 11.9centimeters |
| 37 | Chile | 11.8centimeters |
| 38 | Russian Federation | 11.7centimeters |
| 39 | Romania | 11.7centimeters |
| 40 | Albania | 11.6centimeters |
| 41 | Dominica | 11.5centimeters |
| 42 | Peru | 11.5centimeters |
| 43 | Ecuador | 11.2centimeters |
| 44 | Ireland | 11.2centimeters |
| 45 | Maldives | 11.1centimeters |
| 46 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 11.1centimeters |
| 47 | Italy | 11.1centimeters |
| 48 | United Kingdom | 11.0centimeters |
| 49 | Moldova, Republic of | 11.0centimeters |
| 50 | Panama | 11.0centimeters |
| 51 | Türkiye | 10.9centimeters |
| 52 | Jamaica | 10.9centimeters |
| 53 | Grenada | 10.7centimeters |
| 54 | Brazil | 10.7centimeters |
| 55 | Belize | 10.7centimeters |
| 56 | Bolivia | 10.7centimeters |
| 57 | Paraguay | 10.7centimeters |
| 58 | Malta | 10.7centimeters |
| 59 | Andorra | 10.5centimeters |
| 60 | Hungary | 10.4centimeters |
| 61 | Oman | 10.4centimeters |
| 62 | Australia | 10.4centimeters |
| 63 | Mongolia | 10.3centimeters |
| 64 | Honduras | 10.3centimeters |
| 65 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 10.2centimeters |
| 66 | Cyprus | 10.2centimeters |
| 67 | Suriname | 10.2centimeters |
| 68 | Bermuda | 10.2centimeters |
| 69 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 10.1centimeters |
| 70 | Bahamas | 10.1centimeters |
| 71 | Dominican Republic | 10.1centimeters |
| 72 | Denmark | 10.1centimeters |
| 73 | Belgium | 10.1centimeters |
| 74 | Antigua and Barbuda | 10.0centimeters |
| 75 | Germany | 9.9centimeters |
| 76 | North Korea | 9.8centimeters |
| 77 | Israel | 9.8centimeters |
| 78 | Thailand | 9.7centimeters |
| 79 | Luxembourg | 9.6centimeters |
| 80 | People's Republic of China | 9.6centimeters |
| 81 | France | 9.5centimeters |
| 82 | Tunisia | 9.5centimeters |
| 83 | Georgia | 9.4centimeters |
| 84 | Bangladesh | 9.3centimeters |
| 85 | Sri Lanka | 9.3centimeters |
| 86 | Guyana | 9.3centimeters |
| 87 | Kyrgyzstan | 9.2centimeters |
| 88 | Kuwait | 9.2centimeters |
| 89 | Mauritius | 9.1centimeters |
| 90 | Guatemala | 9.1centimeters |
| 91 | United Arab Emirates | 9.1centimeters |
| 92 | Syrian Arab Republic | 9.0centimeters |
| 93 | Iraq | 9.0centimeters |
| 94 | Haiti | 9.0centimeters |
| 95 | New Zealand | 9.0centimeters |
| 96 | Qatar | 9.0centimeters |
| 97 | Turkmenistan | 8.9centimeters |
| 98 | Yemen | 8.9centimeters |
| 99 | Vietnam | 8.8centimeters |
| 100 | Myanmar | 8.8centimeters |
| 101 | Malaysia | 8.8centimeters |
| 102 | Cuba | 8.7centimeters |
| 103 | Saint Lucia | 8.7centimeters |
| 104 | Jordan | 8.6centimeters |
| 105 | Egypt | 8.6centimeters |
| 106 | Argentina | 8.6centimeters |
| 107 | Armenia | 8.5centimeters |
| 108 | Kazakhstan | 8.4centimeters |
| 109 | Azerbaijan | 8.3centimeters |
| 110 | Nicaragua | 8.3centimeters |
| 111 | Brunei Darussalam | 8.2centimeters |
| 112 | Fiji | 8.2centimeters |
| 113 | French Polynesia | 8.2centimeters |
| 114 | Indonesia | 8.1centimeters |
| 115 | Tonga | 7.9centimeters |
| 116 | State of Palestine | 7.9centimeters |
| 117 | Iceland | 7.4centimeters |
| 118 | Algeria | 7.2centimeters |
| 119 | Tokelau | 7.1centimeters |
| 120 | Austria | 7.1centimeters |
| 121 | Morocco | 7.1centimeters |
| 122 | Cook Islands | 7.0centimeters |
| 123 | Bahrain | 7.0centimeters |
| 124 | Cape Verde | 7.0centimeters |
| 125 | Uzbekistan | 6.9centimeters |
| 126 | Saudi Arabia | 6.8centimeters |
| 127 | Nepal | 6.7centimeters |
| 128 | Cambodia | 6.7centimeters |
| 129 | Bhutan | 6.7centimeters |
| 130 | Seychelles | 6.6centimeters |
| 131 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 6.6centimeters |
| 132 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 6.5centimeters |
| 133 | Tajikistan | 6.4centimeters |
| 134 | Trinidad and Tobago | 6.4centimeters |
| 135 | Norway | 6.3centimeters |
| 136 | American Samoa | 6.3centimeters |
| 137 | Timor-Leste | 6.3centimeters |
| 138 | Canada | 6.3centimeters |
| 139 | Sao Tome and Principe | 6.0centimeters |
| 140 | Solomon Islands | 6.0centimeters |
| 141 | Central African Republic | 5.9centimeters |
| 142 | Switzerland | 5.9centimeters |
| 143 | Gabon | 5.9centimeters |
| 144 | Afghanistan | 5.9centimeters |
| 145 | Eswatini | 5.8centimeters |
| 146 | Senegal | 5.6centimeters |
| 147 | Guinea-Bissau | 5.5centimeters |
| 148 | Vanuatu | 5.5centimeters |
| 149 | Republic of The Gambia | 5.4centimeters |
| 150 | Sweden | 5.4centimeters |
| 151 | Botswana | 5.3centimeters |
| 152 | Togo | 5.3centimeters |
| 153 | Kiribati | 5.3centimeters |
| 154 | Republic of the Congo | 5.1centimeters |
| 155 | Comoros | 5.0centimeters |
| 156 | United States of America | 5.0centimeters |
| 157 | Cameroon | 5.0centimeters |
| 158 | Papua New Guinea | 5.0centimeters |
| 159 | United Republic of Tanzania | 4.9centimeters |
| 160 | Samoa | 4.8centimeters |
| 161 | Equatorial Guinea | 4.7centimeters |
| 162 | Angola | 4.7centimeters |
| 163 | India | 4.6centimeters |
| 164 | Ghana | 4.6centimeters |
| 165 | Cote d'Ivoire | 4.5centimeters |
| 166 | Mali | 4.4centimeters |
| 167 | Djibouti | 4.3centimeters |
| 168 | Somalia | 4.3centimeters |
| 169 | Zambia | 4.3centimeters |
| 170 | Sudan | 4.3centimeters |
| 171 | Eritrea | 4.3centimeters |
| 172 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 4.2centimeters |
| 173 | Palau | 4.2centimeters |
| 174 | Sierra Leone | 4.2centimeters |
| 175 | Guinea | 4.2centimeters |
| 176 | Liberia | 4.0centimeters |
| 177 | Burkina Faso | 4.0centimeters |
| 178 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 3.6centimeters |
| 179 | Ethiopia | 3.5centimeters |
| 180 | Chad | 3.5centimeters |
| 181 | Pakistan | 3.2centimeters |
| 182 | Nigeria | 3.2centimeters |
| 183 | Uganda | 3.1centimeters |
| 184 | South Africa | 3.1centimeters |
| 185 | Mozambique | 3.1centimeters |
| 186 | Benin | 3.0centimeters |
| 187 | Malawi | 3.0centimeters |
| 188 | Zimbabwe | 2.9centimeters |
| 189 | Burundi | 2.9centimeters |
| 190 | Mauritania | 2.8centimeters |
| 191 | Lesotho | 2.6centimeters |
| 192 | Marshall Islands | 2.6centimeters |
| 193 | Rwanda | 2.5centimeters |
| 194 | Kenya | 2.3centimeters |
| 195 | Nauru | 2.2centimeters |
| 196 | Namibia | 2.0centimeters |
| 197 | Niger | 2.0centimeters |
| 198 | Philippines | 1.7centimeters |
| 199 | Tuvalu | 1.5centimeters |
| 200 | Madagascar | 1.5centimeters |
Showing 200 of 200 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (1996).
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