social1996
Year-on-year change in male height (%)
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
-0.0value
Median: -0.0value
Countries Covered
200
with available data
Highest
Taiwan, Province of China
0.1value
Lowest
Mauritania
-0.2value
Top 5 Countries
1Taiwan, Province of China0.1value
2Maldives0.1value
3Thailand0.1value
4Hong Kong0.1value
5People's Republic of China0.1value
By Region
South America0.0value(7 countries)
North America0.0value(4 countries)
Europe0.0value(32 countries)
Oceania-0.0value(2 countries)
Asia-0.0value(27 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (-0.2value)High (0.1value)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: -0.0value)
South America (7)
North America (4)
Europe (32)
Oceania (2)
Asia (27)
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 | Taiwan, Province of China | 0.1value |
| 2 | Maldives | 0.1value |
| 3 | Thailand | 0.1value |
| 4 | Hong Kong | 0.1value |
| 5 | People's Republic of China | 0.1value |
| 6 | Belgium | 0.1value |
| 7 | North Korea | 0.1value |
| 8 | Brazil | 0.1value |
| 9 | Dominican Republic | 0.0value |
| 10 | Greenland | 0.0value |
| 11 | Mexico | 0.0value |
| 12 | Vietnam | 0.0value |
| 13 | Latvia | 0.0value |
| 14 | Estonia | 0.0value |
| 15 | France | 0.0value |
| 16 | Cuba | 0.0value |
| 17 | Bhutan | 0.0value |
| 18 | Croatia | 0.0value |
| 19 | Moldova, Republic of | 0.0value |
| 20 | Argentina | 0.0value |
| 21 | Dominica | 0.0value |
| 22 | Ecuador | 0.0value |
| 23 | Switzerland | 0.0value |
| 24 | Chile | 0.0value |
| 25 | Grenada | 0.0value |
| 26 | Malta | 0.0value |
| 27 | South Korea | 0.0value |
| 28 | Spain | 0.0value |
| 29 | Paraguay | 0.0value |
| 30 | Sri Lanka | 0.0value |
| 31 | Italy | 0.0value |
| 32 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.0value |
| 33 | El Salvador | 0.0value |
| 34 | French Polynesia | 0.0value |
| 35 | Ireland | 0.0value |
| 36 | Venezuela | 0.0value |
| 37 | Ukraine | 0.0value |
| 38 | Belarus | 0.0value |
| 39 | Colombia | 0.0value |
| 40 | Canada | 0.0value |
| 41 | Malaysia | 0.0value |
| 42 | Cambodia | 0.0value |
| 43 | Andorra | 0.0value |
| 44 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.0value |
| 45 | Slovenia | 0.0value |
| 46 | Philippines | 0.0value |
| 47 | Germany | 0.0value |
| 48 | Bolivia | 0.0value |
| 49 | Suriname | 0.0value |
| 50 | Haiti | 0.0value |
| 51 | Lithuania | 0.0value |
| 52 | Bahamas | 0.0value |
| 53 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.0value |
| 54 | Türkiye | 0.0value |
| 55 | Bermuda | 0.0value |
| 56 | Denmark | 0.0value |
| 57 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 0.0value |
| 58 | Israel | 0.0value |
| 59 | Guyana | 0.0value |
| 60 | Samoa | 0.0value |
| 61 | Barbados | 0.0value |
| 62 | Puerto Rico | 0.0value |
| 63 | Indonesia | 0.0value |
| 64 | Portugal | 0.0value |
| 65 | Cyprus | 0.0value |
| 66 | Poland | 0.0value |
| 67 | Myanmar | 0.0value |
| 68 | Belize | 0.0value |
| 69 | Tunisia | 0.0value |
| 70 | Australia | 0.0value |
| 71 | Russian Federation | 0.0value |
| 72 | Uruguay | 0.0value |
| 73 | Tokelau | 0.0value |
| 74 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.0value |
| 75 | Niue | 0.0value |
| 76 | Peru | 0.0value |
| 77 | Singapore | 0.0value |
| 78 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | -0.0value |
| 79 | Netherlands | -0.0value |
| 80 | Czech Republic | -0.0value |
| 81 | Hungary | -0.0value |
| 82 | Bulgaria | -0.0value |
| 83 | The Republic of North Macedonia | -0.0value |
| 84 | Slovakia | -0.0value |
| 85 | Montenegro | -0.0value |
| 86 | Jamaica | -0.0value |
| 87 | Panama | -0.0value |
| 88 | American Samoa | -0.0value |
| 89 | Costa Rica | -0.0value |
| 90 | Finland | -0.0value |
| 91 | Mongolia | -0.0value |
| 92 | Luxembourg | -0.0value |
| 93 | Greece | -0.0value |
| 94 | Afghanistan | -0.0value |
| 95 | Saint Lucia | -0.0value |
| 96 | Nicaragua | -0.0value |
| 97 | United Kingdom | -0.0value |
| 98 | Guatemala | -0.0value |
| 99 | New Zealand | -0.0value |
| 100 | Sweden | -0.0value |
| 101 | India | -0.0value |
| 102 | Norway | -0.0value |
| 103 | Kyrgyzstan | -0.0value |
| 104 | Serbia | -0.0value |
| 105 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | -0.0value |
| 106 | Bangladesh | -0.0value |
| 107 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -0.0value |
| 108 | Nepal | -0.0value |
| 109 | United States of America | -0.0value |
| 110 | Austria | -0.0value |
| 111 | Oman | -0.0value |
| 112 | Pakistan | -0.0value |
| 113 | Honduras | -0.0value |
| 114 | Mauritius | -0.0value |
| 115 | Romania | -0.0value |
| 116 | Iceland | -0.0value |
| 117 | Tuvalu | -0.0value |
| 118 | Cook Islands | -0.0value |
| 119 | Kuwait | -0.0value |
| 120 | Armenia | -0.0value |
| 121 | Japan | -0.0value |
| 122 | Albania | -0.0value |
| 123 | Turkmenistan | -0.0value |
| 124 | Lebanon | -0.0value |
| 125 | Palau | -0.0value |
| 126 | Vanuatu | -0.0value |
| 127 | Tajikistan | -0.0value |
| 128 | Libya | -0.0value |
| 129 | Kiribati | -0.0value |
| 130 | Kazakhstan | -0.0value |
| 131 | Fiji | -0.0value |
| 132 | Tonga | -0.0value |
| 133 | Nauru | -0.0value |
| 134 | Micronesia, Federated States of | -0.0value |
| 135 | Qatar | -0.0value |
| 136 | Seychelles | -0.0value |
| 137 | Georgia | -0.0value |
| 138 | Papua New Guinea | -0.0value |
| 139 | State of Palestine | -0.0value |
| 140 | United Arab Emirates | -0.0value |
| 141 | Morocco | -0.0value |
| 142 | Iraq | -0.0value |
| 143 | Syrian Arab Republic | -0.0value |
| 144 | Bahrain | -0.1value |
| 145 | Uzbekistan | -0.1value |
| 146 | Comoros | -0.1value |
| 147 | Timor-Leste | -0.1value |
| 148 | Jordan | -0.1value |
| 149 | Saudi Arabia | -0.1value |
| 150 | Cape Verde | -0.1value |
| 151 | Botswana | -0.1value |
| 152 | Eritrea | -0.1value |
| 153 | Azerbaijan | -0.1value |
| 154 | Ghana | -0.1value |
| 155 | Algeria | -0.1value |
| 156 | Mozambique | -0.1value |
| 157 | Marshall Islands | -0.1value |
| 158 | Sudan | -0.1value |
| 159 | Somalia | -0.1value |
| 160 | Burundi | -0.1value |
| 161 | Djibouti | -0.1value |
| 162 | Burkina Faso | -0.1value |
| 163 | Togo | -0.1value |
| 164 | Mali | -0.1value |
| 165 | Eswatini | -0.1value |
| 166 | Kenya | -0.1value |
| 167 | Senegal | -0.1value |
| 168 | Liberia | -0.1value |
| 169 | Equatorial Guinea | -0.1value |
| 170 | Nigeria | -0.1value |
| 171 | Angola | -0.1value |
| 172 | United Republic of Tanzania | -0.1value |
| 173 | Central African Republic | -0.1value |
| 174 | Lesotho | -0.1value |
| 175 | Chad | -0.1value |
| 176 | Ethiopia | -0.1value |
| 177 | South Africa | -0.1value |
| 178 | Zimbabwe | -0.1value |
| 179 | Zambia | -0.1value |
| 180 | Solomon Islands | -0.1value |
| 181 | Guinea-Bissau | -0.1value |
| 182 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | -0.1value |
| 183 | Republic of the Congo | -0.1value |
| 184 | Republic of The Gambia | -0.1value |
| 185 | Gabon | -0.1value |
| 186 | Malawi | -0.1value |
| 187 | Uganda | -0.1value |
| 188 | Sierra Leone | -0.1value |
| 189 | Guinea | -0.1value |
| 190 | Namibia | -0.1value |
| 191 | Madagascar | -0.1value |
| 192 | Cote d'Ivoire | -0.1value |
| 193 | Cameroon | -0.1value |
| 194 | Sao Tome and Principe | -0.1value |
| 195 | Benin | -0.1value |
| 196 | Egypt | -0.1value |
| 197 | Niger | -0.1value |
| 198 | Yemen | -0.2value |
| 199 | Rwanda | -0.2value |
| 200 | Mauritania | -0.2value |
Showing 200 of 200 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (1996).
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