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Height (Baten and Blum 2015)
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2000; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
170.9cm
Median: 170.8cm
Countries Covered
152
with available data
Highest
Denmark
183.2cm
Lowest
Eritrea
156.0cm
Top 5 Countries
1Denmark183.2cm
2Netherlands182.7cm
3Germany180.5cm
4Sweden180.4cm
5Norway179.7cm
By Region
Europe176.8cm(29 countries)
Oceania176.5cm(2 countries)
North America172.2cm(4 countries)
South America171.1cm(7 countries)
Africa169.5cm(9 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (156.0cm)High (183.2cm)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 170.9cm)
Europe (29)
Oceania (2)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Africa (9)
Other (77)
Asia (24)
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 2000; 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 | Denmark | 183.2cm |
| 2 | Netherlands | 182.7cm |
| 3 | Germany | 180.5cm |
| 4 | Sweden | 180.4cm |
| 5 | Norway | 179.7cm |
| 6 | Canada | 179.6cm |
| 7 | Slovenia | 179.2cm |
| 8 | Estonia | 179.1cm |
| 9 | Hungary | 178.8cm |
| 10 | Austria | 178.8cm |
| 11 | Czech Republic | 178.7cm |
| 12 | Australia | 178.4cm |
| 13 | Croatia | 178.2cm |
| 14 | Finland | 178.2cm |
| 15 | Poland | 177.4cm |
| 16 | Greece | 177.3cm |
| 17 | United Kingdom | 176.8cm |
| 18 | Belgium | 176.8cm |
| 19 | Ireland | 176.6cm |
| 20 | France | 176.5cm |
| 21 | Belarus | 176.4cm |
| 22 | Spain | 175.6cm |
| 23 | United States of America | 175.2cm |
| 24 | Chile | 175.0cm |
| 25 | Singapore | 174.9cm |
| 26 | New Zealand | 174.6cm |
| 27 | Trinidad and Tobago | 174.5cm |
| 28 | Italy | 174.5cm |
| 29 | Argentina | 174.4cm |
| 30 | Serbia | 174.3cm |
| 31 | Senegal | 174.3cm |
| 32 | Moldova, Republic of | 174.2cm |
| 33 | Latvia | 174.2cm |
| 34 | South Korea | 173.8cm |
| 35 | Lithuania | 173.7cm |
| 36 | Dominican Republic | 173.7cm |
| 37 | Costa Rica | 173.6cm |
| 38 | Jordan | 173.5cm |
| 39 | Chad | 173.3cm |
| 40 | Georgia | 173.2cm |
| 41 | Jamaica | 173.2cm |
| 42 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 173.2cm |
| 43 | Ukraine | 173.1cm |
| 44 | Brazil | 173.0cm |
| 45 | Bulgaria | 172.9cm |
| 46 | Guyana | 172.9cm |
| 47 | Kuwait | 172.9cm |
| 48 | Somalia | 172.9cm |
| 49 | Burkina Faso | 172.8cm |
| 50 | Slovakia | 172.8cm |
| 51 | Paraguay | 172.6cm |
| 52 | Russian Federation | 172.6cm |
| 53 | Romania | 172.3cm |
| 54 | Mali | 172.2cm |
| 55 | Colombia | 172.2cm |
| 56 | Armenia | 172.2cm |
| 57 | Portugal | 172.1cm |
| 58 | Sri Lanka | 172.1cm |
| 59 | Azerbaijan | 171.8cm |
| 60 | Saudi Arabia | 171.7cm |
| 61 | Egypt | 171.7cm |
| 62 | Japan | 171.7cm |
| 63 | People's Republic of China | 171.5cm |
| 64 | Haiti | 171.5cm |
| 65 | Namibia | 171.3cm |
| 66 | Kazakhstan | 171.3cm |
| 67 | Switzerland | 171.3cm |
| 68 | Kenya | 171.2cm |
| 69 | Morocco | 171.2cm |
| 70 | Thailand | 171.2cm |
| 71 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 171.1cm |
| 72 | Zimbabwe | 171.0cm |
| 73 | Cote d'Ivoire | 171.0cm |
| 74 | Syrian Arab Republic | 171.0cm |
| 75 | Cameroon | 171.0cm |
| 76 | Oman | 170.9cm |
| 77 | El Salvador | 170.7cm |
| 78 | Niger | 170.7cm |
| 79 | Kyrgyzstan | 170.6cm |
| 80 | Uzbekistan | 170.5cm |
| 81 | Mexico | 170.3cm |
| 82 | Panama | 170.3cm |
| 83 | Eswatini | 170.2cm |
| 84 | Tunisia | 170.2cm |
| 85 | Mauritania | 170.1cm |
| 86 | Nicaragua | 170.1cm |
| 87 | Ghana | 170.0cm |
| 88 | Central African Republic | 169.9cm |
| 89 | Gabon | 169.7cm |
| 90 | Türkiye | 169.7cm |
| 91 | Iraq | 169.6cm |
| 92 | Nigeria | 169.5cm |
| 93 | Algeria | 169.5cm |
| 94 | Guinea | 169.5cm |
| 95 | Burundi | 169.4cm |
| 96 | Lebanon | 169.4cm |
| 97 | Uganda | 169.3cm |
| 98 | Cuba | 169.2cm |
| 99 | Benin | 169.2cm |
| 100 | United Arab Emirates | 169.1cm |
| 101 | Equatorial Guinea | 169.0cm |
| 102 | Cape Verde | 169.0cm |
| 103 | Guinea-Bissau | 168.9cm |
| 104 | Djibouti | 168.9cm |
| 105 | Malaysia | 168.8cm |
| 106 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 168.8cm |
| 107 | Bolivia | 168.7cm |
| 108 | Republic of the Congo | 168.4cm |
| 109 | Uruguay | 168.3cm |
| 110 | Zambia | 168.2cm |
| 111 | Ecuador | 168.1cm |
| 112 | South Africa | 168.1cm |
| 113 | Sudan | 167.9cm |
| 114 | Albania | 167.9cm |
| 115 | Togo | 167.7cm |
| 116 | Honduras | 167.6cm |
| 117 | Tajikistan | 167.6cm |
| 118 | Turkmenistan | 167.5cm |
| 119 | Lesotho | 167.4cm |
| 120 | Liberia | 167.3cm |
| 121 | Ethiopia | 167.3cm |
| 122 | Rwanda | 167.2cm |
| 123 | Myanmar | 167.1cm |
| 124 | Botswana | 167.1cm |
| 125 | Comoros | 167.0cm |
| 126 | United Republic of Tanzania | 166.9cm |
| 127 | Pakistan | 166.8cm |
| 128 | Angola | 166.7cm |
| 129 | Republic of The Gambia | 166.6cm |
| 130 | Peru | 166.5cm |
| 131 | Philippines | 166.4cm |
| 132 | Malawi | 166.2cm |
| 133 | Vietnam | 165.9cm |
| 134 | Indonesia | 165.9cm |
| 135 | Sierra Leone | 165.8cm |
| 136 | Israel | 165.7cm |
| 137 | North Korea | 165.6cm |
| 138 | Mozambique | 165.2cm |
| 139 | Libya | 165.1cm |
| 140 | Mongolia | 164.8cm |
| 141 | India | 164.4cm |
| 142 | Yemen | 164.4cm |
| 143 | Bahrain | 164.0cm |
| 144 | Cambodia | 163.9cm |
| 145 | Guatemala | 163.6cm |
| 146 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 163.5cm |
| 147 | Bangladesh | 163.3cm |
| 148 | Madagascar | 162.9cm |
| 149 | Nepal | 162.0cm |
| 150 | Afghanistan | 161.4cm |
| 151 | Papua New Guinea | 160.9cm |
| 152 | Eritrea | 156.0cm |
Showing 152 of 152 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2000).
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