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Mean 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.

Source: Our World in Data•200 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
159.5centimeters
Median: 158.9centimeters
Countries Covered
200
with available data
Highest
Latvia
169.8centimeters
Lowest
Guatemala
149.4centimeters
Top 5 Countries
1Latvia169.8centimeters
2Netherlands168.7centimeters
3Estonia168.7centimeters
4Czech Republic168.5centimeters
5Serbia167.7centimeters
By Region
Europe165.6centimeters(32 countries)
Oceania165.4centimeters(2 countries)
Other158.5centimeters(119 countries)
North America158.4centimeters(4 countries)
South America157.9centimeters(7 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (149.4centimeters)High (169.8centimeters)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 159.5centimeters)

Europe (32)
Oceania (2)
Other (119)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Africa (9)
Asia (27)

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 ↕
1Latvia169.8centimeters
2Netherlands168.7centimeters
3Estonia168.7centimeters
4Czech Republic168.5centimeters
5Serbia167.7centimeters
6Slovakia167.5centimeters
7Denmark167.2centimeters
8Lithuania166.6centimeters
9Belarus166.3centimeters
10Ukraine166.3centimeters
11Slovenia166.1centimeters
12Iceland165.9centimeters
13Finland165.9centimeters
14Germany165.9centimeters
15Australia165.9centimeters
16Bosnia and Herzegovina165.8centimeters
17Sweden165.7centimeters
18Croatia165.6centimeters
19Norway165.6centimeters
20Tonga165.5centimeters
21Belgium165.5centimeters
22Barbados165.3centimeters
23Russian Federation165.3centimeters
24Ireland165.1centimeters
25New Zealand164.9centimeters
26France164.9centimeters
27Greece164.9centimeters
28Montenegro164.9centimeters
29Niue164.8centimeters
30Bulgaria164.8centimeters
31Austria164.6centimeters
32Italy164.6centimeters
33Poland164.6centimeters
34American Samoa164.5centimeters
35French Polynesia164.5centimeters
36Grenada164.5centimeters
37Luxembourg164.4centimeters
38United Kingdom164.4centimeters
39Dominica164.3centimeters
40Canada163.9centimeters
41Hungary163.7centimeters
42United States of America163.5centimeters
43Switzerland163.5centimeters
44Spain163.4centimeters
45Moldova, Republic of163.2centimeters
46Cook Islands163.2centimeters
47Jamaica163.1centimeters
48Portugal163.0centimeters
49Georgia163.0centimeters
50Andorra162.9centimeters
51Romania162.7centimeters
52Senegal162.5centimeters
53Tokelau162.5centimeters
54Lebanon162.4centimeters
55South Korea162.3centimeters
56Saint Lucia162.3centimeters
57Cyprus162.3centimeters
58Uruguay162.1centimeters
59Libya162.1centimeters
60Seychelles162.1centimeters
61Samoa162.0centimeters
62Israel161.8centimeters
63Albania161.8centimeters
64Turkmenistan161.7centimeters
65Fiji161.7centimeters
66Cape Verde161.6centimeters
67Greenland161.5centimeters
68Taiwan, Province of China161.5centimeters
69Botswana161.4centimeters
70Republic of The Gambia160.9centimeters
71Brazil160.9centimeters
72Malta160.9centimeters
73Saint Vincent and the Grenadines160.7centimeters
74Bermuda160.7centimeters
75Bahamas160.7centimeters
76Suriname160.7centimeters
77Antigua and Barbuda160.7centimeters
78Trinidad and Tobago160.6centimeters
79Türkiye160.5centimeters
80Mali160.5centimeters
81Tunisia160.4centimeters
82Singapore160.3centimeters
83Burkina Faso160.2centimeters
84Chad160.2centimeters
85Paraguay159.9centimeters
86The Republic of North Macedonia159.8centimeters
87People's Republic of China159.7centimeters
88Islamic Republic of Iran159.7centimeters
89Kazakhstan159.6centimeters
90Kuwait159.4centimeters
91Qatar159.4centimeters
92Chile159.4centimeters
93Kyrgyzstan159.4centimeters
94Puerto Rico159.2centimeters
95Saint Kitts and Nevis159.2centimeters
96Argentina159.2centimeters
97Algeria159.1centimeters
98Dominican Republic159.0centimeters
99Hong Kong159.0centimeters
100North Korea159.0centimeters
101Sao Tome and Principe158.9centimeters
102Gabon158.8centimeters
103Jordan158.8centimeters
104Cameroon158.8centimeters
105Namibia158.8centimeters
106State of Palestine158.8centimeters
107Haiti158.7centimeters
108United Arab Emirates158.7centimeters
109Iraq158.7centimeters
110Syrian Arab Republic158.6centimeters
111Eswatini158.6centimeters
112Japan158.3centimeters
113Togo158.3centimeters
114Niger158.3centimeters
115Azerbaijan158.3centimeters
116Guinea-Bissau158.2centimeters
117Mongolia158.2centimeters
118Zimbabwe158.2centimeters
119Vanuatu158.2centimeters
120Kenya158.2centimeters
121Tuvalu158.1centimeters
122Armenia158.1centimeters
123Cote d'Ivoire158.1centimeters
124Central African Republic158.0centimeters
125South Africa158.0centimeters
126Cuba158.0centimeters
127Guyana157.9centimeters
128Ghana157.9centimeters
129Thailand157.9centimeters
130Morocco157.8centimeters
131Uzbekistan157.8centimeters
132Guinea157.8centimeters
133Mauritania157.7centimeters
134Republic of the Congo157.6centimeters
135Venezuela157.4centimeters
136Tajikistan157.3centimeters
137Egypt157.3centimeters
138Equatorial Guinea157.3centimeters
139Angola157.3centimeters
140Mauritius157.2centimeters
141Oman157.2centimeters
142Kiribati157.0centimeters
143Belize156.9centimeters
144Colombia156.9centimeters
145Mexico156.8centimeters
146Uganda156.7centimeters
147Bahrain156.7centimeters
148Sierra Leone156.6centimeters
149Eritrea156.4centimeters
150Costa Rica156.4centimeters
151Nigeria156.3centimeters
152Malaysia156.3centimeters
153Palau156.2centimeters
154Benin156.2centimeters
155Djibouti156.1centimeters
156Micronesia, Federated States of156.1centimeters
157Somalia156.1centimeters
158Sudan156.0centimeters
159Saudi Arabia155.9centimeters
160United Republic of Tanzania155.9centimeters
161Zambia155.8centimeters
162Ethiopia155.7centimeters
163Lesotho155.7centimeters
164Liberia155.7centimeters
165Comoros155.6centimeters
166Panama155.5centimeters
167Democratic Republic of the Congo155.2centimeters
168Afghanistan155.1centimeters
169Maldives155.0centimeters
170Papua New Guinea154.9centimeters
171Rwanda154.8centimeters
172Sri Lanka154.6centimeters
173El Salvador154.5centimeters
174Solomon Islands154.4centimeters
175Malawi154.4centimeters
176Nicaragua154.4centimeters
177Myanmar154.4centimeters
178Ecuador154.2centimeters
179Burundi154.0centimeters
180Brunei Darussalam154.0centimeters
181Nauru154.0centimeters
182Yemen154.0centimeters
183Mozambique154.0centimeters
184Bolivia153.9centimeters
185Pakistan153.8centimeters
186Honduras153.8centimeters
187Bhutan153.6centimeters
188Vietnam153.6centimeters
189Peru152.9centimeters
190Cambodia152.9centimeters
191Indonesia152.8centimeters
192India152.6centimeters
193Marshall Islands151.3centimeters
194Lao People's Democratic Republic151.3centimeters
195Madagascar151.2centimeters
196Timor-Leste151.2centimeters
197Nepal150.9centimeters
198Bangladesh150.8centimeters
199Philippines149.6centimeters
200Guatemala149.4centimeters
Showing 200 of 200 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (1996).

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