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Increase in mean female 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
5.5%
Median: 5.8%
Countries Covered
200
with available data
Highest
South Korea
14.2%
Lowest
Tuvalu
1.0%
Top 5 Countries
1South Korea14.2%
2Japan11.3%
3Croatia10.4%
4Serbia10.3%
5Czech Republic10.3%
By Region
South America7.7%(7 countries)
Europe7.4%(32 countries)
Asia6.4%(27 countries)
Oceania6.2%(2 countries)
North America5.7%(4 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (1.0%)High (14.2%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 5.5%)
South America (7)
Europe (32)
Asia (27)
Oceania (2)
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 | 14.2% |
| 2 | Japan | 11.3% |
| 3 | Croatia | 10.4% |
| 4 | Serbia | 10.3% |
| 5 | Czech Republic | 10.3% |
| 6 | Greenland | 9.9% |
| 7 | Costa Rica | 9.6% |
| 8 | Greece | 9.5% |
| 9 | El Salvador | 9.4% |
| 10 | Poland | 9.3% |
| 11 | Mexico | 9.3% |
| 12 | Latvia | 9.2% |
| 13 | Singapore | 9.0% |
| 14 | Netherlands | 9.0% |
| 15 | Colombia | 8.9% |
| 16 | Hong Kong | 8.9% |
| 17 | Slovenia | 8.9% |
| 18 | Venezuela | 8.8% |
| 19 | Barbados | 8.7% |
| 20 | Lebanon | 8.6% |
| 21 | Niue | 8.4% |
| 22 | Uruguay | 8.4% |
| 23 | Portugal | 8.4% |
| 24 | Montenegro | 8.3% |
| 25 | Bulgaria | 8.3% |
| 26 | Spain | 8.1% |
| 27 | Lithuania | 8.1% |
| 28 | Peru | 8.1% |
| 29 | Taiwan, Province of China | 8.1% |
| 30 | Puerto Rico | 8.1% |
| 31 | Ukraine | 8.0% |
| 32 | Belarus | 8.0% |
| 33 | Chile | 8.0% |
| 34 | Libya | 7.9% |
| 35 | Ecuador | 7.9% |
| 36 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 7.8% |
| 37 | Estonia | 7.8% |
| 38 | Finland | 7.8% |
| 39 | Maldives | 7.7% |
| 40 | Romania | 7.7% |
| 41 | Albania | 7.7% |
| 42 | Slovakia | 7.6% |
| 43 | Russian Federation | 7.6% |
| 44 | Panama | 7.6% |
| 45 | Dominica | 7.5% |
| 46 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 7.5% |
| 47 | Bolivia | 7.5% |
| 48 | Belize | 7.3% |
| 49 | Türkiye | 7.3% |
| 50 | Ireland | 7.2% |
| 51 | Italy | 7.2% |
| 52 | Moldova, Republic of | 7.2% |
| 53 | Honduras | 7.2% |
| 54 | United Kingdom | 7.2% |
| 55 | Paraguay | 7.2% |
| 56 | Jamaica | 7.1% |
| 57 | Brazil | 7.1% |
| 58 | Malta | 7.1% |
| 59 | Oman | 7.1% |
| 60 | Mongolia | 7.0% |
| 61 | Grenada | 7.0% |
| 62 | Andorra | 6.9% |
| 63 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 6.8% |
| 64 | Hungary | 6.8% |
| 65 | Dominican Republic | 6.8% |
| 66 | Suriname | 6.8% |
| 67 | Bermuda | 6.8% |
| 68 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 6.7% |
| 69 | Bahamas | 6.7% |
| 70 | Cyprus | 6.7% |
| 71 | Antigua and Barbuda | 6.7% |
| 72 | Australia | 6.7% |
| 73 | North Korea | 6.6% |
| 74 | Bangladesh | 6.6% |
| 75 | Thailand | 6.5% |
| 76 | Guatemala | 6.5% |
| 77 | Belgium | 6.5% |
| 78 | Israel | 6.5% |
| 79 | Denmark | 6.4% |
| 80 | Sri Lanka | 6.4% |
| 81 | People's Republic of China | 6.4% |
| 82 | Germany | 6.3% |
| 83 | Tunisia | 6.3% |
| 84 | Guyana | 6.2% |
| 85 | Luxembourg | 6.2% |
| 86 | Mauritius | 6.2% |
| 87 | France | 6.1% |
| 88 | Yemen | 6.1% |
| 89 | Kyrgyzstan | 6.1% |
| 90 | Kuwait | 6.1% |
| 91 | Georgia | 6.1% |
| 92 | Vietnam | 6.1% |
| 93 | United Arab Emirates | 6.1% |
| 94 | Syrian Arab Republic | 6.0% |
| 95 | Myanmar | 6.0% |
| 96 | Iraq | 6.0% |
| 97 | Haiti | 6.0% |
| 98 | Qatar | 6.0% |
| 99 | Malaysia | 5.9% |
| 100 | Cuba | 5.9% |
| 101 | Turkmenistan | 5.8% |
| 102 | Egypt | 5.8% |
| 103 | New Zealand | 5.8% |
| 104 | Jordan | 5.7% |
| 105 | Argentina | 5.7% |
| 106 | Nicaragua | 5.7% |
| 107 | Brunei Darussalam | 5.7% |
| 108 | Armenia | 5.7% |
| 109 | Saint Lucia | 5.6% |
| 110 | Indonesia | 5.6% |
| 111 | Kazakhstan | 5.6% |
| 112 | Azerbaijan | 5.5% |
| 113 | Fiji | 5.4% |
| 114 | French Polynesia | 5.3% |
| 115 | State of Palestine | 5.2% |
| 116 | Tonga | 5.0% |
| 117 | Algeria | 4.8% |
| 118 | Bahrain | 4.7% |
| 119 | Morocco | 4.7% |
| 120 | Nepal | 4.7% |
| 121 | Iceland | 4.7% |
| 122 | Uzbekistan | 4.6% |
| 123 | Tokelau | 4.6% |
| 124 | Cambodia | 4.6% |
| 125 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 4.5% |
| 126 | Saudi Arabia | 4.5% |
| 127 | Cape Verde | 4.5% |
| 128 | Bhutan | 4.5% |
| 129 | Cook Islands | 4.5% |
| 130 | Austria | 4.5% |
| 131 | Timor-Leste | 4.4% |
| 132 | Tajikistan | 4.3% |
| 133 | Seychelles | 4.3% |
| 134 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 4.2% |
| 135 | Trinidad and Tobago | 4.2% |
| 136 | Solomon Islands | 4.0% |
| 137 | American Samoa | 4.0% |
| 138 | Canada | 4.0% |
| 139 | Norway | 4.0% |
| 140 | Afghanistan | 3.9% |
| 141 | Sao Tome and Principe | 3.9% |
| 142 | Central African Republic | 3.9% |
| 143 | Gabon | 3.9% |
| 144 | Eswatini | 3.8% |
| 145 | Switzerland | 3.8% |
| 146 | Guinea-Bissau | 3.6% |
| 147 | Vanuatu | 3.6% |
| 148 | Senegal | 3.6% |
| 149 | Republic of The Gambia | 3.5% |
| 150 | Kiribati | 3.5% |
| 151 | Togo | 3.5% |
| 152 | Botswana | 3.4% |
| 153 | Sweden | 3.4% |
| 154 | Comoros | 3.4% |
| 155 | Republic of the Congo | 3.3% |
| 156 | Papua New Guinea | 3.3% |
| 157 | Cameroon | 3.3% |
| 158 | United Republic of Tanzania | 3.2% |
| 159 | United States of America | 3.2% |
| 160 | India | 3.1% |
| 161 | Equatorial Guinea | 3.1% |
| 162 | Angola | 3.1% |
| 163 | Samoa | 3.0% |
| 164 | Ghana | 3.0% |
| 165 | Cote d'Ivoire | 3.0% |
| 166 | Djibouti | 2.8% |
| 167 | Zambia | 2.8% |
| 168 | Somalia | 2.8% |
| 169 | Mali | 2.8% |
| 170 | Sudan | 2.8% |
| 171 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2.8% |
| 172 | Eritrea | 2.8% |
| 173 | Palau | 2.8% |
| 174 | Sierra Leone | 2.7% |
| 175 | Guinea | 2.7% |
| 176 | Liberia | 2.7% |
| 177 | Burkina Faso | 2.6% |
| 178 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 2.4% |
| 179 | Ethiopia | 2.3% |
| 180 | Chad | 2.2% |
| 181 | Pakistan | 2.2% |
| 182 | Nigeria | 2.1% |
| 183 | Mozambique | 2.1% |
| 184 | Uganda | 2.0% |
| 185 | South Africa | 2.0% |
| 186 | Malawi | 2.0% |
| 187 | Benin | 2.0% |
| 188 | Burundi | 1.9% |
| 189 | Zimbabwe | 1.9% |
| 190 | Mauritania | 1.8% |
| 191 | Marshall Islands | 1.7% |
| 192 | Lesotho | 1.7% |
| 193 | Rwanda | 1.7% |
| 194 | Kenya | 1.5% |
| 195 | Nauru | 1.4% |
| 196 | Niger | 1.3% |
| 197 | Namibia | 1.3% |
| 198 | Philippines | 1.2% |
| 199 | Madagascar | 1.0% |
| 200 | Tuvalu | 1.0% |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (1996).
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