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Average Height Ranking — All Countries

All 191 countries ranked by mean adult height for the 1996 birth cohort. Tap a column header to re-sort. 100-year gain columns compare the 1996 cohort against the 1896 baseline.

#CountryMen (cm)Women (cm)1896→1996 men1896→1996 women
001🏳️East Timor159.8151.2+6.8+6.4
002🏳️Yemen159.9154.0+5.4+8.9
003🏳️Laos160.5151.3+7.6+6.6
004🇲🇬Madagascar161.5151.2+2.8+1.5
005🏳️Malawi162.2154.4+3.0+3.0
006🇳🇵Nepal162.3150.9+4.7+6.8
007🏳️Rwanda162.7154.8+2.8+2.5
008🏳️Marshall Islands162.8151.3+0.5+2.6
009🇵🇭Philippines163.2149.6+8.5+1.7
010🇰🇭Cambodia163.3152.9+8.4+6.7
011🏳️Mauritania163.3157.7+1.8+2.7
012🇬🇹Guatemala163.4149.4+9.5+9.1
013🇮🇩Indonesia163.6152.8+9.0+8.1
014🏳️Papua New Guinea163.6154.9+4.3+5.0
015🏳️Liberia163.7155.7+5.0+4.1
016🇧🇩Bangladesh163.8150.8+5.2+9.3
017🏳️Solomon Islands164.1154.4+3.3+6.0
018🏳️Sierra Leone164.4156.6+3.8+4.2
019🇻🇳Vietnam164.4153.6+9.1+8.8
020🇲🇲Myanmar164.7154.4+7.4+8.8
021🇲🇿Mozambique164.8154.0+5.7+3.1
022🇹🇿Tanzania164.8155.9+4.0+4.9
023🇮🇳India164.9152.6+2.9+4.6
024🏳️Brunei165.0154.0+9.2+8.3
025🇵🇪Peru165.2152.9+10.3+11.4
026🇦🇫Afghanistan165.3155.1+4.1+5.9
027🏳️Bhutan165.3153.6+4.0+6.6
028🏳️Gambia165.4160.9+4.7+5.4
029🏳️Lesotho165.6155.7+4.3+2.6
030🇺🇬Uganda165.6156.7+3.4+3.1
031🇱🇰Sri Lanka165.7154.6+8.8+9.3
032🇳🇬Nigeria165.9156.3+4.9+3.2
033🏳️Comoros166.2155.6+6.5+5.1
034🇪🇹Ethiopia166.2155.7+4.9+3.5
035🇭🇳Honduras166.4153.8+8.0+10.3
036🏳️Cote d'Ivoire166.5158.1+3.9+4.6
037🇿🇲Zambia166.5155.8+4.3+4.3
038🏳️Burundi166.6154.0+5.0+2.9
039🏳️Djibouti166.6156.1+5.1+4.3
040🏳️Somalia166.6156.1+5.2+4.3
041🇸🇩Sudan166.6156.0+5.1+4.2
042🏳️Central African Republic166.7158.0+5.3+5.9
043🇪🇬Egypt166.7157.3+8.1+8.6
044🇳🇮Nicaragua166.7154.4+9.5+8.3
045🇿🇦South Africa166.7158.0+1.4+3.1
046🇧🇴Bolivia166.8153.9+10.5+10.7
047🏳️Democratic Republic of Congo166.8155.2+5.0+4.2
048🇵🇰Pakistan166.9153.8+1.2+3.2
049🏳️Benin167.1156.2+4.6+3.0
050🇪🇨Ecuador167.1154.2+11.5+11.2
051🇦🇴Angola167.3157.3+5.1+4.7
052🏳️Congo167.4157.6+5.5+5.1
053🏳️Equatorial Guinea167.4157.3+5.3+4.7
054🏳️Sao Tome and Principe167.4158.9+5.2+6.0
055🏳️Guinea167.5157.8+4.1+4.2
056🇧🇭Bahrain167.7156.7+11.0+7.0
057🏳️Maldives167.7155.0+11.9+11.1
058🏳️Niger167.7158.3+3.8+2.0
059🇵🇼Palau167.7156.2+3.6+4.2
060🇸🇦Saudi Arabia167.7155.9+9.6+6.8
061🇨🇲Cameroon167.8158.8+4.3+5.0
062🏳️Nauru167.8154.0+3.0+2.2
063🏳️Gabon167.9158.8+5.2+5.9
064🏳️Guinea-Bissau167.9158.2+5.1+5.5
065🇲🇾Malaysia167.9156.3+10.3+8.8
066🏳️Eswatini168.1158.6+4.9+5.7
067🏳️Vanuatu168.1158.2+4.5+5.5
068🏳️Togo168.3158.3+5.5+5.3
069🏳️Eritrea168.4156.4+4.6+4.3
070🏳️Micronesia (country)168.5156.1+3.8+3.7
071🇵🇦Panama168.5155.5+11.5+11.0
072🇿🇼Zimbabwe168.6158.2+3.8+2.9
073🏳️Belize168.7156.9+10.6+10.7
074🇬🇭Ghana168.8157.9+6.4+4.6
075🇨🇷Costa Rica168.9156.4+11.2+13.7
076🇲🇽Mexico169.0156.8+12.3+13.3
077🇲🇳Mongolia169.1158.2+10.0+10.3
078🏳️Kiribati169.2157.0+2.4+5.3
079🏳️Oman169.2157.2+13.4+10.4
080🇹🇭Thailand169.2157.9+10.7+9.7
081🏳️Burkina Faso169.3160.2+5.8+4.0
082🇺🇿Uzbekistan169.4157.8+8.3+6.9
083🇨🇴Colombia169.5156.9+12.2+12.9
084🇰🇪Kenya169.6158.2+3.9+2.3
085🏳️Saint Kitts and Nevis169.6159.2+9.3+6.5
086🇦🇿Azerbaijan169.7158.3+8.0+8.4
087🇸🇻El Salvador169.8154.5+11.3+13.3
088🇩🇿Algeria170.1159.1+9.7+7.2
089🏳️Guyana170.2157.9+10.3+9.2
090🏳️Chad170.4160.2+5.5+3.5
091🇮🇶Iraq170.4158.7+11.1+9.0
092🇲🇦Morocco170.4157.8+11.2+7.0
093🇸🇾Syria170.4158.6+11.2+9.0
094🏳️Mauritius170.5157.2+9.9+9.1
095🇶🇦Qatar170.5159.4+11.3+9.0
096🇦🇪United Arab Emirates170.5158.7+11.2+9.1
097🇯🇵Japan170.8158.3+14.6+16.0
098🇯🇴Jordan171.0158.8+12.1+8.6
099🇰🇿Kazakhstan171.1159.6+9.9+8.5
100🇲🇱Mali171.1160.5+6.0+4.4
101🏳️Kyrgyzstan171.2159.4+11.0+9.2
102🇹🇯Tajikistan171.3157.3+9.9+6.4
103🏳️Botswana171.6161.4+5.4+5.4
104🇻🇪Venezuela171.6157.4+11.6+12.7
105🇨🇱Chile171.8159.4+11.1+11.8
106🇨🇳China171.8159.7+10.8+9.5
107🏳️Saint Lucia171.9162.3+9.9+8.6
108🇦🇲Armenia172.0158.1+10.1+8.5
109🇨🇺Cuba172.0158.0+12.1+8.8
110🇰🇵North Korea172.0159.0+11.4+9.9
111🇹🇲Turkmenistan172.0161.7+10.3+8.8
112🇰🇼Kuwait172.1159.4+11.6+9.1
113🏳️Puerto Rico172.1159.2+11.6+11.9
114🇭🇹Haiti172.6158.7+10.9+9.0
115🇸🇬Singapore172.6160.3+9.7+13.2
116🏳️Antigua and Barbuda172.7160.7+11.0+10.1
117🏳️Bahamas172.7160.7+11.0+10.1
118🏳️Bermuda172.7160.7+11.0+10.2
119🇩🇴Dominican Republic172.7159.0+12.4+10.1
120🏳️Suriname172.7160.7+11.0+10.2
121🇵🇾Paraguay172.8159.9+10.8+10.7
122🏳️Saint Vincent and the Grenadines172.8160.7+11.0+10.1
123🇵🇹Portugal172.9163.0+13.9+12.5
124🇸🇳Senegal173.1162.5+6.4+5.6
125🏳️Cape Verde173.2161.6+8.3+7.0
126🏳️Malta173.3160.9+11.4+10.7
127🇦🇱Albania173.4161.8+10.1+11.6
128🇺🇾Uruguay173.4162.1+9.6+12.5
129🇱🇾Libya173.5162.1+12.2+11.9
130🇧🇷Brazil173.6160.9+10.4+10.7
131🇮🇷Iran173.6159.7+16.5+11.2
132🏳️Trinidad and Tobago173.7160.6+9.8+6.4
133🏳️Fiji173.9161.7+5.3+8.2
134🇹🇳Tunisia174.0160.4+9.9+9.5
135🏳️Seychelles174.2162.1+8.7+6.6
136🇹🇷Turkey174.2160.5+13.9+10.9
137🇬🇪Georgia174.3163.0+9.9+9.4
138🇱🇧Lebanon174.4162.4+13.7+12.8
139🏳️Samoa174.4162.0+5.3+4.8
140🇯🇲Jamaica174.5163.1+11.4+10.8
141🇦🇷Argentina174.6159.2+12.3+8.6
142🇷🇴Romania174.7162.7+10.9+11.6
143🏳️Greenland174.9161.5+15.4+14.5
144🇰🇷South Korea174.9162.3+15.1+20.1
145🏳️Cyprus175.0162.3+12.3+10.2
146🇲🇩Moldova175.5163.2+10.9+10.9
147🏳️Barbados175.9165.3+11.0+13.2
148🏳️American Samoa176.0164.5+6.3+6.3
149🏳️Andorra176.1162.9+12.7+10.5
150🏳️Dominica176.3164.3+11.8+11.5
151🇷🇺Russia176.5165.3+9.5+11.7
152🇪🇸Spain176.6163.4+14.3+12.3
153🏳️Tonga176.8165.5+6.4+7.9
154🏳️Grenada177.0164.5+12.5+10.7
155🇺🇸United States177.1163.5+6.0+5.0
156🇬🇷Greece177.3164.9+14.8+14.3
157🇭🇺Hungary177.3163.7+11.0+10.4
158🇵🇱Poland177.3164.6+13.6+14.1
159🇦🇹Austria177.4164.6+9.4+7.0
160🏳️French Polynesia177.4164.5+7.4+8.2
161🇬🇧United Kingdom177.5164.4+10.6+11.0
162🇳🇿New Zealand177.7164.9+10.2+8.9
163🇮🇹Italy177.8164.6+13.1+11.1
164🇱🇺Luxembourg177.9164.4+10.6+9.6
165🇨🇦Canada178.1163.9+7.4+6.3
166🇧🇬Bulgaria178.2164.8+11.7+12.6
167🇲🇪Montenegro178.3164.9+11.8+12.7
168🇲🇰North Macedonia178.3159.8+11.8+10.2
169🇧🇾Belarus178.4166.3+10.7+12.3
170🇨🇭Switzerland178.4163.5+10.9+6.0
171🇺🇦Ukraine178.5166.3+10.8+12.3
172🇮🇪Ireland178.9165.1+12.5+11.1
173🇱🇹Lithuania179.0166.6+10.1+12.5
174🇦🇺Australia179.2165.9+10.3+10.4
175🇸🇰Slovakia179.5167.5+11.2+11.9
176🇫🇮Finland179.6165.9+11.9+12.0
177🇫🇷France179.7164.9+13.3+9.6
178🇳🇴Norway179.7165.6+8.5+6.4
179🇸🇪Sweden179.7165.7+7.8+5.4
180🇸🇮Slovenia179.8166.1+12.4+13.6
181🇩🇪Germany179.9165.9+12.7+9.9
182🇨🇿Czechia180.1168.5+12.1+15.7
183🇮🇸Iceland180.5165.9+10.0+7.3
184🇷🇸Serbia180.6167.7+13.2+15.7
185🇭🇷Croatia180.8165.6+12.7+15.5
186🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina180.9165.8+12.5+12.0
187🇩🇰Denmark181.4167.2+11.4+10.1
188🇱🇻Latvia181.4169.8+12.0+14.3
189🇪🇪Estonia181.6168.7+10.7+12.2
190🇧🇪Belgium181.7165.5+14.5+10.1
191🇳🇱Netherlands182.5168.7+13.1+13.9

Source: NCD Risk Factor Collaboration via Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0). Figures are modelled means for the indicated birth cohort.

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