Average Height by Country 2022

The metric system is used in the majority of nations to measure height. As of yet, three nations have not yet renounced their allegiance to the imperial measuring system. Liberia, Myanmar, and the United States of America are the three nations on this list.




This data will be presented in metric and imperial formats even though metric units are the more often used.

In the imperial system, height is measured in feet and inches, whereas in the metric system, it is measured in meters and centimeters. Even though it isn’t difficult to swap between these units, nations often adhere to one over the other for consistency.

The world’s 10 tallest nations, starting with the one with the highest average human height, are:

  1. The Netherlands 72.36 inches
  2. Montenegro 72.13 inches
  3. Denmark 71.89 inches
  4. Norway 71.81 inches
  5. Serbia 71.65 inches
  6. Germany 71.26 inches
  7. Croatia 71.06 inches
  8. The Czech Republic 70.97 inches
  9. Slovenia 70.98 inches
  10. Luxembourg 70.83 inches




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The 10 countries with the lowest average height, on the other hand, include the following:

  1. Indonesia 62.2 inches
  2. Bolivia 62.9 inches
  3. The Philippines 63.7 inches
  4. Vietnam 63.82 inches
  5. Cambodia 63.98 inches
  6. Nepal 64.17 inches
  7. Ecuador 64.37 inches
  8. Sri Lanka 64.41 inches
  9. Nigeria 64.49 inches
  10. Peru 64.57 inches




CountryAvg Male Height (cm)Avg Female Height (cm)
Netherlands183.7824170.3612
Montenegro183.3022169.9609
Estonia182.7907168.6628
Bosnia and Herzegovina182.4740167.4704
Iceland182.1016168.9135
Denmark181.8927169.4706
Czech Republic181.1866167.9635
Latvia181.1711168.8066
Slovakia181.0155167.1228
Slovenia180.9774167.1976
Ukraine180.9760166.6227
Croatia180.7589166.8031
Serbia180.7387168.2851
Lithuania180.7233167.6299
Poland180.6864165.7761
Finland180.5694166.4751
Norway180.4752166.4483
Sweden180.4567166.6739
Germany180.2812166.1773
Dominica180.1526166.8885
Bermuda179.7191166.1101
Puerto Rico179.4821163.0573
Greece179.2598165.8131
Belgium179.0933163.4017
Ireland179.0394164.4969
Lebanon178.9571163.6705
Andorra178.8426165.5339
Antigua and Barbuda178.8353165.7237
Australia178.7742164.6657
Canada178.7496164.7299
Switzerland178.7319164.3300
Grenada178.6999165.9887
Belarus178.6913166.9286
France178.6049164.4886
Austria178.5244166.9267
Luxembourg178.4614165.0690
Cook Islands178.3230167.3086
French Polynesia178.3164166.5187
United Kingdom178.2080163.9391
Romania177.8235164.7308
New Zealand177.7187164.6600
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines177.4939165.3027
Niue177.1926167.0323
American Samoa177.0945167.5515
Barbados177.0284165.6638
Jamaica176.9742164.3193
United States176.9373163.3119
Tunisia176.8534161.6855
Russia176.6490164.5174
Hungary176.5873162.5463
Saint Lucia176.4339165.5245
North Macedonia176.4252160.8843
Libya176.3925162.5617
Turkey176.3558161.8020
Morocco176.3518161.1809
Senegal176.1772163.9241
Spain176.1061162.0279
Tokelau176.0559166.0754
Trinidad and Tobago176.0333163.3798
Israel175.9836162.2225
Georgia175.9786163.2390
Seychelles175.8976162.4656
Brazil175.7295162.4110
China175.6609163.4641
Iran175.6229161.1837
Moldova175.5892162.9612
South Korea175.5219163.2254
Kazakhstan175.4969161.7446
Tonga175.1131166.0794
Palestine175.0451161.2777
Algeria175.0402162.3472
Mali175.0154161.9892
Kuwait174.9625160.1020
Jordan174.8390159.4624
Hong Kong174.8349160.6181
Argentina174.7550161.2204
North Korea174.6881161.2175
Dominican Republic174.6498161.2094
Egypt174.5695160.8845
Suriname174.5144162.2639
Italy174.4247161.8102
Samoa174.4168163.8160
Bahamas174.3971163.4605
Malta174.3768162.9505
Turkmenistan174.3726162.8271
Portugal174.3709161.2271
Uruguay174.3233161.5585
Bulgaria174.1663164.5764
United Arab Emirates174.0773160.5303
Albania174.0708162.2286
Costa Rica174.0414160.3577
Azerbaijan174.0024161.3749
Fiji173.9764164.2815
Greenland173.8438161.3956
Paraguay173.8062159.7622
Iraq173.7937158.7487
Saint Kitts and Nevis173.7117162.7824
Armenia173.6667159.8502
Cuba173.5584160.1349
Venezuela173.5337160.0370
Taiwan173.5287160.6953
Singapore173.4965161.3047
Qatar173.2724160.7157
Botswana173.1562162.0620
Mauritius173.0061158.9428
Chile172.8759159.4177
Bahrain172.7639158.2908
Cyprus172.7486160.5529
Haiti172.2291160.5750
Guyana172.1502159.5687
Cameroon172.1273160.4112
Sudan172.0736160.3617
Japan172.0628158.5037
Burkina Faso171.8936161.3261
Colombia171.8529157.9637
Chad171.8385162.1242
Oman171.6956158.4350
Kyrgyzstan171.6648160.2019
Syria171.6420159.3795
Thailand171.6112159.4177
Nigeria171.5505158.1373
Tuvalu171.2982163.5701
Republic of the Congo171.2319158.7799
Somalia171.2174159.8573
Uzbekistan170.9422160.2883
Djibouti170.7671159.8240
Guinea170.6992158.7522
Zimbabwe170.6858159.8491
Mongolia170.6720159.8935
El Salvador170.6697156.3896
Saudi Arabia170.6655158.8377
Palau170.6244159.5176
Eritrea170.6044157.5803
Belize170.5235158.1201
Gabon170.4815160.0452
Kenya170.4553159.4338
Sao Tome and Principe170.3700159.8105
Ghana170.3047158.8551
Mexico170.2864157.9019
Niger170.2606159.8149
Panama170.1902158.1865
Togo170.1359159.1294
Kiribati170.0908161.0399
Nicaragua169.9128155.6211
Namibia169.7457160.2561
South Africa169.6258158.5787
Honduras169.5905155.1831
Micronesia169.5719159.6585
Nauru169.5698157.8221
Eswatini169.4059158.9214
Malaysia169.2035157.0637
Central African Republic169.0104159.6510
Vietnam168.8948158.4257
Ethiopia168.8435157.1513
Uganda168.7360158.5280
DR Congo168.5966156.3007
Afghanistan168.4952156.1131
Angola168.4642158.0969
Benin168.4403158.4004
Tajikistan168.4313158.1218
Gambia168.3550161.7282
Vanuatu168.2940160.4836
Ivory Coast168.2335158.6524
Equatorial Guinea168.1773158.0496
Guinea-Bissau168.1699158.7194
Bolivia168.1020155.5752
Sri Lanka168.0746155.8758
Lesotho167.9244156.7208
Maldives167.8666154.2847
Comoros167.7249156.5389
Zambia167.6156157.3152
Burundi167.3367155.0751
Pakistan167.3251154.7706
Ecuador167.3197155.2489
Bhutan167.0474155.1526
Tanzania166.9789156.8863
Peru166.7506154.3872
Myanmar166.6975154.7140
India166.4953155.1782
Sierra Leone166.4285157.3356
Brunei166.3108154.8975
Indonesia166.2577154.3552
Rwanda166.0232156.7193
Malawi165.6751156.1410
Mauritania165.5444160.0617
Liberia165.4756156.5414
Cambodia165.3497154.7495
Marshall Islands165.2644154.7573
Philippines165.2327154.1442
Madagascar165.1619153.0638
Bangladesh165.0815152.3776
Yemen164.4164154.7561
Nepal164.3638152.3890
Guatemala164.3575150.9140
Mozambique164.2968155.4210
Papua New Guinea163.0980156.8945
Solomon Islands163.0694156.7888
Laos162.7806153.0991
Timor-Leste160.1305152.7123




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