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:
- The Netherlands 72.36 inches
- Montenegro 72.13 inches
- Denmark 71.89 inches
- Norway 71.81 inches
- Serbia 71.65 inches
- Germany 71.26 inches
- Croatia 71.06 inches
- The Czech Republic 70.97 inches
- Slovenia 70.98 inches
- Luxembourg 70.83 inches
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The 10 countries with the lowest average height, on the other hand, include the following:
- Indonesia 62.2 inches
- Bolivia 62.9 inches
- The Philippines 63.7 inches
- Vietnam 63.82 inches
- Cambodia 63.98 inches
- Nepal 64.17 inches
- Ecuador 64.37 inches
- Sri Lanka 64.41 inches
- Nigeria 64.49 inches
- Peru 64.57 inches
Country | Avg Male Height (cm) | Avg Female Height (cm) |
---|---|---|
Netherlands | 183.7824 | 170.3612 |
Montenegro | 183.3022 | 169.9609 |
Estonia | 182.7907 | 168.6628 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 182.4740 | 167.4704 |
Iceland | 182.1016 | 168.9135 |
Denmark | 181.8927 | 169.4706 |
Czech Republic | 181.1866 | 167.9635 |
Latvia | 181.1711 | 168.8066 |
Slovakia | 181.0155 | 167.1228 |
Slovenia | 180.9774 | 167.1976 |
Ukraine | 180.9760 | 166.6227 |
Croatia | 180.7589 | 166.8031 |
Serbia | 180.7387 | 168.2851 |
Lithuania | 180.7233 | 167.6299 |
Poland | 180.6864 | 165.7761 |
Finland | 180.5694 | 166.4751 |
Norway | 180.4752 | 166.4483 |
Sweden | 180.4567 | 166.6739 |
Germany | 180.2812 | 166.1773 |
Dominica | 180.1526 | 166.8885 |
Bermuda | 179.7191 | 166.1101 |
Puerto Rico | 179.4821 | 163.0573 |
Greece | 179.2598 | 165.8131 |
Belgium | 179.0933 | 163.4017 |
Ireland | 179.0394 | 164.4969 |
Lebanon | 178.9571 | 163.6705 |
Andorra | 178.8426 | 165.5339 |
Antigua and Barbuda | 178.8353 | 165.7237 |
Australia | 178.7742 | 164.6657 |
Canada | 178.7496 | 164.7299 |
Switzerland | 178.7319 | 164.3300 |
Grenada | 178.6999 | 165.9887 |
Belarus | 178.6913 | 166.9286 |
France | 178.6049 | 164.4886 |
Austria | 178.5244 | 166.9267 |
Luxembourg | 178.4614 | 165.0690 |
Cook Islands | 178.3230 | 167.3086 |
French Polynesia | 178.3164 | 166.5187 |
United Kingdom | 178.2080 | 163.9391 |
Romania | 177.8235 | 164.7308 |
New Zealand | 177.7187 | 164.6600 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 177.4939 | 165.3027 |
Niue | 177.1926 | 167.0323 |
American Samoa | 177.0945 | 167.5515 |
Barbados | 177.0284 | 165.6638 |
Jamaica | 176.9742 | 164.3193 |
United States | 176.9373 | 163.3119 |
Tunisia | 176.8534 | 161.6855 |
Russia | 176.6490 | 164.5174 |
Hungary | 176.5873 | 162.5463 |
Saint Lucia | 176.4339 | 165.5245 |
North Macedonia | 176.4252 | 160.8843 |
Libya | 176.3925 | 162.5617 |
Turkey | 176.3558 | 161.8020 |
Morocco | 176.3518 | 161.1809 |
Senegal | 176.1772 | 163.9241 |
Spain | 176.1061 | 162.0279 |
Tokelau | 176.0559 | 166.0754 |
Trinidad and Tobago | 176.0333 | 163.3798 |
Israel | 175.9836 | 162.2225 |
Georgia | 175.9786 | 163.2390 |
Seychelles | 175.8976 | 162.4656 |
Brazil | 175.7295 | 162.4110 |
China | 175.6609 | 163.4641 |
Iran | 175.6229 | 161.1837 |
Moldova | 175.5892 | 162.9612 |
South Korea | 175.5219 | 163.2254 |
Kazakhstan | 175.4969 | 161.7446 |
Tonga | 175.1131 | 166.0794 |
Palestine | 175.0451 | 161.2777 |
Algeria | 175.0402 | 162.3472 |
Mali | 175.0154 | 161.9892 |
Kuwait | 174.9625 | 160.1020 |
Jordan | 174.8390 | 159.4624 |
Hong Kong | 174.8349 | 160.6181 |
Argentina | 174.7550 | 161.2204 |
North Korea | 174.6881 | 161.2175 |
Dominican Republic | 174.6498 | 161.2094 |
Egypt | 174.5695 | 160.8845 |
Suriname | 174.5144 | 162.2639 |
Italy | 174.4247 | 161.8102 |
Samoa | 174.4168 | 163.8160 |
Bahamas | 174.3971 | 163.4605 |
Malta | 174.3768 | 162.9505 |
Turkmenistan | 174.3726 | 162.8271 |
Portugal | 174.3709 | 161.2271 |
Uruguay | 174.3233 | 161.5585 |
Bulgaria | 174.1663 | 164.5764 |
United Arab Emirates | 174.0773 | 160.5303 |
Albania | 174.0708 | 162.2286 |
Costa Rica | 174.0414 | 160.3577 |
Azerbaijan | 174.0024 | 161.3749 |
Fiji | 173.9764 | 164.2815 |
Greenland | 173.8438 | 161.3956 |
Paraguay | 173.8062 | 159.7622 |
Iraq | 173.7937 | 158.7487 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | 173.7117 | 162.7824 |
Armenia | 173.6667 | 159.8502 |
Cuba | 173.5584 | 160.1349 |
Venezuela | 173.5337 | 160.0370 |
Taiwan | 173.5287 | 160.6953 |
Singapore | 173.4965 | 161.3047 |
Qatar | 173.2724 | 160.7157 |
Botswana | 173.1562 | 162.0620 |
Mauritius | 173.0061 | 158.9428 |
Chile | 172.8759 | 159.4177 |
Bahrain | 172.7639 | 158.2908 |
Cyprus | 172.7486 | 160.5529 |
Haiti | 172.2291 | 160.5750 |
Guyana | 172.1502 | 159.5687 |
Cameroon | 172.1273 | 160.4112 |
Sudan | 172.0736 | 160.3617 |
Japan | 172.0628 | 158.5037 |
Burkina Faso | 171.8936 | 161.3261 |
Colombia | 171.8529 | 157.9637 |
Chad | 171.8385 | 162.1242 |
Oman | 171.6956 | 158.4350 |
Kyrgyzstan | 171.6648 | 160.2019 |
Syria | 171.6420 | 159.3795 |
Thailand | 171.6112 | 159.4177 |
Nigeria | 171.5505 | 158.1373 |
Tuvalu | 171.2982 | 163.5701 |
Republic of the Congo | 171.2319 | 158.7799 |
Somalia | 171.2174 | 159.8573 |
Uzbekistan | 170.9422 | 160.2883 |
Djibouti | 170.7671 | 159.8240 |
Guinea | 170.6992 | 158.7522 |
Zimbabwe | 170.6858 | 159.8491 |
Mongolia | 170.6720 | 159.8935 |
El Salvador | 170.6697 | 156.3896 |
Saudi Arabia | 170.6655 | 158.8377 |
Palau | 170.6244 | 159.5176 |
Eritrea | 170.6044 | 157.5803 |
Belize | 170.5235 | 158.1201 |
Gabon | 170.4815 | 160.0452 |
Kenya | 170.4553 | 159.4338 |
Sao Tome and Principe | 170.3700 | 159.8105 |
Ghana | 170.3047 | 158.8551 |
Mexico | 170.2864 | 157.9019 |
Niger | 170.2606 | 159.8149 |
Panama | 170.1902 | 158.1865 |
Togo | 170.1359 | 159.1294 |
Kiribati | 170.0908 | 161.0399 |
Nicaragua | 169.9128 | 155.6211 |
Namibia | 169.7457 | 160.2561 |
South Africa | 169.6258 | 158.5787 |
Honduras | 169.5905 | 155.1831 |
Micronesia | 169.5719 | 159.6585 |
Nauru | 169.5698 | 157.8221 |
Eswatini | 169.4059 | 158.9214 |
Malaysia | 169.2035 | 157.0637 |
Central African Republic | 169.0104 | 159.6510 |
Vietnam | 168.8948 | 158.4257 |
Ethiopia | 168.8435 | 157.1513 |
Uganda | 168.7360 | 158.5280 |
DR Congo | 168.5966 | 156.3007 |
Afghanistan | 168.4952 | 156.1131 |
Angola | 168.4642 | 158.0969 |
Benin | 168.4403 | 158.4004 |
Tajikistan | 168.4313 | 158.1218 |
Gambia | 168.3550 | 161.7282 |
Vanuatu | 168.2940 | 160.4836 |
Ivory Coast | 168.2335 | 158.6524 |
Equatorial Guinea | 168.1773 | 158.0496 |
Guinea-Bissau | 168.1699 | 158.7194 |
Bolivia | 168.1020 | 155.5752 |
Sri Lanka | 168.0746 | 155.8758 |
Lesotho | 167.9244 | 156.7208 |
Maldives | 167.8666 | 154.2847 |
Comoros | 167.7249 | 156.5389 |
Zambia | 167.6156 | 157.3152 |
Burundi | 167.3367 | 155.0751 |
Pakistan | 167.3251 | 154.7706 |
Ecuador | 167.3197 | 155.2489 |
Bhutan | 167.0474 | 155.1526 |
Tanzania | 166.9789 | 156.8863 |
Peru | 166.7506 | 154.3872 |
Myanmar | 166.6975 | 154.7140 |
India | 166.4953 | 155.1782 |
Sierra Leone | 166.4285 | 157.3356 |
Brunei | 166.3108 | 154.8975 |
Indonesia | 166.2577 | 154.3552 |
Rwanda | 166.0232 | 156.7193 |
Malawi | 165.6751 | 156.1410 |
Mauritania | 165.5444 | 160.0617 |
Liberia | 165.4756 | 156.5414 |
Cambodia | 165.3497 | 154.7495 |
Marshall Islands | 165.2644 | 154.7573 |
Philippines | 165.2327 | 154.1442 |
Madagascar | 165.1619 | 153.0638 |
Bangladesh | 165.0815 | 152.3776 |
Yemen | 164.4164 | 154.7561 |
Nepal | 164.3638 | 152.3890 |
Guatemala | 164.3575 | 150.9140 |
Mozambique | 164.2968 | 155.4210 |
Papua New Guinea | 163.0980 | 156.8945 |
Solomon Islands | 163.0694 | 156.7888 |
Laos | 162.7806 | 153.0991 |
Timor-Leste | 160.1305 | 152.7123 |