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Country | Average Height, Boys, 19 yo (cm)↓ | Girls 19 (cm) | Boys 19 (in) | Girls 19 (in) | |
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![]() | Netherlands | 184 | 170 | 6 ft. | 5 ft. 7 in. |
![]() | Montenegro | 183 | 170 | 6 ft. | 5 ft. 7 in. |
![]() | Estonia | 183 | 169 | 6 ft. | 5 ft. 6 in. |
![]() | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 182 | 167 | 6 ft. | 5 ft. 6 in. |
![]() | Iceland | 182 | 169 | 6 ft. | 5 ft. 7 in. |
![]() | Denmark | 182 | 169 | 6 ft. | 5 ft. 7 in. |
![]() | Czech Republic | 181 | 168 | 5 ft. 11 in. | 5 ft. 6 in. |
![]() | Latvia | 181 | 169 | 5 ft. 11 in. | 5 ft. 6 in. |
![]() | Slovakia | 181 | 167 | 5 ft. 11 in. | 5 ft. 6 in. |
![]() | Ukraine | 181 | 167 | 5 ft. 11 in. | 5 ft. 6 in. |
![]() | Slovenia | 181 | 167 | 5 ft. 11 in. | 5 ft. 6 in. |
![]() | Croatia | 181 | 167 | 5 ft. 11 in. | 5 ft. 6 in. |
![]() | Serbia | 181 | 168 | 5 ft. 11 in. | 5 ft. 6 in. |
![]() | Lithuania | 181 | 168 | 5 ft. 11 in. | 5 ft. 6 in. |
![]() | Poland | 181 | 166 | 5 ft. 11 in. | 5 ft. 5 in. |
![]() | Finland | 181 | 166 | 5 ft. 11 in. | 5 ft. 6 in. |
![]() | Norway | 180 | 166 | 5 ft. 11 in. | 5 ft. 6 in. |
![]() | Sweden | 180 | 167 | 5 ft. 11 in. | 5 ft. 6 in. |
![]() | Germany | 180 | 166 | 5 ft. 11 in. | 5 ft. 5 in. |
![]() | Dominica | 180 | 167 | 5 ft. 11 in. | 5 ft. 6 in. |
![]() | Bermuda | 180 | 166 | 5 ft. 11 in. | 5 ft. 5 in. |
![]() | Puerto Rico | 179 | 163 | 5 ft. 11 in. | 5 ft. 4 in. |
![]() | Greece | 179 | 166 | 5 ft. 11 in. | 5 ft. 5 in. |
![]() | Belgium | 179 | 163 | 5 ft. 11 in. | 5 ft. 4 in. |
![]() | Ireland | 179 | 165 | 5 ft. 10 in. | 5 ft. 5 in. |
![]() | Lebanon | 179 | 164 | 5 ft. 10 in. | 5 ft. 4 in. |
![]() | Antigua and Barbuda | 179 | 166 | 5 ft. 10 in. | 5 ft. 5 in. |
![]() | Andorra | 179 | 166 | 5 ft. 10 in. | 5 ft. 5 in. |
![]() | Australia | 179 | 165 | 5 ft. 10 in. | 5 ft. 5 in. |
![]() | Canada | 179 | 165 | 5 ft. 10 in. | 5 ft. 5 in. |
![]() | Switzerland | 179 | 164 | 5 ft. 10 in. | 5 ft. 5 in. |
![]() | Grenada | 179 | 166 | 5 ft. 10 in. | 5 ft. 5 in. |
![]() | Belarus | 179 | 167 | 5 ft. 10 in. | 5 ft. 6 in. |
![]() | France | 179 | 164 | 5 ft. 10 in. | 5 ft. 5 in. |
![]() | Austria | 179 | 167 | 5 ft. 10 in. | 5 ft. 6 in. |
![]() | Luxembourg | 178 | 165 | 5 ft. 10 in. | 5 ft. 5 in. |
![]() | French Polynesia | 178 | 167 | 5 ft. 10 in. | 5 ft. 6 in. |
![]() | Cook Islands | 178 | 167 | 5 ft. 10 in. | 5 ft. 6 in. |
![]() | United Kingdom | 178 | 164 | 5 ft. 10 in. | 5 ft. 5 in. |
![]() | Romania | 178 | 165 | 5 ft. 10 in. | 5 ft. 5 in. |
![]() | New Zealand | 178 | 165 | 5 ft. 10 in. | 5 ft. 5 in. |
![]() | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 177 | 165 | 5 ft. 10 in. | 5 ft. 5 in. |
![]() | Niue | 177 | 167 | 5 ft. 10 in. | 5 ft. 6 in. |
![]() | American Samoa | 177 | 168 | 5 ft. 10 in. | 5 ft. 6 in. |
![]() | Barbados | 177 | 166 | 5 ft. 10 in. | 5 ft. 5 in. |
![]() | Jamaica | 177 | 164 | 5 ft. 10 in. | 5 ft. 5 in. |
![]() | Tunisia | 177 | 162 | 5 ft. 10 in. | 5 ft. 4 in. |
![]() | Russia | 177 | 165 | 5 ft. 10 in. | 5 ft. 5 in. |
![]() | Hungary | 177 | 163 | 5 ft. 10 in. | 5 ft. 4 in. |
![]() | Saint Lucia | 176 | 166 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 5 in. |
![]() | Libya | 176 | 163 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 4 in. |
![]() | Turkey | 176 | 162 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 4 in. |
![]() | Morocco | 176 | 161 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
![]() | Cape Verde | 176 | 163 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 4 in. |
![]() | Senegal | 176 | 164 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 5 in. |
![]() | Spain | 176 | 162 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 4 in. |
![]() | Tokelau | 176 | 166 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 5 in. |
![]() | Trinidad and Tobago | 176 | 163 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 4 in. |
![]() | Israel | 176 | 162 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 4 in. |
![]() | Georgia | 176 | 163 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 4 in. |
![]() | Seychelles | 176 | 162 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 4 in. |
![]() | Brazil | 176 | 162 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 4 in. |
![]() | China | 176 | 163 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 4 in. |
![]() | Iran | 176 | 161 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
![]() | Moldova | 176 | 163 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 4 in. |
![]() | South Korea | 176 | 163 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 4 in. |
![]() | Kazakhstan | 176 | 162 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 4 in. |
![]() | Tonga | 175 | 166 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 5 in. |
![]() | Palestine | 175 | 161 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
![]() | Algeria | 175 | 162 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 4 in. |
![]() | Mali | 175 | 162 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 4 in. |
![]() | Kuwait | 175 | 160 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
![]() | Jordan | 175 | 159 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
![]() | Hong Kong | 175 | 161 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
![]() | Argentina | 175 | 161 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
![]() | North Korea | 175 | 161 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
![]() | Dominican Republic | 175 | 161 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
![]() | Egypt | 175 | 161 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
![]() | Suriname | 175 | 162 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 4 in. |
![]() | Italy | 174 | 162 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 4 in. |
![]() | Samoa | 174 | 164 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 4 in. |
![]() | Bahamas | 174 | 163 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 4 in. |
![]() | Malta | 174 | 163 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 4 in. |
![]() | Portugal | 174 | 161 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
![]() | Turkmenistan | 174 | 163 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 4 in. |
![]() | Uruguay | 174 | 162 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 4 in. |
![]() | Bulgaria | 174 | 165 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 5 in. |
![]() | United Arab Emirates | 174 | 161 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
![]() | Albania | 174 | 162 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 4 in. |
![]() | Costa Rica | 174 | 160 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
![]() | Azerbaijan | 174 | 161 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 4 in. |
![]() | Fiji | 174 | 164 | 5 ft. 8 in. | 5 ft. 5 in. |
![]() | Greenland | 174 | 161 | 5 ft. 8 in. | 5 ft. 4 in. |
![]() | Paraguay | 174 | 160 | 5 ft. 8 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
![]() | Iraq | 174 | 159 | 5 ft. 8 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
![]() | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 174 | 163 | 5 ft. 8 in. | 5 ft. 4 in. |
![]() | Armenia | 174 | 160 | 5 ft. 8 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
![]() | Cuba | 174 | 160 | 5 ft. 8 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
![]() | Venezuela | 174 | 160 | 5 ft. 8 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
![]() | Taiwan | 174 | 161 | 5 ft. 8 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
![]() | Singapore | 174 | 161 | 5 ft. 8 in. | 5 ft. 4 in. |
![]() | Qatar | 173 | 161 | 5 ft. 8 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
![]() | Botswana | 173 | 162 | 5 ft. 8 in. | 5 ft. 4 in. |
![]() | Mauritius | 173 | 159 | 5 ft. 8 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
![]() | Chile | 173 | 159 | 5 ft. 8 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
![]() | Bahrain | 173 | 158 | 5 ft. 8 in. | 5 ft. 2 in. |
![]() | Cyprus | 173 | 161 | 5 ft. 8 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
![]() | Haiti | 172 | 161 | 5 ft. 8 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
![]() | Guyana | 172 | 160 | 5 ft. 8 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
![]() | Cameroon | 172 | 160 | 5 ft. 8 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
![]() | Sudan | 172 | 160 | 5 ft. 8 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
![]() | Japan | 172 | 159 | 5 ft. 8 in. | 5 ft. 2 in. |
![]() | Burkina Faso | 172 | 161 | 5 ft. 8 in. | 5 ft. 4 in. |
![]() | Colombia | 172 | 158 | 5 ft. 8 in. | 5 ft. 2 in. |
![]() | Chad | 172 | 162 | 5 ft. 8 in. | 5 ft. 4 in. |
![]() | Oman | 172 | 158 | 5 ft. 8 in. | 5 ft. 2 in. |
![]() | Kyrgyzstan | 172 | 160 | 5 ft. 8 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
![]() | Thailand | 172 | 159 | 5 ft. 8 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
![]() | Nigeria | 172 | 158 | 5 ft. 8 in. | 5 ft. 2 in. |
![]() | Tuvalu | 171 | 164 | 5 ft. 7 in. | 5 ft. 4 in. |
![]() | Republic of the Congo | 171 | 159 | 5 ft. 7 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
![]() | Somalia | 171 | 160 | 5 ft. 7 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
![]() | Uzbekistan | 171 | 160 | 5 ft. 7 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
![]() | Djibouti | 171 | 160 | 5 ft. 7 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
![]() | Guinea | 171 | 159 | 5 ft. 7 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
![]() | Zimbabwe | 171 | 160 | 5 ft. 7 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
![]() | Saudi Arabia | 171 | 159 | 5 ft. 7 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
![]() | El Salvador | 171 | 156 | 5 ft. 7 in. | 5 ft. 2 in. |
![]() | Mongolia | 171 | 160 | 5 ft. 7 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
![]() | Palau | 171 | 160 | 5 ft. 7 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
![]() | Eritrea | 171 | 158 | 5 ft. 7 in. | 5 ft. 2 in. |
![]() | Belize | 171 | 158 | 5 ft. 7 in. | 5 ft. 2 in. |
![]() | Gabon | 170 | 160 | 5 ft. 7 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
![]() | Kenya | 170 | 159 | 5 ft. 7 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
![]() | Sao Tome and Principe | 170 | 160 | 5 ft. 7 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
![]() | Ghana | 170 | 159 | 5 ft. 7 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
![]() | Mexico | 170 | 158 | 5 ft. 7 in. | 5 ft. 2 in. |
![]() | Niger | 170 | 160 | 5 ft. 7 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
![]() | Panama | 170 | 158 | 5 ft. 7 in. | 5 ft. 2 in. |
![]() | Togo | 170 | 159 | 5 ft. 7 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
![]() | Kiribati | 170 | 161 | 5 ft. 7 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
![]() | Nicaragua | 170 | 156 | 5 ft. 7 in. | 5 ft. 1 in. |
![]() | Namibia | 170 | 160 | 5 ft. 7 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
![]() | South Africa | 170 | 159 | 5 ft. 7 in. | 5 ft. 2 in. |
![]() | Honduras | 170 | 155 | 5 ft. 7 in. | 5 ft. 1 in. |
![]() | Micronesia | 170 | 160 | 5 ft. 7 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
![]() | Nauru | 170 | 158 | 5 ft. 7 in. | 5 ft. 2 in. |
![]() | Malaysia | 169 | 157 | 5 ft. 7 in. | 5 ft. 2 in. |
![]() | Central African Republic | 169 | 160 | 5 ft. 7 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
![]() | Vietnam | 169 | 158 | 5 ft. 6 in. | 5 ft. 2 in. |
![]() | Ethiopia | 169 | 157 | 5 ft. 6 in. | 5 ft. 2 in. |
![]() | Uganda | 169 | 159 | 5 ft. 6 in. | 5 ft. 2 in. |
![]() | DR Congo | 169 | 156 | 5 ft. 6 in. | 5 ft. 2 in. |
![]() | Afghanistan | 169 | 156 | 5 ft. 6 in. | 5 ft. 1 in. |
![]() | Angola | 168 | 158 | 5 ft. 6 in. | 5 ft. 2 in. |
![]() | Benin | 168 | 158 | 5 ft. 6 in. | 5 ft. 2 in. |
![]() | Tajikistan | 168 | 158 | 5 ft. 6 in. | 5 ft. 2 in. |
![]() | Gambia | 168 | 162 | 5 ft. 6 in. | 5 ft. 4 in. |
![]() | Vanuatu | 168 | 160 | 5 ft. 6 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
![]() | Ivory Coast | 168 | 159 | 5 ft. 6 in. | 5 ft. 2 in. |
![]() | Equatorial Guinea | 168 | 158 | 5 ft. 6 in. | 5 ft. 2 in. |
![]() | Bolivia | 168 | 156 | 5 ft. 6 in. | 5 ft. 1 in. |
![]() | Sri Lanka | 168 | 156 | 5 ft. 6 in. | 5 ft. 1 in. |
![]() | Lesotho | 168 | 157 | 5 ft. 6 in. | 5 ft. 2 in. |
![]() | Maldives | 168 | 154 | 5 ft. 6 in. | 5 ft. 1 in. |
![]() | Comoros | 168 | 157 | 5 ft. 6 in. | 5 ft. 2 in. |
![]() | Zambia | 168 | 157 | 5 ft. 6 in. | 5 ft. 2 in. |
![]() | Burundi | 167 | 155 | 5 ft. 6 in. | 5 ft. 1 in. |
![]() | Pakistan | 167 | 155 | 5 ft. 6 in. | 5 ft. 1 in. |
![]() | Ecuador | 167 | 155 | 5 ft. 6 in. | 5 ft. 1 in. |
![]() | Bhutan | 167 | 155 | 5 ft. 6 in. | 5 ft. 1 in. |
![]() | Tanzania | 167 | 157 | 5 ft. 6 in. | 5 ft. 2 in. |
![]() | Peru | 167 | 154 | 5 ft. 6 in. | 5 ft. 1 in. |
![]() | Myanmar | 167 | 155 | 5 ft. 6 in. | 5 ft. 1 in. |
![]() | India | 167 | 155 | 5 ft. 6 in. | 5 ft. 1 in. |
![]() | Sierra Leone | 166 | 157 | 5 ft. 6 in. | 5 ft. 2 in. |
![]() | Brunei | 166 | 155 | 5 ft. 5 in. | 5 ft. 1 in. |
![]() | Indonesia | 166 | 154 | 5 ft. 5 in. | 5 ft. 1 in. |
![]() | Rwanda | 166 | 157 | 5 ft. 5 in. | 5 ft. 2 in. |
![]() | Malawi | 166 | 156 | 5 ft. 5 in. | 5 ft. 1 in. |
![]() | Mauritania | 166 | 160 | 5 ft. 5 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
![]() | Liberia | 165 | 157 | 5 ft. 5 in. | 5 ft. 2 in. |
![]() | Cambodia | 165 | 155 | 5 ft. 5 in. | 5 ft. 1 in. |
![]() | Marshall Islands | 165 | 155 | 5 ft. 5 in. | 5 ft. 1 in. |
![]() | Philippines | 165 | 154 | 5 ft. 5 in. | 5 ft. 1 in. |
![]() | Madagascar | 165 | 153 | 5 ft. 5 in. | 5 ft. |
![]() | Bangladesh | 165 | 152 | 5 ft. 5 in. | 5 ft. |
![]() | Yemen | 164 | 155 | 5 ft. 5 in. | 5 ft. 1 in. |
![]() | Nepal | 164 | 152 | 5 ft. 5 in. | 5 ft. |
![]() | Guatemala | 164 | 151 | 5 ft. 5 in. | 4 ft. 11 in. |
![]() | Mozambique | 164 | 155 | 5 ft. 5 in. | 5 ft. 1 in. |
![]() | Papua New Guinea | 163 | 157 | 5 ft. 4 in. | 5 ft. 2 in. |
![]() | Solomon Islands | 163 | 157 | 5 ft. 4 in. | 5 ft. 2 in. |
![]() | Laos | 163 | 153 | 5 ft. 4 in. | 5 ft. |
![]() | Timor Leste | 160 | 153 | 5 ft. 3 in. | 5 ft. |
Total | 163 | 151 |
Most countries use the metric system to measure height. Still, three countries have yet to break their dedication and loyalty to the imperial system measurements. These three countries are Liberia, Myanmar, and the United States of America. Even though the metric system is the most common measurement system, we will include the average height by country in both metric units and imperial units.
For clarification, the imperial system measures height by way of feet and inches, whereas the metric system uses meters and centimeters. These measurement units are not hard to switch between, but countries tend to stick to one over the other to maintain consistency. The ten tallest countries, with the first one being the country with the tallest average human height in the world, include:
Country | Average Height, Boys, 19 yo (cm) |
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Netherlands | 184 |
Montenegro | 183 |
Estonia | 183 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 182 |
Iceland | 182 |
Denmark | 182 |
Czech Republic | 181 |
Latvia | 181 |
Slovakia | 181 |
Ukraine | 181 |
At the other end of the spectrum are the top ten countries with the shortest average height.
Country | Average Height, Boys, 19 yo (cm) |
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Timor Leste | 160 |
Laos | 163 |
Solomon Islands | 163 |
Papua New Guinea | 163 |
Mozambique | 164 |
Nepal | 164 |
Guatemala | 164 |
Yemen | 164 |
Bangladesh | 165 |
Madagascar | 165 |