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Average Height by Country 2023
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:
- 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
At the other end of the spectrum are the top ten countries with the shortest average height, which currently include:
Country | Male Height (cm) | Female Height (cm) | Male Height (in) | Female Height (in) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 183.78 | 170.36 | 6 ft. | 5 ft. 7 in. |
| Montenegro | 183.30 | 169.96 | 6 ft. | 5 ft. 7 in. |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 182.47 | 167.47 | 5 ft. | 5 ft. 6 in. |
| Iceland | 182.10 | 168.91 | 5 ft. | 5 ft. 7 in. |
| Denmark | 181.89 | 169.47 | 5 ft. | 5 ft. 7 in. |
| Czech Republic | 181.19 | 167.96 | 5 ft. 11 in. | 5 ft. 6 in. |
| Latvia | 181.17 | 168.81 | 5 ft. 11 in. | 5 ft. 6 in. |
| Slovakia | 181.02 | 167.12 | 5 ft. 11 in. | 5 ft. 6 in. |
| Slovenia | 180.98 | 167.20 | 5 ft. 11 in. | 5 ft. 6 in. |
| Ukraine | 180.98 | 166.62 | 5 ft. 11 in. | 5 ft. 6 in. |
| Croatia | 180.76 | 166.80 | 5 ft. 11 in. | 5 ft. 6 in. |
| Serbia | 180.74 | 168.29 | 5 ft. 11 in. | 5 ft. 6 in. |
| Lithuania | 180.72 | 167.63 | 5 ft. 11 in. | 5 ft. 6 in. |
| Poland | 180.69 | 165.78 | 5 ft. 11 in. | 5 ft. 5 in. |
| Finland | 180.57 | 166.48 | 5 ft. 11 in. | 5 ft. 6 in. |
| Norway | 180.48 | 166.45 | 5 ft. 11 in. | 5 ft. 6 in. |
| Sweden | 180.46 | 166.67 | 5 ft. 11 in. | 5 ft. 6 in. |
| Estonia | 180.34 | 168.66 | 5 ft. 11 in. | 5 ft. 6 in. |
| Germany | 180.28 | 166.18 | 5 ft. 11 in. | 5 ft. 5 in. |
| Dominica | 180.15 | 166.89 | 5 ft. 11 in. | 5 ft. 6 in. |
| Bermuda | 179.72 | 166.11 | 5 ft. 11 in. | 5 ft. 5 in. |
| Puerto Rico | 179.48 | 163.06 | 5 ft. 11 in. | 5 ft. 4 in. |
| Greece | 179.26 | 165.81 | 5 ft. 11 in. | 5 ft. 5 in. |
| Belgium | 179.09 | 163.40 | 5 ft. 11 in. | 5 ft. 4 in. |
| Ireland | 179.04 | 164.50 | 5 ft. 10 in. | 5 ft. 5 in. |
| Lebanon | 178.96 | 163.67 | 5 ft. 10 in. | 5 ft. 4 in. |
| Andorra | 178.84 | 165.53 | 5 ft. 10 in. | 5 ft. 5 in. |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 178.84 | 165.72 | 5 ft. 10 in. | 5 ft. 5 in. |
| Australia | 178.77 | 164.67 | 5 ft. 10 in. | 5 ft. 5 in. |
| Canada | 178.75 | 164.73 | 5 ft. 10 in. | 5 ft. 5 in. |
| Switzerland | 178.73 | 164.33 | 5 ft. 10 in. | 5 ft. 5 in. |
| Grenada | 178.70 | 165.99 | 5 ft. 10 in. | 5 ft. 5 in. |
| Belarus | 178.69 | 166.93 | 5 ft. 10 in. | 5 ft. 6 in. |
| France | 178.60 | 164.49 | 5 ft. 10 in. | 5 ft. 5 in. |
| Austria | 178.52 | 166.93 | 5 ft. 10 in. | 5 ft. 6 in. |
| Luxembourg | 178.46 | 165.07 | 5 ft. 10 in. | 5 ft. 5 in. |
| Cook Islands | 178.32 | 167.31 | 5 ft. 10 in. | 5 ft. 6 in. |
| French Polynesia | 178.32 | 166.52 | 5 ft. 10 in. | 5 ft. 6 in. |
| United Kingdom | 178.21 | 163.94 | 5 ft. 10 in. | 5 ft. 5 in. |
| Romania | 177.82 | 164.73 | 5 ft. 10 in. | 5 ft. 5 in. |
| New Zealand | 177.72 | 164.66 | 5 ft. 10 in. | 5 ft. 5 in. |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 177.49 | 165.30 | 5 ft. 10 in. | 5 ft. 5 in. |
| Niue | 177.19 | 167.03 | 5 ft. 10 in. | 5 ft. 6 in. |
| American Samoa | 177.09 | 167.55 | 5 ft. 10 in. | 5 ft. 6 in. |
| Barbados | 177.03 | 165.66 | 5 ft. 10 in. | 5 ft. 5 in. |
| Jamaica | 176.97 | 164.32 | 5 ft. 10 in. | 5 ft. 5 in. |
| United States | 176.94 | 163.31 | 5 ft. 10 in. | 5 ft. 4 in. |
| Tunisia | 176.85 | 161.69 | 5 ft. 10 in. | 5 ft. 4 in. |
| Russia | 176.65 | 164.52 | 5 ft. 10 in. | 5 ft. 5 in. |
| Hungary | 176.59 | 162.55 | 5 ft. 10 in. | 5 ft. 4 in. |
| Saint Lucia | 176.43 | 165.52 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 5 in. |
| North Macedonia | 176.43 | 160.88 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
| Libya | 176.39 | 162.56 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 4 in. |
| Turkey | 176.36 | 161.80 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 4 in. |
| Morocco | 176.35 | 161.18 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
| Senegal | 176.18 | 163.92 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 5 in. |
| Spain | 176.11 | 162.03 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 4 in. |
| Tokelau | 176.06 | 166.08 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 5 in. |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 176.03 | 163.38 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 4 in. |
| Israel | 175.98 | 162.22 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 4 in. |
| Georgia | 175.98 | 163.24 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 4 in. |
| Seychelles | 175.90 | 162.47 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 4 in. |
| Brazil | 175.73 | 162.41 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 4 in. |
| China | 175.66 | 163.46 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 4 in. |
| Iran | 175.62 | 161.18 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
| Moldova | 175.59 | 162.96 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 4 in. |
| South Korea | 175.52 | 163.23 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 4 in. |
| Kazakhstan | 175.50 | 161.74 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 4 in. |
| Tonga | 175.11 | 166.08 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 5 in. |
| Palestine | 175.05 | 161.28 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 4 in. |
| Algeria | 175.04 | 162.35 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 4 in. |
| Mali | 175.02 | 161.99 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 4 in. |
| Kuwait | 174.96 | 160.10 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
| Jordan | 174.84 | 159.46 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
| Hong Kong | 174.83 | 160.62 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
| Argentina | 174.75 | 161.22 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
| North Korea | 174.69 | 161.22 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
| Dominican Republic | 174.65 | 161.21 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
| Egypt | 174.57 | 160.88 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
| Suriname | 174.51 | 162.26 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 4 in. |
| Italy | 174.42 | 161.81 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 4 in. |
| Samoa | 174.42 | 163.82 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 4 in. |
| Bahamas | 174.40 | 163.46 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 4 in. |
| Malta | 174.38 | 162.95 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 4 in. |
| Turkmenistan | 174.37 | 162.83 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 4 in. |
| Portugal | 174.37 | 161.23 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
| Uruguay | 174.32 | 161.56 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 4 in. |
| Bulgaria | 174.17 | 164.58 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 5 in. |
| United Arab Emirates | 174.08 | 160.53 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
| Albania | 174.07 | 162.23 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 4 in. |
| Costa Rica | 174.04 | 160.36 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
| Azerbaijan | 174.00 | 161.37 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 4 in. |
| Fiji | 173.98 | 164.28 | 5 ft. 8 in. | 5 ft. 5 in. |
| Greenland | 173.84 | 161.40 | 5 ft. 8 in. | 5 ft. 4 in. |
| Paraguay | 173.81 | 159.76 | 5 ft. 8 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
| Iraq | 173.79 | 158.75 | 5 ft. 8 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 173.71 | 162.78 | 5 ft. 8 in. | 5 ft. 4 in. |
| Armenia | 173.67 | 159.85 | 5 ft. 8 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
| Cuba | 173.56 | 160.13 | 5 ft. 8 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
| Venezuela | 173.53 | 160.04 | 5 ft. 8 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
| Taiwan | 173.53 | 160.70 | 5 ft. 8 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
| Singapore | 173.50 | 161.30 | 5 ft. 8 in. | 5 ft. 4 in. |
| Qatar | 173.27 | 160.72 | 5 ft. 8 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
| Botswana | 173.16 | 162.06 | 5 ft. 8 in. | 5 ft. 4 in. |
| Mauritius | 173.01 | 158.94 | 5 ft. 8 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
| Chile | 172.88 | 159.42 | 5 ft. 8 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
| Bahrain | 172.76 | 158.29 | 5 ft. 8 in. | 5 ft. 2 in. |
| Cyprus | 172.75 | 160.55 | 5 ft. 8 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
| Haiti | 172.23 | 160.57 | 5 ft. 8 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
| Guyana | 172.15 | 159.57 | 5 ft. 8 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
| Cameroon | 172.13 | 160.41 | 5 ft. 8 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
| Sudan | 172.07 | 160.36 | 5 ft. 8 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
| Japan | 172.06 | 158.50 | 5 ft. 8 in. | 5 ft. 2 in. |
| Burkina Faso | 171.89 | 161.33 | 5 ft. 8 in. | 5 ft. 4 in. |
| Colombia | 171.85 | 157.96 | 5 ft. 8 in. | 5 ft. 2 in. |
| Chad | 171.84 | 162.12 | 5 ft. 8 in. | 5 ft. 4 in. |
| Oman | 171.70 | 158.44 | 5 ft. 8 in. | 5 ft. 2 in. |
| Kyrgyzstan | 171.66 | 160.20 | 5 ft. 8 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
| Syria | 171.64 | 159.38 | 5 ft. 8 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
| Thailand | 171.61 | 159.42 | 5 ft. 8 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
| Nigeria | 171.55 | 158.14 | 5 ft. 8 in. | 5 ft. 2 in. |
| Tuvalu | 171.30 | 163.57 | 5 ft. 7 in. | 5 ft. 4 in. |
| Republic of the Congo | 171.23 | 158.78 | 5 ft. 7 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
| Somalia | 171.22 | 159.86 | 5 ft. 7 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
| Uzbekistan | 170.94 | 160.29 | 5 ft. 7 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
| Djibouti | 170.77 | 159.82 | 5 ft. 7 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
| Guinea | 170.70 | 158.75 | 5 ft. 7 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
| Zimbabwe | 170.69 | 159.85 | 5 ft. 7 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
| Mongolia | 170.67 | 159.89 | 5 ft. 7 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
| El Salvador | 170.67 | 156.39 | 5 ft. 7 in. | 5 ft. 2 in. |
| Saudi Arabia | 170.67 | 158.84 | 5 ft. 7 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
| Palau | 170.62 | 159.52 | 5 ft. 7 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
| Eritrea | 170.60 | 157.58 | 5 ft. 7 in. | 5 ft. 2 in. |
| Belize | 170.52 | 158.12 | 5 ft. 7 in. | 5 ft. 2 in. |
| Gabon | 170.48 | 160.05 | 5 ft. 7 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
| Kenya | 170.46 | 159.43 | 5 ft. 7 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 170.37 | 159.81 | 5 ft. 7 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
| Ghana | 170.30 | 158.86 | 5 ft. 7 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
| Mexico | 170.29 | 157.90 | 5 ft. 7 in. | 5 ft. 2 in. |
| Niger | 170.26 | 159.81 | 5 ft. 7 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
| Panama | 170.19 | 158.19 | 5 ft. 7 in. | 5 ft. 2 in. |
| Togo | 170.14 | 159.13 | 5 ft. 7 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
| Kiribati | 170.09 | 161.04 | 5 ft. 7 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
| Nicaragua | 169.91 | 155.62 | 5 ft. 7 in. | 5 ft. 1 in. |
| Namibia | 169.75 | 160.26 | 5 ft. 7 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
| South Africa | 169.63 | 158.58 | 5 ft. 7 in. | 5 ft. 2 in. |
| Honduras | 169.59 | 155.18 | 5 ft. 7 in. | 5 ft. 1 in. |
| Micronesia | 169.57 | 159.66 | 5 ft. 7 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
| Nauru | 169.57 | 157.82 | 5 ft. 7 in. | 5 ft. 2 in. |
| Eswatini | 169.41 | 158.92 | 5 ft. 7 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
| Malaysia | 169.20 | 157.06 | 5 ft. 7 in. | 5 ft. 2 in. |
| Central African Republic | 169.01 | 159.65 | 5 ft. 7 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
| Vietnam | 168.89 | 158.43 | 5 ft. 6 in. | 5 ft. 2 in. |
| Ethiopia | 168.84 | 157.15 | 5 ft. 6 in. | 5 ft. 2 in. |
| Uganda | 168.74 | 158.53 | 5 ft. 6 in. | 5 ft. 2 in. |
| DR Congo | 168.60 | 156.30 | 5 ft. 6 in. | 5 ft. 2 in. |
| Afghanistan | 168.50 | 156.11 | 5 ft. 6 in. | 5 ft. 1 in. |
| Angola | 168.46 | 158.10 | 5 ft. 6 in. | 5 ft. 2 in. |
| Benin | 168.44 | 158.40 | 5 ft. 6 in. | 5 ft. 2 in. |
| Tajikistan | 168.43 | 158.12 | 5 ft. 6 in. | 5 ft. 2 in. |
| Gambia | 168.36 | 161.73 | 5 ft. 6 in. | 5 ft. 4 in. |
| Vanuatu | 168.29 | 160.48 | 5 ft. 6 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
| Ivory Coast | 168.23 | 158.65 | 5 ft. 6 in. | 5 ft. 2 in. |
| Equatorial Guinea | 168.18 | 158.05 | 5 ft. 6 in. | 5 ft. 2 in. |
| Guinea Bissau | 168.17 | 158.72 | 5 ft. 6 in. | 5 ft. 2 in. |
| Bolivia | 168.10 | 155.58 | 5 ft. 6 in. | 5 ft. 1 in. |
| Sri Lanka | 168.07 | 155.88 | 5 ft. 6 in. | 5 ft. 1 in. |
| Lesotho | 167.92 | 156.72 | 5 ft. 6 in. | 5 ft. 2 in. |
| Maldives | 167.87 | 154.28 | 5 ft. 6 in. | 5 ft. 1 in. |
| Comoros | 167.72 | 156.54 | 5 ft. 6 in. | 5 ft. 2 in. |
| Zambia | 167.62 | 157.32 | 5 ft. 6 in. | 5 ft. 2 in. |
| Burundi | 167.34 | 155.08 | 5 ft. 6 in. | 5 ft. 1 in. |
| Pakistan | 167.33 | 154.77 | 5 ft. 6 in. | 5 ft. 1 in. |
| Ecuador | 167.32 | 155.25 | 5 ft. 6 in. | 5 ft. 1 in. |
| Bhutan | 167.05 | 155.15 | 5 ft. 6 in. | 5 ft. 1 in. |
| Tanzania | 166.98 | 156.89 | 5 ft. 6 in. | 5 ft. 2 in. |
| Peru | 166.75 | 154.39 | 5 ft. 6 in. | 5 ft. 1 in. |
| Myanmar | 166.70 | 154.71 | 5 ft. 6 in. | 5 ft. 1 in. |
| India | 166.50 | 155.18 | 5 ft. 6 in. | 5 ft. 1 in. |
| Sierra Leone | 166.43 | 157.34 | 5 ft. 6 in. | 5 ft. 2 in. |
| Brunei | 166.31 | 154.90 | 5 ft. 5 in. | 5 ft. 1 in. |
| Indonesia | 166.26 | 154.36 | 5 ft. 5 in. | 5 ft. 1 in. |
| Rwanda | 166.02 | 156.72 | 5 ft. 5 in. | 5 ft. 2 in. |
| Malawi | 165.68 | 156.14 | 5 ft. 5 in. | 5 ft. 1 in. |
| Mauritania | 165.54 | 160.06 | 5 ft. 5 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
| Liberia | 165.48 | 156.54 | 5 ft. 5 in. | 5 ft. 2 in. |
| Cambodia | 165.35 | 154.75 | 5 ft. 5 in. | 5 ft. 1 in. |
| Marshall Islands | 165.26 | 154.76 | 5 ft. 5 in. | 5 ft. 1 in. |
| Philippines | 165.23 | 154.14 | 5 ft. 5 in. | 5 ft. 1 in. |
| Madagascar | 165.16 | 153.06 | 5 ft. 5 in. | 5 ft. |
| Bangladesh | 165.08 | 152.38 | 5 ft. 5 in. | 4 ft. |
| Yemen | 164.42 | 154.76 | 5 ft. 5 in. | 5 ft. 1 in. |
| Nepal | 164.36 | 152.39 | 5 ft. 5 in. | 5 ft. |
| Guatemala | 164.36 | 150.91 | 5 ft. 5 in. | 4 ft. 11 in. |
| Mozambique | 164.30 | 155.42 | 5 ft. 5 in. | 5 ft. 1 in. |
| Papua New Guinea | 163.10 | 156.89 | 5 ft. 4 in. | 5 ft. 2 in. |
| Solomon Islands | 163.07 | 156.79 | 5 ft. 4 in. | 5 ft. 2 in. |
| Laos | 162.78 | 153.10 | 5 ft. 4 in. | 5 ft. |
| Timor Leste | 160.13 | 152.71 | 5 ft. 3 in. | 5 ft. |
showing: 199 rows
Which country has the tallest people?
The Netherlands has the tallest average height in the world, with an average height of around six feet or 72.36 inches to be precise.
Which country has the shortest people?
Indonesia has the shortest average height in the world, with an average height of 62.2 inches or around five feet, two inches.