Physical Features
Average Height by Country 2026
Average Height, Boys, 19 yo (cm)
160
162
164
166
168
170
172
174
176
178
180
182
184
6 Countries with the Tallest Males
183.78 cm
183.30 cm
182.79 cm
182.47 cm
182.10 cm
181.89 cm
Country | Average Height, Boys, 19 yo 2019 (cm)↓ | Girls 19 2019 (cm) | Boys - Avg Ht, 19 Yo 2019 (ft) | Girls - Avg Ht, 19 Yo 2019 (ft) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Netherlands | 183.78 | 170.36 | 6 ft. | 5 ft. 7 in. |
 | Montenegro | 183.30 | 169.96 | 6 ft. | 5 ft. 7 in. |
 | Estonia | 182.79 | 168.66 | 6 ft. | 5 ft. 6 in. |
 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 182.47 | 167.47 | 6 ft. | 5 ft. 6 in. |
 | Iceland | 182.10 | 168.91 | 6 ft. | 5 ft. 7 in. |
 | Denmark | 181.89 | 169.47 | 6 ft. | 5 ft. 7 in. |
 | Czechia | 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. |
 | Ukraine | 180.98 | 166.62 | 5 ft. 11 in. | 5 ft. 6 in. |
 | Slovenia | 180.98 | 167.20 | 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. |
 | 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. |
 | Antigua and Barbuda | 178.84 | 165.72 | 5 ft. 10 in. | 5 ft. 5 in. |
 | Andorra | 178.84 | 165.53 | 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. |
 | French Polynesia | 178.32 | 166.52 | 5 ft. 10 in. | 5 ft. 6 in. |
 | Cook Islands | 178.32 | 167.31 | 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. |
 | 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. |
 | 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. |
 | Cape Verde | 176.29 | 163.10 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 4 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. 3 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. |
 | Portugal | 174.37 | 161.23 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
 | Turkmenistan | 174.37 | 162.83 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 4 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. |
 | 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. |
 | Saudi Arabia | 170.67 | 158.84 | 5 ft. 7 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
 | El Salvador | 170.67 | 156.39 | 5 ft. 7 in. | 5 ft. 2 in. |
 | Mongolia | 170.67 | 159.89 | 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. |
 | 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. |
 | 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. | 5 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. |
| Global Average | 163.10 | 151.47 |
Snapshot
Most countries use the metric system for height measurement, but Liberia, Myanmar, and the USA still use the imperial system.
The Netherlands ranks as the country with the tallest average human height, followed by Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Countries with the shortest average height include Timor Leste, Laos, and the Solomon Islands.
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 comparison, the table shows heights in both centimeters (metric) and also in feet and inches (imperial). The main table columns describe 19-year-old males and females in 2019, not adults of all ages. Other tabs show children aged 5, 10, and 15.
Among the 19-year-old males listed, the Netherlands displayed the highest average height at 183.78 cm (about 6 ft 0 in), followed by Montenegro at 183.30 cm and Estonia at 182.79 cm. The Netherlands also has the highest listed average for 19-year-old females, at 170.36 cm (about 5 ft 7 in).
