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Average Male Height 2019

1.	Netherlands	183.78 cm
2.	Montenegro	183.30 cm
3.	Bosnia and Herzegovina	182.47 cm
4.	Iceland	182.10 cm
5.	Denmark	181.89 cm
6.	Czech Republic	181.19 cm
7.	Latvia	181.17 cm
8.	Slovakia	181.02 cm
9.	Slovenia	180.98 cm
10.	Ukraine	180.98 cm
11.	Croatia	180.76 cm
12.	Serbia	180.74 cm
13.	Lithuania	180.72 cm
14.	Poland	180.69 cm
15.	Finland	180.57 cm
16.	Norway	180.48 cm
17.	Sweden	180.46 cm
18.	Estonia	180.34 cm
19.	Germany	180.28 cm
20.	Dominica	180.15 cm
21.	Bermuda	179.72 cm
22.	Puerto Rico	179.48 cm
23.	Greece	179.26 cm
24.	Belgium	179.09 cm
25.	Ireland	179.04 cm
26.	Lebanon	178.96 cm
27.	Andorra	178.84 cm
28.	Antigua and Barbuda	178.84 cm
29.	Australia	178.77 cm
30.	Canada	178.75 cm
31.	Switzerland	178.73 cm
32.	Grenada	178.7 cm
33.	Belarus	178.69 cm
34.	France	178.60 cm
35.	Austria	178.52 cm
36.	Luxembourg	178.46 cm
37.	Cook Islands	178.32 cm
38.	French Polynesia	178.32 cm
39.	United Kingdom	178.21 cm
40.	Romania	177.82 cm
41.	New Zealand	177.72 cm
42.	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	177.49 cm
43.	Niue	177.19 cm
44.	American Samoa	177.09 cm
45.	Barbados	177.03 cm
46.	Jamaica	176.97 cm
47.	United States	176.94 cm
48.	Tunisia	176.85 cm
49.	Russia	176.65 cm
50.	Hungary	176.59 cm
51.	Saint Lucia	176.43 cm
52.	North Macedonia	176.43 cm
53.	Libya	176.39 cm
54.	Turkey	176.36 cm
55.	Morocco	176.35 cm
56.	Senegal	176.18 cm
57.	Spain	176.11 cm
58.	Trinidad and Tobago	176.03 cm
59.	Israel	175.98 cm
60.	Georgia	175.98 cm
61.	Seychelles	175.90 cm
62.	Brazil	175.73 cm
63.	China	175.66 cm
64.	Iran	175.62 cm
65.	Moldova	175.59 cm
66.	South Korea	175.52 cm
67.	Kazakhstan	175.50 cm
68.	Tonga	175.11 cm
69.	Palestine	175.05 cm
70.	Algeria	175.04 cm
71.	Mali	175.02 cm
72.	Kuwait	174.96 cm
73.	Jordan	174.84 cm
74.	Hong Kong	174.83 cm
75.	Argentina	174.75 cm
76.	North Korea	174.69 cm
77.	Dominican Republic	174.65 cm
78.	Egypt	174.57 cm
79.	Suriname	174.51 cm
80.	Italy	174.42 cm
81.	Samoa	174.42 cm
82.	Bahamas	174.4 cm
83.	Malta	174.38 cm
84.	Turkmenistan	174.37 cm
85.	Portugal	174.37 cm
86.	Uruguay	174.32 cm
87.	Bulgaria	174.17 cm
88.	United Arab Emirates	174.08 cm
89.	Albania	174.07 cm
90.	Costa Rica	174.04 cm
91.	Azerbaijan	174.00 cm
92.	Fiji	173.98 cm
93.	Greenland	173.84 cm
94.	Paraguay	173.81 cm
95.	Iraq	173.79 cm
96.	Saint Kitts and Nevis	173.71 cm
97.	Armenia	173.67 cm
98.	Cuba	173.56 cm
99.	Venezuela	173.53 cm
100.	Taiwan	173.53 cm
101.	Singapore	173.50 cm
102.	Qatar	173.27 cm
103.	Botswana	173.16 cm
104.	Mauritius	173.01 cm
105.	Chile	172.88 cm
106.	Bahrain	172.76 cm
107.	Cyprus	172.75 cm
108.	Haiti	172.23 cm
109.	Guyana	172.15 cm
110.	Cameroon	172.13 cm
111.	Sudan	172.07 cm
112.	Japan	172.06 cm
113.	Burkina Faso	171.89 cm
114.	Colombia	171.85 cm
115.	Chad	171.84 cm
116.	Oman	171.70 cm
117.	Kyrgyzstan	171.66 cm
118.	Syria	171.64 cm
119.	Thailand	171.61 cm
120.	Nigeria	171.55 cm
121.	Tuvalu	171.30 cm
122.	Republic of the Congo	171.23 cm
123.	Somalia	171.22 cm
124.	Uzbekistan	170.94 cm
125.	Djibouti	170.77 cm
126.	Guinea	170.70 cm
127.	Zimbabwe	170.69 cm
128.	Mongolia	170.67 cm
129.	El Salvador	170.67 cm
130.	Saudi Arabia	170.67 cm
131.	Palau	170.62 cm
132.	Eritrea	170.60 cm
133.	Belize	170.52 cm
134.	Gabon	170.48 cm
135.	Kenya	170.46 cm
136.	Sao Tome and Principe	170.37 cm
137.	Ghana	170.30 cm
138.	Mexico	170.29 cm
139.	Niger	170.26 cm
140.	Panama	170.19 cm
141.	Togo	170.14 cm
142.	Kiribati	170.09 cm
143.	Nicaragua	169.91 cm
144.	Namibia	169.75 cm
145.	South Africa	169.63 cm
146.	Honduras	169.59 cm
147.	Micronesia	169.57 cm
148.	Nauru	169.57 cm
149.	Eswatini	169.41 cm
150.	Malaysia	169.20 cm
151.	Central African Republic	169.01 cm
152.	Vietnam	168.89 cm
153.	Ethiopia	168.84 cm
154.	Uganda	168.74 cm
155.	DR Congo	168.60 cm
156.	Afghanistan	168.50 cm
157.	Angola	168.46 cm
158.	Benin	168.44 cm
159.	Tajikistan	168.43 cm
160.	Gambia	168.36 cm
161.	Vanuatu	168.29 cm
162.	Ivory Coast	168.23 cm
163.	Equatorial Guinea	168.18 cm
164.	Guinea Bissau	168.17 cm
165.	Bolivia	168.10 cm
166.	Sri Lanka	168.07 cm
167.	Lesotho	167.92 cm
168.	Maldives	167.87 cm
169.	Comoros	167.72 cm
170.	Zambia	167.62 cm
171.	Burundi	167.34 cm
172.	Pakistan	167.33 cm
173.	Ecuador	167.32 cm
174.	Bhutan	167.05 cm
175.	Tanzania	166.98 cm
176.	Peru	166.75 cm
177.	Myanmar	166.70 cm
178.	India	166.5 cm
179.	Sierra Leone	166.43 cm
180.	Brunei	166.31 cm
181.	Indonesia	166.26 cm
182.	Rwanda	166.02 cm
183.	Malawi	165.68 cm
184.	Mauritania	165.54 cm
185.	Liberia	165.48 cm
186.	Cambodia	165.35 cm
187.	Marshall Islands	165.26 cm
188.	Philippines	165.23 cm
189.	Madagascar	165.16 cm
190.	Bangladesh	165.08 cm
191.	Yemen	164.42 cm
192.	Nepal	164.36 cm
193.	Guatemala	164.36 cm
194.	Mozambique	164.30 cm
195.	Papua New Guinea	163.10 cm
196.	Solomon Islands	163.07 cm
197.	Laos	162.78 cm
198.	Timor Leste	160.13 cm

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Height Differences Around the World

Physical stature differs greatly worldwide, with people's average height varying depending on their geographic location, genetic heritage, diet, healthcare, and socioeconomic status. The average height of a country provides crucial insights into the state of its health, wealth, and overall well-being of its citizens.

Key findings:

Netherlands men stand the tallest with an average height of 183.78 cm, followed closely by Montenegro at 183.30 cm and Bosnia and Herzegovina at 182.47 cm.
Conversely, males in Timor-Leste have the shortest average height of just 160.13 cm. Laos is another country with a shorter average male height of 162.78 cm, while men in Guatemala and Nepal stand on average 164.36 cm tall.
The United States, with an average male height of 176.94 cm, ranks within the top 40%, significantly higher than the global average.
The average height range globally is considerable, with a sizable difference of roughly 23.65 cm or around 9.3 inches between the tallest and shortest nations.

Average Height By Country

Region ↕	Average Male Height 2019↕	Female Height 2019↕
Afghanistan	168.50 cm	156.11 cm
Albania	174.07 cm	162.23 cm
Algeria	175.04 cm	162.35 cm
American Samoa	177.09 cm	167.55 cm
Andorra	178.84 cm	165.53 cm
Angola	168.46 cm	158.10 cm
Antigua and Barbuda	178.84 cm	165.72 cm
Argentina	174.75 cm	161.22 cm
Armenia	173.67 cm	159.85 cm
Australia	178.77 cm	164.67 cm
Austria	178.52 cm	166.93 cm
Azerbaijan	174.00 cm	161.37 cm
Bahamas	174.4 cm	163.46 cm
Bahrain	172.76 cm	158.29 cm
Bangladesh	165.08 cm	152.38 cm
Barbados	177.03 cm	165.66 cm
Belarus	178.69 cm	166.93 cm
Belgium	179.09 cm	163.40 cm
Belize	170.52 cm	158.12 cm
Benin	168.44 cm	158.40 cm
Bermuda	179.72 cm	166.11 cm
Bhutan	167.05 cm	155.15 cm
Bolivia	168.10 cm	155.58 cm
Bosnia and Herzegovina	182.47 cm	167.47 cm
Botswana	173.16 cm	162.06 cm
Brazil	175.73 cm	162.41 cm
Brunei	166.31 cm	154.90 cm
Bulgaria	174.17 cm	164.58 cm
Burkina Faso	171.89 cm	161.33 cm
Burundi	167.34 cm	155.08 cm
Cambodia	165.35 cm	154.75 cm
Cameroon	172.13 cm	160.41 cm
Canada	178.75 cm	164.73 cm
Central African Republic	169.01 cm	159.65 cm
Chad	171.84 cm	162.12 cm
Chile	172.88 cm	159.42 cm
China	175.66 cm	163.46 cm
Colombia	171.85 cm	157.96 cm
Comoros	167.72 cm	156.54 cm
Cook Islands	178.32 cm	167.31 cm
Costa Rica	174.04 cm	160.36 cm
Croatia	180.76 cm	166.80 cm
Cuba	173.56 cm	160.13 cm
Cyprus	172.75 cm	160.55 cm
Czech Republic	181.19 cm	167.96 cm
DR Congo	168.60 cm	156.30 cm
Denmark	181.89 cm	169.47 cm
Djibouti	170.77 cm	159.82 cm
Dominica	180.15 cm	166.89 cm
Dominican Republic	174.65 cm	161.21 cm
Ecuador	167.32 cm	155.25 cm
Egypt	174.57 cm	160.88 cm
El Salvador	170.67 cm	156.39 cm
Equatorial Guinea	168.18 cm	158.05 cm
Eritrea	170.60 cm	157.58 cm
Estonia	180.34 cm	168.66 cm
Eswatini	169.41 cm	158.92 cm
Ethiopia	168.84 cm	157.15 cm
Fiji	173.98 cm	164.28 cm
Finland	180.57 cm	166.48 cm
France	178.60 cm	164.49 cm
French Polynesia	178.32 cm	166.52 cm
Gabon	170.48 cm	160.05 cm
Gambia	168.36 cm	161.73 cm
Georgia	175.98 cm	163.24 cm
Germany	180.28 cm	166.18 cm
Ghana	170.30 cm	158.86 cm
Greece	179.26 cm	165.81 cm
Greenland	173.84 cm	161.40 cm
Grenada	178.7 cm	165.99 cm
Guatemala	164.36 cm	150.91 cm
Guinea	170.70 cm	158.75 cm
Guinea Bissau	168.17 cm	158.72 cm
Guyana	172.15 cm	159.57 cm
Haiti	172.23 cm	160.57 cm
Honduras	169.59 cm	155.18 cm
Hong Kong	174.83 cm	160.62 cm
Hungary	176.59 cm	162.55 cm
Iceland	182.10 cm	168.91 cm
India	166.5 cm	155.18 cm
Indonesia	166.26 cm	154.36 cm
Iran	175.62 cm	161.18 cm
Iraq	173.79 cm	158.75 cm
Ireland	179.04 cm	164.50 cm
Israel	175.98 cm	162.22 cm
Italy	174.42 cm	161.81 cm
Ivory Coast	168.23 cm	158.65 cm
Jamaica	176.97 cm	164.32 cm
Japan	172.06 cm	158.50 cm
Jordan	174.84 cm	159.46 cm
Kazakhstan	175.50 cm	161.74 cm
Kenya	170.46 cm	159.43 cm
Kiribati	170.09 cm	161.04 cm
Kuwait	174.96 cm	160.10 cm
Kyrgyzstan	171.66 cm	160.20 cm
Laos	162.78 cm	153.10 cm
Latvia	181.17 cm	168.81 cm
Lebanon	178.96 cm	163.67 cm
Lesotho	167.92 cm	156.72 cm
Liberia	165.48 cm	156.54 cm
Libya	176.39 cm	162.56 cm
Lithuania	180.72 cm	167.63 cm
Luxembourg	178.46 cm	165.07 cm
Madagascar	165.16 cm	153.06 cm
Malawi	165.68 cm	156.14 cm
Malaysia	169.20 cm	157.06 cm
Maldives	167.87 cm	154.28 cm
Mali	175.02 cm	161.99 cm
Malta	174.38 cm	162.95 cm
Marshall Islands	165.26 cm	154.76 cm
Mauritania	165.54 cm	160.06 cm
Mauritius	173.01 cm	158.94 cm
Mexico	170.29 cm	157.90 cm
Micronesia	169.57 cm	159.66 cm
Moldova	175.59 cm	162.96 cm
Mongolia	170.67 cm	159.89 cm
Montenegro	183.30 cm	169.96 cm
Morocco	176.35 cm	161.18 cm
Mozambique	164.30 cm	155.42 cm
Myanmar	166.70 cm	154.71 cm
Namibia	169.75 cm	160.26 cm
Nauru	169.57 cm	157.82 cm
Nepal	164.36 cm	152.39 cm
Netherlands	183.78 cm	170.36 cm
New Zealand	177.72 cm	164.66 cm
Nicaragua	169.91 cm	155.62 cm
Niger	170.26 cm	159.81 cm
Nigeria	171.55 cm	158.14 cm
Niue	177.19 cm	167.03 cm
North Korea	174.69 cm	161.22 cm
North Macedonia	176.43 cm	160.88 cm
Norway	180.48 cm	166.45 cm
Oman	171.70 cm	158.44 cm
Pakistan	167.33 cm	154.77 cm
Palau	170.62 cm	159.52 cm
Palestine	175.05 cm	161.28 cm
Panama	170.19 cm	158.19 cm
Papua New Guinea	163.10 cm	156.89 cm
Paraguay	173.81 cm	159.76 cm
Peru	166.75 cm	154.39 cm
Philippines	165.23 cm	154.14 cm
Poland	180.69 cm	165.78 cm
Portugal	174.37 cm	161.23 cm
Puerto Rico	179.48 cm	163.06 cm
Qatar	173.27 cm	160.72 cm
Republic of the Congo	171.23 cm	158.78 cm
Romania	177.82 cm	164.73 cm
Russia	176.65 cm	164.52 cm
Rwanda	166.02 cm	156.72 cm
Saint Kitts and Nevis	173.71 cm	162.78 cm
Saint Lucia	176.43 cm	165.52 cm
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	177.49 cm	165.30 cm
Samoa	174.42 cm	163.82 cm
Sao Tome and Principe	170.37 cm	159.81 cm
Saudi Arabia	170.67 cm	158.84 cm
Senegal	176.18 cm	163.92 cm
Serbia	180.74 cm	168.29 cm
Seychelles	175.90 cm	162.47 cm
Sierra Leone	166.43 cm	157.34 cm
Singapore	173.50 cm	161.30 cm
Slovakia	181.02 cm	167.12 cm
Slovenia	180.98 cm	167.20 cm
Solomon Islands	163.07 cm	156.79 cm
Somalia	171.22 cm	159.86 cm
South Africa	169.63 cm	158.58 cm
South Korea	175.52 cm	163.23 cm
Spain	176.11 cm	162.03 cm
Sri Lanka	168.07 cm	155.88 cm
Sudan	172.07 cm	160.36 cm
Suriname	174.51 cm	162.26 cm
Sweden	180.46 cm	166.67 cm
Switzerland	178.73 cm	164.33 cm
Syria	171.64 cm	159.38 cm
Taiwan	173.53 cm	160.70 cm
Tajikistan	168.43 cm	158.12 cm
Tanzania	166.98 cm	156.89 cm
Thailand	171.61 cm	159.42 cm
Timor Leste	160.13 cm	152.71 cm
Togo	170.14 cm	159.13 cm
Tonga	175.11 cm	166.08 cm
Trinidad and Tobago	176.03 cm	163.38 cm
Tunisia	176.85 cm	161.69 cm
Turkey	176.36 cm	161.80 cm
Turkmenistan	174.37 cm	162.83 cm
Tuvalu	171.30 cm	163.57 cm
Uganda	168.74 cm	158.53 cm
Ukraine	180.98 cm	166.62 cm
United Arab Emirates	174.08 cm	160.53 cm
United Kingdom	178.21 cm	163.94 cm
United States	176.94 cm	163.31 cm
Uruguay	174.32 cm	161.56 cm
Uzbekistan	170.94 cm	160.29 cm
Vanuatu	168.29 cm	160.48 cm
Venezuela	173.53 cm	160.04 cm
Vietnam	168.89 cm	158.43 cm
Yemen	164.42 cm	154.76 cm
Zambia	167.62 cm	157.32 cm
Zimbabwe	170.69 cm	159.85 cm

Tallest Countries in the World

When it comes to the countries with the tallest average height for males, ten countries particularly stand out. These are the Netherlands, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iceland, Denmark, Czech Republic, Latvia, Slovakia, Slovenia and Ukraine.

The Netherlands ranks at number one with an impressively tall average male height of 183.78 cm. Trailing slightly behind is Montenegro, which reports an average male height of 183.30 cm. The third tallest average male height is reported in Bosnia and Herzegovina, with an average of 182.47 cm.

Following closely are Iceland and Denmark, with average male heights of 182.10 cm and 181.89 cm, respectively. The Czech Republic boasts an average male height of 181.19 cm, while Latvia has an average height of 181.17 cm. Slovakia, Slovenia, and Ukraine all report similar average male heights hovering around the 181 cm mark.

10 Tallest Countries (average male height):

Netherlands - 183.78 cm
Montenegro - 183.30 cm
Bosnia and Herzegovina - 182.47 cm
Iceland - 182.10 cm
Denmark - 181.89 cm
Czech Republic - 181.19 cm
Latvia - 181.17 cm
Slovakia - 181.02 cm
Slovenia - 180.98 cm
Ukraine - 180.98 cm

Shortest Countries in the World

The ten countries with the lowest average male height are Timor-Leste, Laos, Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Mozambique, Guatemala, Nepal, Yemen, Bangladesh, and Madagascar. The country with the lowest average male height is Timor-Leste, where men have an average height of 160.13 cm. The second country on our list is Laos, which has an average male height of 162.78 cm. The Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea share similar average male heights of 163.07 cm and 163.10 cm, respectively. Mozambique holds the fifth position with an average male height of 164.30 cm, closely followed by Guatemala and Nepal, with an average male height of 164.36 cm. Yemen also makes the list with an average male height of 164.42 cm. Bangladesh and Madagascar round up our list with average male heights of 165.08 cm and 165.16 cm, respectively.

10 Shortest Countries (average male height):

Timor-Leste - 160.13 cm
Laos - 162.78 cm
Solomon Islands - 163.07 cm
Papua New Guinea - 163.10 cm
Mozambique - 164.30 cm
Guatemala - 164.36 cm
Nepal - 164.36 cm
Yemen - 164.42 cm
Bangladesh - 165.08 cm
Madagascar - 165.16 cm

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Height Differences Around the World

Average Height By Country

Tallest Countries in the World

Shortest Countries in the World

By Region

Afghanistan

Albania

Algeria

American Samoa

Andorra

Angola

Antigua and Barbuda

Argentina

Armenia

Australia

Austria

Azerbaijan

Bahamas

Bahrain

Bangladesh

Barbados

Belarus

Belgium

Belize

Benin

Bermuda

Bhutan

Bolivia

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Botswana

Brazil

Brunei

Bulgaria

Burkina Faso

Burundi

Cambodia

Cameroon

Canada

Central African Republic

Chad

Chile

China

Colombia

Comoros

Cook Islands

Costa Rica

Croatia

Cuba

Cyprus

Czech Republic

DR Congo

Denmark

Djibouti

Dominica

Dominican Republic

Ecuador

Egypt

El Salvador

Equatorial Guinea

Eritrea

Estonia

Eswatini

Ethiopia

Fiji

Finland

France

French Polynesia

Gabon

Gambia

Georgia

Germany

Ghana

Greece

Greenland

Grenada

Guatemala

Guinea

Guinea Bissau