| 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 |
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:
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):
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):
| 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 |
