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1	Netherlands	183.8
2	Montenegro	183.3
3	Estonia	182.8
4	Bosnia and Herzegovina	182.5
5	Iceland	182.1
6	Denmark	181.9
7	Latvia	181.2
7	Czech Republic	181.2
9	Slovakia	181
9	Slovenia	181
9	Ukraine	181
12	Croatia	180.8
13	Serbia	180.7
13	Lithuania	180.7
13	Poland	180.7
16	Finland	180.6
17	Sweden	180.5
17	Norway	180.5
19	Germany	180.3
20	Dominica	180.2
21	Bermuda	179.7
22	Puerto Rico	179.5
23	Greece	179.3
24	Belgium	179.1
25	Lebanon	179
25	Ireland	179
27	Andorra	178.8
27	Antigua and Barbuda	178.8
27	Australia	178.8
30	Canada	178.7
30	Switzerland	178.7
30	Belarus	178.7
30	Grenada	178.7
34	France	178.6
35	Austria	178.5
35	Luxembourg	178.5
37	Cook Islands	178.3
37	French Polynesia	178.3
39	United Kingdom	178.2
40	Romania	177.8
41	New Zealand	177.7
42	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	177.5
43	Niue	177.2
44	American Samoa	177.1
45	Jamaica	177
45	Barbados	177
47	Tunisia	176.9
47	United States	176.9
49	Russia	176.6
49	Hungary	176.6
51	Morocco	176.4
51	Saint Lucia	176.4
51	Turkey	176.4
51	Libya	176.4
51	North Macedonia	176.4
56	Cape Verde	176.3
57	Senegal	176.2
58	Spain	176.1
59	Trinidad and Tobago	176
59	Israel	176
59	Georgia	176
62	Seychelles	175.9
63	China	175.7
63	Brazil	175.7
65	Moldova	175.6
65	Iran	175.6
67	South Korea	175.5
67	Kazakhstan	175.5
69	Tonga	175.1
70	Mali	175
70	Kuwait	175
70	Algeria	175
70	Palestine	175
74	Argentina	174.8
74	Hong Kong	174.8
74	Jordan	174.8
77	North Korea	174.7
78	Egypt	174.6
78	Dominican Republic	174.6
80	Suriname	174.5
81	Bahamas	174.4
81	Portugal	174.4
81	Malta	174.4
81	Samoa	174.4
81	Italy	174.4
81	Turkmenistan	174.4
87	Uruguay	174.3
88	Bulgaria	174.2
89	Albania	174.1
89	United Arab Emirates	174.1
91	Fiji	174
91	Costa Rica	174
91	Azerbaijan	174
94	Iraq	173.8
94	Paraguay	173.8
94	Greenland	173.8
97	Saint Kitts and Nevis	173.7
97	Armenia	173.7
99	Cuba	173.6
100	Singapore	173.5
100	Venezuela	173.5
100	Taiwan	173.5
103	Qatar	173.3
104	Botswana	173.2
105	Mauritius	173
106	Chile	172.9
107	Bahrain	172.8
108	Cyprus	172.7
109	Guyana	172.2
109	Haiti	172.2
111	Sudan	172.1
111	Cameroon	172.1
111	Japan	172.1
114	Burkina Faso	171.9
114	Colombia	171.9
116	Chad	171.8
117	Oman	171.7
117	Kyrgyzstan	171.7
119	Nigeria	171.6
119	Thailand	171.6
119	Syria	171.6
122	Tuvalu	171.3
123	Republic of the Congo	171.2
123	Somalia	171.2
125	Uzbekistan	170.9
126	Djibouti	170.8
127	El Salvador	170.7
127	Zimbabwe	170.7
127	Saudi Arabia	170.7
127	Guinea	170.7
127	Mongolia	170.7
132	Eritrea	170.6
132	Palau	170.6
134	Kenya	170.5
134	Gabon	170.5
134	Belize	170.5
137	Sao Tome and Principe	170.4
138	Mexico	170.3
138	Ghana	170.3
138	Niger	170.3
141	Panama	170.2
142	Kiribati	170.1
142	Togo	170.1
144	Nicaragua	169.9
145	Namibia	169.7
146	Micronesia	169.6
146	South Africa	169.6
146	Honduras	169.6
146	Nauru	169.6
150	Eswatini	169.4
151	Malaysia	169.2
152	Central African Republic	169
153	Vietnam	168.9
154	Ethiopia	168.8
155	Uganda	168.7
156	DR Congo	168.6
157	Afghanistan	168.5
157	Angola	168.5
159	Benin	168.4
159	Gambia	168.4
159	Tajikistan	168.4
162	Vanuatu	168.3
163	Guinea Bissau	168.2
163	Ivory Coast	168.2
163	Equatorial Guinea	168.2
166	Sri Lanka	168.1
166	Bolivia	168.1
168	Maldives	167.9
168	Lesotho	167.9
170	Comoros	167.7
171	Zambia	167.6
172	Pakistan	167.3
172	Ecuador	167.3
172	Burundi	167.3
175	Bhutan	167
175	Tanzania	167
177	Peru	166.8
178	Myanmar	166.7
179	India	166.5
180	Sierra Leone	166.4
181	Brunei	166.3
181	Indonesia	166.3
183	Rwanda	166
184	Malawi	165.7
185	Liberia	165.5
185	Mauritania	165.5
187	Marshall Islands	165.3
187	Cambodia	165.3
189	Madagascar	165.2
189	Philippines	165.2
191	Bangladesh	165.1
192	Yemen	164.4
192	Nepal	164.4
192	Guatemala	164.4
195	Mozambique	164.3
196	Solomon Islands	163.1
196	Papua New Guinea	163.1
198	Laos	162.8
199	Timor Leste	160.1

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Countries Ranked By Height

Understanding average height variations across countries provides important insights into population health, nutrition quality, and socioeconomic development. Height serves as a reliable indicator of childhood nutrition, healthcare access, and living conditions during critical growth periods.

We based our ranking on the average height of 19-year-old males. Our data comes from a global analysis conducted by the Non-Communicable Disease Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC), which examined 65 million children and teenagers aged between 5 and 19 years across 200 countries and territories from 1985 to 2019.

According to the study, males with 19 years show more than 20 cm difference between the tallest and the shortest populations in the world. This variation represents approximately a 6-year growth difference for the boys and an 8-year difference for the girls, demonstrating how environmental and nutritional factors during childhood and adolescence can create lasting impacts on adult stature.

Region ↕	Male Height 2019↕	Female Height 2019↕
Netherlands	183.8	170.4
Montenegro	183.3	170
Estonia	182.8	168.7
Bosnia and Herzegovina	182.5	167.5
Iceland	182.1	168.9
Denmark	181.9	169.5
Latvia	181.2	168.8
Czech Republic	181.2	168
Slovakia	181	167.1
Slovenia	181	167.2
Ukraine	181	166.6
Croatia	180.8	166.8
Serbia	180.7	168.3
Lithuania	180.7	167.6
Poland	180.7	165.8
Finland	180.6	166.5
Sweden	180.5	166.7
Norway	180.5	166.4
Germany	180.3	166.2
Dominica	180.2	166.9
Bermuda	179.7	166.1
Puerto Rico	179.5	163.1
Greece	179.3	165.8
Belgium	179.1	163.4
Lebanon	179	163.7
Ireland	179	164.5
Andorra	178.8	165.5
Antigua and Barbuda	178.8	165.7
Australia	178.8	164.7
Canada	178.7	164.7
Switzerland	178.7	164.3
Belarus	178.7	166.9
Grenada	178.7	166
France	178.6	164.5
Austria	178.5	166.9
Luxembourg	178.5	165.1
Cook Islands	178.3	167.3
French Polynesia	178.3	166.5
United Kingdom	178.2	163.9
Romania	177.8	164.7
New Zealand	177.7	164.7
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	177.5	165.3
Niue	177.2	167
American Samoa	177.1	167.6
Jamaica	177	164.3
Barbados	177	165.7
Tunisia	176.9	161.7
United States	176.9	163.3
Russia	176.6	164.5
Hungary	176.6	162.5
Morocco	176.4	161.2
Saint Lucia	176.4	165.5
Turkey	176.4	161.8
Libya	176.4	162.6
North Macedonia	176.4	160.9
Cape Verde	176.3	163.1
Senegal	176.2	163.9
Spain	176.1	162
Trinidad and Tobago	176	163.4
Israel	176	162.2
Georgia	176	163.2
Seychelles	175.9	162.5
China	175.7	163.5
Brazil	175.7	162.4
Moldova	175.6	163
Iran	175.6	161.2
South Korea	175.5	163.2
Kazakhstan	175.5	161.7
Tonga	175.1	166.1
Mali	175	162
Kuwait	175	160.1
Algeria	175	162.3
Palestine	175	161.3
Argentina	174.8	161.2
Hong Kong	174.8	160.6
Jordan	174.8	159.5
North Korea	174.7	161.2
Egypt	174.6	160.9
Dominican Republic	174.6	161.2
Suriname	174.5	162.3
Bahamas	174.4	163.5
Portugal	174.4	161.2
Malta	174.4	163
Samoa	174.4	163.8
Italy	174.4	161.8
Turkmenistan	174.4	162.8
Uruguay	174.3	161.6
Bulgaria	174.2	164.6
Albania	174.1	162.2
United Arab Emirates	174.1	160.5
Fiji	174	164.3
Costa Rica	174	160.4
Azerbaijan	174	161.4
Iraq	173.8	158.7
Paraguay	173.8	159.8
Greenland	173.8	161.4
Saint Kitts and Nevis	173.7	162.8
Armenia	173.7	159.9
Cuba	173.6	160.1
Singapore	173.5	161.3
Venezuela	173.5	160
Taiwan	173.5	160.7
Qatar	173.3	160.7
Botswana	173.2	162.1
Mauritius	173	158.9
Chile	172.9	159.4
Bahrain	172.8	158.3
Cyprus	172.7	160.6
Guyana	172.2	159.6
Haiti	172.2	160.6
Sudan	172.1	160.4
Cameroon	172.1	160.4
Japan	172.1	158.5
Burkina Faso	171.9	161.3
Colombia	171.9	158
Chad	171.8	162.1
Oman	171.7	158.4
Kyrgyzstan	171.7	160.2
Nigeria	171.6	158.1
Thailand	171.6	159.4
Syria	171.6	159.4
Tuvalu	171.3	163.6
Republic of the Congo	171.2	158.8
Somalia	171.2	159.9
Uzbekistan	170.9	160.3
Djibouti	170.8	159.8
El Salvador	170.7	156.4
Zimbabwe	170.7	159.8
Saudi Arabia	170.7	158.8
Guinea	170.7	158.8
Mongolia	170.7	159.9
Eritrea	170.6	157.6
Palau	170.6	159.5
Kenya	170.5	159.4
Gabon	170.5	160
Belize	170.5	158.1
Sao Tome and Principe	170.4	159.8
Mexico	170.3	157.9
Ghana	170.3	158.9
Niger	170.3	159.8
Panama	170.2	158.2
Kiribati	170.1	161
Togo	170.1	159.1
Nicaragua	169.9	155.6
Namibia	169.7	160.3
Micronesia	169.6	159.7
South Africa	169.6	158.6
Honduras	169.6	155.2
Nauru	169.6	157.8
Eswatini	169.4	158.9
Malaysia	169.2	157.1
Central African Republic	169	159.7
Vietnam	168.9	158.4
Ethiopia	168.8	157.2
Uganda	168.7	158.5
DR Congo	168.6	156.3
Afghanistan	168.5	156.1
Angola	168.5	158.1
Benin	168.4	158.4
Gambia	168.4	161.7
Tajikistan	168.4	158.1
Vanuatu	168.3	160.5
Guinea Bissau	168.2	158.7
Ivory Coast	168.2	158.7
Equatorial Guinea	168.2	158
Sri Lanka	168.1	155.9
Bolivia	168.1	155.6
Maldives	167.9	154.3
Lesotho	167.9	156.7
Comoros	167.7	156.5
Zambia	167.6	157.3
Pakistan	167.3	154.8
Ecuador	167.3	155.2
Burundi	167.3	155.1
Bhutan	167	155.2
Tanzania	167	156.9
Peru	166.8	154.4
Myanmar	166.7	154.7
India	166.5	155.2
Sierra Leone	166.4	157.3
Brunei	166.3	154.9
Indonesia	166.3	154.4
Rwanda	166	156.7
Malawi	165.7	156.1
Liberia	165.5	156.5
Mauritania	165.5	160.1
Marshall Islands	165.3	154.8
Cambodia	165.3	154.7
Madagascar	165.2	153.1
Philippines	165.2	154.1
Bangladesh	165.1	152.4
Yemen	164.4	154.8
Nepal	164.4	152.4
Guatemala	164.4	150.9
Mozambique	164.3	155.4
Solomon Islands	163.1	156.8
Papua New Guinea	163.1	156.9
Laos	162.8	153.1
Timor Leste	160.1	152.7

Tallest Countries in the World

The Netherlands is the tallest country in the world, with an average male height of 183.8 cm. Montenegro holds 2nd position with 183.3 cm. Estonia ranks 3rd at 182.8 cm. Bosnia and Herzegovina takes 4th place with 182.5 cm, followed by Iceland in 5th position with 182.1 cm. Denmark ranks 6th with 181.9 cm. Czech Republic and Latvia tie for 7th place at 181.2 cm. Slovakia, Slovenia, and Ukraine share 9th position with 181.0 cm average male height each. Croatia completes the top 10 with 180.8 cm.

Top 10 Countries with Tallest Average Male Height

Country	Average Male Height (cm)	Average Male Height (feet)
Netherlands	183.8	6'0"
Montenegro	183.3	6'0"
Estonia	182.8	6'0"
Bosnia and Herzegovina	182.5	6'0"
Iceland	182.1	6'0"
Denmark	181.9	6'0"
Czech Republic	181.2	5'11"
Latvia	181.2	5'11"
Slovakia	181.0	5'11"
Slovenia	181.0	5'11"
Ukraine	181.0	5'11"
Croatia	180.8	5'9"

Shortest Countries in the World

Timor-Leste has the shortest average male height at 160.1 cm. Laos ranks 2nd with 162.8 cm. Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea tie for 3rd place at 163.1 cm. Mozambique ranks 4th with 164.3 cm. Guatemala, Nepal, and Yemen tie for 5th position at 164.4 cm each, followed by Bangladesh in 6th place with 165.1 cm. Madagascar and the Philippines tie for 7th position with 165.2 cm average male height each. Marshall Islands and Cambodia tie for 8th with 165.3 cm, followed by Liberia and Mauritania with 165.5 cm each. Malawi completes the top 10 shortest with 165.7 cm.

Top 10 Countries with Shortest Average Male Height

Country	Average Male Height (cm)	Average Male Height (feet)
Timor-Leste	160.1	5'3"
Lao PDR	162.8	5'4"
Solomon Islands	163.1	5'4"
Papua New Guinea	163.1	5'4"
Mozambique	164.3	5'5"
Guatemala	164.4	5'5"
Nepal	164.4	5'5"
Yemen	164.4	5'5"
Bangladesh	165.1	5'5"
Madagascar	165.2	5'5"
Philippines	165.2	5'5"
Marshall Islands	165.3	5'5"
Cambodia	165.3	5'5"
Liberia	165.5	5'5"
Mauritania	165.5	5'5"
Malawi	165.7	5'5"