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Change in female height (cm)

cm · higher is better · 197 countries

Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); underlying sources incl. V-DemCC BY 4.0updated 1996
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League table

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  1. 1Korea, Rep.20.2
  2. 2Japan16
  3. 3Czechia15.7
  4. 4Serbia15.7
  5. 5Croatia15.6
  6. 6Greenland14.5
  7. 7Greece14.3
  8. 8Latvia14.3
  9. 9Poland14
  10. 10Netherlands13.9
  11. 11Costa Rica13.6
  12. 12Slovenia13.5
  13. 13Mexico13.4
  14. 14El Salvador13.3
  15. 15Singapore13.3
  16. 16Barbados13.2
  17. 17Hong Kong SAR, China13
  18. 18Colombia12.8
  19. 19Lebanon12.8
  20. 20Montenegro12.7
  21. 21Venezuela, RB12.7
  22. 22Bulgaria12.6
  23. 23Portugal12.6
  24. 24Lithuania12.5
  25. 25Uruguay12.5
  26. 26Ukraine12.4
  27. 27Belarus12.4
  28. 28Spain12.3
  29. 29Estonia12.2
  30. 30Taiwan12.1
  31. 31Bosnia and Herzegovina12
  32. 32Finland12
  33. 33Libya11.9
  34. 34Puerto Rico (US)11.9
  35. 35Slovak Republic11.9
  36. 36Chile11.8
  37. 37Russian Federation11.7
  38. 38Romania11.7
  39. 39Albania11.6
  40. 40Dominica11.5
  41. 41Peru11.5
  42. 42Ecuador11.2
  43. 43Ireland11.2
  44. 44Maldives11.1
  45. 45Iran, Islamic Rep.11.1
  46. 46Italy11.1
  47. 47United Kingdom11
  48. 48Moldova11
  49. 49Panama11
  50. 50Turkiye10.9
  51. 51Jamaica10.9
  52. 52Grenada10.7
  53. 53Brazil10.7
  54. 54Belize10.7
  55. 55Bolivia10.7
  56. 56Paraguay10.7
  57. 57Malta10.7
  58. 58Andorra10.5
  59. 59Hungary10.4
  60. 60Oman10.4
  61. 61Australia10.4
  62. 62Mongolia10.3
  63. 63Honduras10.3
  64. 64North Macedonia10.2
  65. 65Cyprus10.2
  66. 66Suriname10.2
  67. 67Bermuda10.2
  68. 68St. Vincent and the Grenadines10.1
  69. 69Bahamas, The10.1
  70. 70Dominican Republic10.1
  71. 71Denmark10.1
  72. 72Belgium10.1
  73. 73Antigua and Barbuda10
  74. 74Germany9.9
  75. 75Korea, Dem. People's Rep.9.8
  76. 76Israel9.8
  77. 77Thailand9.7
  78. 78Luxembourg9.6
  79. 79China9.6
  80. 80France9.5
  81. 81Tunisia9.5
  82. 82Georgia9.4
  83. 83Bangladesh9.3
  84. 84Sri Lanka9.3
  85. 85Guyana9.3
  86. 86Kyrgyz Republic9.2
  87. 87Kuwait9.2
  88. 88Mauritius9.1
  89. 89Guatemala9.1
  90. 90United Arab Emirates9.1
  91. 91Syrian Arab Republic9
  92. 92Iraq9
  93. 93Haiti9
  94. 94New Zealand9
  95. 95Qatar9
  96. 96Turkmenistan8.9
  97. 97Yemen, Rep.8.9
  98. 98Viet Nam8.8
  99. 99Myanmar8.8
  100. 100Malaysia8.8
  101. 101Cuba8.7
  102. 102St. Lucia8.7
  103. 103Jordan8.6
  104. 104Egypt, Arab Rep.8.6
  105. 105Argentina8.6
  106. 106Armenia8.5
  107. 107Kazakhstan8.4
  108. 108Azerbaijan8.3
  109. 109Nicaragua8.3
  110. 110Brunei Darussalam8.2
  111. 111Fiji8.2
  112. 112French Polynesia8.2
  113. 113Indonesia8.1
  114. 114Tonga7.9
  115. 115West Bank and Gaza7.9
  116. 116Iceland7.4
  117. 117Algeria7.2
  118. 118Austria7.1
  119. 119Morocco7.1
  120. 120Bahrain7
  121. 121Cabo Verde7
  122. 122Uzbekistan6.9
  123. 123Saudi Arabia6.8
  124. 124Nepal6.7
  125. 125Cambodia6.7
  126. 126Bhutan6.7
  127. 127Seychelles6.6
  128. 128Lao PDR6.6
  129. 129St. Kitts and Nevis6.5
  130. 130Tajikistan6.4
  131. 131Trinidad and Tobago6.4
  132. 132Norway6.3
  133. 133American Samoa6.3
  134. 134Timor-Leste6.3
  135. 135Canada6.3
  136. 136Sao Tome and Principe6
  137. 137Solomon Islands6
  138. 138Central African Republic5.9
  139. 139Switzerland5.9
  140. 140Gabon5.9
  141. 141Afghanistan5.9
  142. 142Eswatini5.8
  143. 143Senegal5.6
  144. 144Guinea-Bissau5.5
  145. 145Vanuatu5.5
  146. 146Gambia, The5.4
  147. 147Sweden5.4
  148. 148Botswana5.3
  149. 149Togo5.3
  150. 150Kiribati5.3
  151. 151Congo, Rep.5.1
  152. 152Comoros5
  153. 153United States5
  154. 154Cameroon5
  155. 155Papua New Guinea5
  156. 156Tanzania4.9
  157. 157Samoa4.8
  158. 158Equatorial Guinea4.7
  159. 159Angola4.7
  160. 160India4.6
  161. 161Ghana4.6
  162. 162Cote d'Ivoire4.5
  163. 163Mali4.4
  164. 164Djibouti4.3
  165. 165Somalia, Fed. Rep.4.3
  166. 166Zambia4.3
  167. 167Sudan4.3
  168. 168Eritrea4.3
  169. 169Congo, Dem. Rep.4.2
  170. 170Palau4.2
  171. 171Sierra Leone4.2
  172. 172Guinea4.2
  173. 173Liberia4
  174. 174Burkina Faso4
  175. 175Micronesia, Fed. Sts.3.6
  176. 176Ethiopia3.5
  177. 177Chad3.5
  178. 178Pakistan3.2
  179. 179Nigeria3.2
  180. 180Uganda3.1
  181. 181South Africa3.1
  182. 182Mozambique3.1
  183. 183Benin3
  184. 184Malawi3
  185. 185Zimbabwe2.9
  186. 186Burundi2.9
  187. 187Mauritania2.8
  188. 188Lesotho2.6
  189. 189Marshall Islands2.6
  190. 190Rwanda2.5
  191. 191Kenya2.3
  192. 192Naoero2.2
  193. 193Namibia2
  194. 194Niger2
  195. 195Philippines1.7
  196. 196Tuvalu1.5
  197. 197Madagascar1.5

Change in female height (cm)