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Year-on-year change in male height (%)

· 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. 1Taiwan0.09
  2. 2Maldives0.09
  3. 3Thailand0.08
  4. 4Hong Kong SAR, China0.08
  5. 5China0.07
  6. 6Belgium0.06
  7. 7Korea, Dem. People's Rep.0.06
  8. 8Brazil0.05
  9. 9Dominican Republic0.05
  10. 10Greenland0.05
  11. 11Mexico0.05
  12. 12Viet Nam0.04
  13. 13Latvia0.04
  14. 14Estonia0.04
  15. 15France0.04
  16. 16Cuba0.04
  17. 17Bhutan0.03
  18. 18Croatia0.03
  19. 19Moldova0.03
  20. 20Argentina0.03
  21. 21Dominica0.03
  22. 22Ecuador0.03
  23. 23Switzerland0.03
  24. 24Chile0.03
  25. 25Grenada0.03
  26. 26Malta0.03
  27. 27Korea, Rep.0.03
  28. 28Spain0.03
  29. 29Paraguay0.03
  30. 30Sri Lanka0.03
  31. 31Italy0.03
  32. 32Brunei Darussalam0.02
  33. 33El Salvador0.02
  34. 34French Polynesia0.02
  35. 35Ireland0.02
  36. 36Venezuela, RB0.02
  37. 37Ukraine0.02
  38. 38Belarus0.02
  39. 39Colombia0.02
  40. 40Canada0.02
  41. 41Malaysia0.02
  42. 42Cambodia0.01
  43. 43Andorra0.01
  44. 44St. Vincent and the Grenadines0.01
  45. 45Slovenia0.01
  46. 46Philippines0.01
  47. 47Germany0.01
  48. 48Bolivia0.01
  49. 49Suriname0.01
  50. 50Haiti0.01
  51. 51Lithuania0.01
  52. 52Bahamas, The0.01
  53. 53Antigua and Barbuda0.01
  54. 54Turkiye0.01
  55. 55Bermuda0.01
  56. 56Denmark0.01
  57. 57Iran, Islamic Rep.0.01
  58. 57Israel0.01
  59. 58Guyana0.01
  60. 59Samoa0.01
  61. 60Barbados0.01
  62. 61Puerto Rico (US)0.01
  63. 62Indonesia0.01
  64. 63Portugal0.01
  65. 64Cyprus0.01
  66. 65Poland0.01
  67. 66Myanmar0.01
  68. 67Belize0.01
  69. 68Tunisia0.01
  70. 69Australia0.01
  71. 70Russian Federation0
  72. 71Uruguay0
  73. 72Trinidad and Tobago0
  74. 73Peru0
  75. 74Singapore0
  76. 75Lao PDR-0
  77. 75Netherlands-0
  78. 76Czechia-0
  79. 77Hungary-0
  80. 78Bulgaria-0
  81. 78North Macedonia-0
  82. 79Slovak Republic-0
  83. 80Montenegro-0
  84. 81Jamaica-0
  85. 82Panama-0
  86. 83American Samoa-0
  87. 84Costa Rica-0
  88. 85Finland-0.01
  89. 86Mongolia-0.01
  90. 87Luxembourg-0.01
  91. 88Greece-0.01
  92. 89Afghanistan-0.01
  93. 90St. Lucia-0.01
  94. 91Nicaragua-0.01
  95. 92United Kingdom-0.01
  96. 93Guatemala-0.01
  97. 94New Zealand-0.01
  98. 95Sweden-0.01
  99. 96India-0.01
  100. 97Norway-0.01
  101. 98Kyrgyz Republic-0.01
  102. 99Serbia-0.01
  103. 100St. Kitts and Nevis-0.01
  104. 101Bangladesh-0.01
  105. 102Bosnia and Herzegovina-0.01
  106. 103Nepal-0.01
  107. 104United States-0.02
  108. 105Austria-0.02
  109. 106Oman-0.02
  110. 107Pakistan-0.02
  111. 108Honduras-0.02
  112. 109Mauritius-0.02
  113. 110Romania-0.03
  114. 111Iceland-0.03
  115. 112Tuvalu-0.03
  116. 113Kuwait-0.03
  117. 114Armenia-0.03
  118. 115Japan-0.03
  119. 116Albania-0.03
  120. 117Turkmenistan-0.03
  121. 118Lebanon-0.03
  122. 119Palau-0.03
  123. 120Vanuatu-0.03
  124. 121Tajikistan-0.03
  125. 122Libya-0.03
  126. 123Kiribati-0.03
  127. 124Kazakhstan-0.03
  128. 125Fiji-0.04
  129. 126Tonga-0.04
  130. 127Naoero-0.04
  131. 128Micronesia, Fed. Sts.-0.04
  132. 129Qatar-0.04
  133. 130Seychelles-0.04
  134. 131Georgia-0.04
  135. 132Papua New Guinea-0.04
  136. 133West Bank and Gaza-0.04
  137. 134United Arab Emirates-0.04
  138. 135Morocco-0.04
  139. 136Iraq-0.04
  140. 137Syrian Arab Republic-0.05
  141. 138Bahrain-0.05
  142. 139Uzbekistan-0.05
  143. 140Comoros-0.05
  144. 141Timor-Leste-0.05
  145. 142Jordan-0.05
  146. 143Saudi Arabia-0.06
  147. 144Cabo Verde-0.06
  148. 145Botswana-0.07
  149. 146Eritrea-0.07
  150. 147Azerbaijan-0.08
  151. 148Ghana-0.08
  152. 149Algeria-0.08
  153. 150Mozambique-0.09
  154. 151Marshall Islands-0.09
  155. 152Sudan-0.09
  156. 153Somalia, Fed. Rep.-0.09
  157. 154Burundi-0.09
  158. 155Djibouti-0.09
  159. 156Burkina Faso-0.1
  160. 157Togo-0.1
  161. 158Mali-0.1
  162. 159Eswatini-0.1
  163. 160Kenya-0.1
  164. 161Senegal-0.1
  165. 162Liberia-0.1
  166. 163Equatorial Guinea-0.11
  167. 164Nigeria-0.11
  168. 165Angola-0.11
  169. 166Tanzania-0.11
  170. 167Central African Republic-0.11
  171. 168Lesotho-0.11
  172. 169Chad-0.11
  173. 170Ethiopia-0.11
  174. 171South Africa-0.11
  175. 172Zimbabwe-0.11
  176. 173Zambia-0.11
  177. 174Solomon Islands-0.11
  178. 175Guinea-Bissau-0.11
  179. 176Congo, Dem. Rep.-0.11
  180. 177Congo, Rep.-0.12
  181. 178Gambia, The-0.12
  182. 179Gabon-0.12
  183. 180Malawi-0.12
  184. 181Uganda-0.12
  185. 182Sierra Leone-0.12
  186. 183Guinea-0.13
  187. 184Namibia-0.13
  188. 185Madagascar-0.13
  189. 186Cote d'Ivoire-0.13
  190. 187Cameroon-0.13
  191. 188Sao Tome and Principe-0.14
  192. 189Benin-0.14
  193. 190Egypt, Arab Rep.-0.14
  194. 191Niger-0.14
  195. 192Yemen, Rep.-0.15
  196. 193Rwanda-0.16
  197. 194Mauritania-0.19

Year-on-year change in male height (%)