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Mean male 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. 1Netherlands182.5
  2. 2Belgium181.7
  3. 3Estonia181.6
  4. 4Latvia181.4
  5. 5Denmark181.4
  6. 6Bosnia and Herzegovina180.9
  7. 7Croatia180.8
  8. 8Serbia180.6
  9. 9Iceland180.5
  10. 10Czechia180.1
  11. 11Germany179.9
  12. 12Slovenia179.8
  13. 13Norway179.7
  14. 14France179.7
  15. 15Sweden179.7
  16. 16Finland179.6
  17. 17Slovak Republic179.5
  18. 18Australia179.2
  19. 19Lithuania179
  20. 20Ireland178.9
  21. 21Ukraine178.5
  22. 22Belarus178.4
  23. 23Switzerland178.4
  24. 24North Macedonia178.3
  25. 25Montenegro178.3
  26. 26Bulgaria178.2
  27. 27Canada178.1
  28. 28Luxembourg177.9
  29. 29Italy177.8
  30. 30New Zealand177.7
  31. 31United Kingdom177.5
  32. 32French Polynesia177.4
  33. 33Austria177.4
  34. 34Poland177.3
  35. 35Greece177.3
  36. 36Hungary177.3
  37. 37United States177.1
  38. 38Grenada177
  39. 39Israel176.9
  40. 40Tonga176.8
  41. 41Spain176.6
  42. 42Russian Federation176.5
  43. 43Dominica176.3
  44. 44Andorra176.1
  45. 45American Samoa176
  46. 46Barbados175.9
  47. 47Moldova175.5
  48. 48Cyprus175
  49. 49Korea, Rep.174.9
  50. 50Greenland174.9
  51. 51Romania174.7
  52. 52Argentina174.6
  53. 53Jamaica174.5
  54. 54Taiwan174.5
  55. 55Lebanon174.4
  56. 56Samoa174.4
  57. 57Georgia174.3
  58. 58Seychelles174.2
  59. 59Turkiye174.2
  60. 60Tunisia174
  61. 61Fiji173.9
  62. 62Trinidad and Tobago173.7
  63. 63Hong Kong SAR, China173.6
  64. 64Iran, Islamic Rep.173.6
  65. 65Brazil173.6
  66. 66Libya173.5
  67. 67Uruguay173.4
  68. 68Albania173.4
  69. 69Malta173.3
  70. 70Cabo Verde173.2
  71. 71Senegal173.1
  72. 72Portugal172.9
  73. 73Paraguay172.8
  74. 74St. Vincent and the Grenadines172.8
  75. 75Dominican Republic172.7
  76. 76Bahamas, The172.7
  77. 77Suriname172.7
  78. 78Antigua and Barbuda172.7
  79. 79Bermuda172.7
  80. 80Haiti172.6
  81. 81Singapore172.6
  82. 82West Bank and Gaza172.1
  83. 83Puerto Rico (US)172.1
  84. 84Kuwait172.1
  85. 85Armenia172
  86. 86Cuba172
  87. 87Korea, Dem. People's Rep.172
  88. 88Turkmenistan172
  89. 89St. Lucia171.9
  90. 90China171.8
  91. 91Chile171.8
  92. 92Botswana171.6
  93. 93Venezuela, RB171.6
  94. 94Tajikistan171.3
  95. 95Kyrgyz Republic171.2
  96. 96Kazakhstan171.1
  97. 97Mali171.1
  98. 98Jordan171
  99. 99Japan170.8
  100. 100Mauritius170.5
  101. 101Qatar170.5
  102. 102United Arab Emirates170.5
  103. 103Chad170.4
  104. 104Iraq170.4
  105. 105Syrian Arab Republic170.4
  106. 106Morocco170.4
  107. 107Guyana170.2
  108. 108Algeria170.1
  109. 109El Salvador169.8
  110. 110Azerbaijan169.7
  111. 111Tuvalu169.6
  112. 112Kenya169.6
  113. 113St. Kitts and Nevis169.6
  114. 114Colombia169.5
  115. 115Uzbekistan169.4
  116. 116Burkina Faso169.3
  117. 117Kiribati169.2
  118. 118Thailand169.2
  119. 119Oman169.2
  120. 120Mongolia169.1
  121. 121Mexico169
  122. 122Costa Rica168.9
  123. 123Ghana168.8
  124. 124Belize168.7
  125. 125Zimbabwe168.6
  126. 126Micronesia, Fed. Sts.168.5
  127. 127Panama168.5
  128. 128Eritrea168.4
  129. 129Togo168.3
  130. 130Eswatini168.1
  131. 131Vanuatu168.1
  132. 132Gabon167.9
  133. 133Guinea-Bissau167.9
  134. 134Malaysia167.9
  135. 135Naoero167.8
  136. 136Cameroon167.8
  137. 137Bahrain167.7
  138. 138Palau167.7
  139. 139Maldives167.7
  140. 140Niger167.7
  141. 141Saudi Arabia167.7
  142. 142Guinea167.5
  143. 143Congo, Rep.167.4
  144. 144Sao Tome and Principe167.4
  145. 145Equatorial Guinea167.4
  146. 146Angola167.3
  147. 147Ecuador167.1
  148. 148Benin167.1
  149. 149Namibia167
  150. 150Pakistan166.9
  151. 151Bolivia166.8
  152. 152Congo, Dem. Rep.166.8
  153. 153Nicaragua166.7
  154. 154Egypt, Arab Rep.166.7
  155. 155South Africa166.7
  156. 156Central African Republic166.7
  157. 157Burundi166.6
  158. 158Sudan166.6
  159. 159Somalia, Fed. Rep.166.6
  160. 160Djibouti166.6
  161. 161Cote d'Ivoire166.5
  162. 162Zambia166.5
  163. 163Honduras166.4
  164. 164Ethiopia166.2
  165. 165Comoros166.2
  166. 166Nigeria165.9
  167. 167Sri Lanka165.7
  168. 168Uganda165.6
  169. 169Lesotho165.6
  170. 170Gambia, The165.4
  171. 171Bhutan165.3
  172. 172Afghanistan165.3
  173. 173Peru165.2
  174. 174Brunei Darussalam165
  175. 175India164.9
  176. 176Tanzania164.8
  177. 177Mozambique164.8
  178. 178Myanmar164.7
  179. 179Viet Nam164.4
  180. 180Sierra Leone164.4
  181. 181Solomon Islands164.1
  182. 182Bangladesh163.8
  183. 183Liberia163.7
  184. 184Papua New Guinea163.6
  185. 185Indonesia163.6
  186. 186Guatemala163.4
  187. 187Cambodia163.3
  188. 188Mauritania163.3
  189. 189Philippines163.2
  190. 190Marshall Islands162.8
  191. 191Rwanda162.7
  192. 192Nepal162.3
  193. 193Malawi162.2
  194. 194Madagascar161.5
  195. 195Lao PDR160.5
  196. 196Yemen, Rep.159.9
  197. 197Timor-Leste159.8

Mean male height (cm)