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Mean 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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  1. 1Latvia169.8
  2. 2Netherlands168.7
  3. 3Estonia168.7
  4. 4Czechia168.5
  5. 5Serbia167.7
  6. 6Slovak Republic167.5
  7. 7Denmark167.2
  8. 8Lithuania166.6
  9. 9Belarus166.3
  10. 10Ukraine166.3
  11. 11Slovenia166.1
  12. 12Iceland165.9
  13. 13Finland165.9
  14. 14Germany165.9
  15. 15Australia165.9
  16. 16Bosnia and Herzegovina165.8
  17. 17Sweden165.7
  18. 18Croatia165.6
  19. 19Norway165.6
  20. 20Tonga165.5
  21. 21Belgium165.5
  22. 22Barbados165.3
  23. 23Russian Federation165.3
  24. 24Ireland165.1
  25. 25New Zealand164.9
  26. 26France164.9
  27. 27Greece164.9
  28. 28Montenegro164.9
  29. 29Bulgaria164.8
  30. 30Austria164.6
  31. 31Italy164.6
  32. 32Poland164.6
  33. 33American Samoa164.5
  34. 34French Polynesia164.5
  35. 35Grenada164.5
  36. 36Luxembourg164.4
  37. 37United Kingdom164.4
  38. 38Dominica164.3
  39. 39Canada163.9
  40. 40Hungary163.7
  41. 41United States163.5
  42. 42Switzerland163.5
  43. 43Spain163.4
  44. 44Moldova163.2
  45. 45Jamaica163.1
  46. 46Portugal163
  47. 47Georgia163
  48. 48Andorra162.9
  49. 49Romania162.7
  50. 50Senegal162.5
  51. 51Lebanon162.4
  52. 52Korea, Rep.162.3
  53. 53St. Lucia162.3
  54. 54Cyprus162.3
  55. 55Uruguay162.1
  56. 56Libya162.1
  57. 57Seychelles162.1
  58. 58Samoa162
  59. 59Israel161.8
  60. 60Albania161.8
  61. 61Turkmenistan161.7
  62. 62Fiji161.7
  63. 63Cabo Verde161.6
  64. 64Greenland161.5
  65. 65Taiwan161.5
  66. 66Botswana161.4
  67. 67Gambia, The160.9
  68. 68Brazil160.9
  69. 69Malta160.9
  70. 70St. Vincent and the Grenadines160.7
  71. 71Bermuda160.7
  72. 72Bahamas, The160.7
  73. 73Suriname160.7
  74. 74Antigua and Barbuda160.7
  75. 75Trinidad and Tobago160.6
  76. 76Turkiye160.5
  77. 77Mali160.5
  78. 78Tunisia160.4
  79. 79Singapore160.3
  80. 80Burkina Faso160.2
  81. 81Chad160.2
  82. 82Paraguay159.9
  83. 83North Macedonia159.8
  84. 84China159.7
  85. 85Iran, Islamic Rep.159.7
  86. 86Kazakhstan159.6
  87. 87Kuwait159.4
  88. 88Qatar159.4
  89. 89Chile159.4
  90. 90Kyrgyz Republic159.4
  91. 91Puerto Rico (US)159.2
  92. 92St. Kitts and Nevis159.2
  93. 93Argentina159.2
  94. 94Algeria159.1
  95. 95Dominican Republic159
  96. 96Hong Kong SAR, China159
  97. 97Korea, Dem. People's Rep.159
  98. 98Sao Tome and Principe158.9
  99. 99Gabon158.8
  100. 100Jordan158.8
  101. 101Cameroon158.8
  102. 102Namibia158.8
  103. 103West Bank and Gaza158.8
  104. 104Haiti158.7
  105. 105United Arab Emirates158.7
  106. 106Iraq158.7
  107. 107Syrian Arab Republic158.6
  108. 108Eswatini158.6
  109. 109Japan158.3
  110. 110Togo158.3
  111. 111Niger158.3
  112. 112Azerbaijan158.3
  113. 113Guinea-Bissau158.2
  114. 114Mongolia158.2
  115. 115Zimbabwe158.2
  116. 116Vanuatu158.2
  117. 117Kenya158.2
  118. 118Tuvalu158.1
  119. 119Armenia158.1
  120. 120Cote d'Ivoire158.1
  121. 121Central African Republic158
  122. 122South Africa158
  123. 123Cuba158
  124. 124Guyana157.9
  125. 125Ghana157.9
  126. 126Thailand157.9
  127. 127Morocco157.8
  128. 128Uzbekistan157.8
  129. 129Guinea157.8
  130. 130Mauritania157.7
  131. 131Congo, Rep.157.6
  132. 132Venezuela, RB157.4
  133. 133Tajikistan157.3
  134. 134Egypt, Arab Rep.157.3
  135. 135Equatorial Guinea157.3
  136. 136Angola157.3
  137. 137Mauritius157.2
  138. 138Oman157.2
  139. 139Kiribati157
  140. 140Belize156.9
  141. 141Colombia156.9
  142. 142Mexico156.8
  143. 143Uganda156.7
  144. 144Bahrain156.7
  145. 145Sierra Leone156.6
  146. 146Eritrea156.4
  147. 147Costa Rica156.4
  148. 148Nigeria156.3
  149. 149Malaysia156.3
  150. 150Palau156.2
  151. 151Benin156.2
  152. 152Djibouti156.1
  153. 153Micronesia, Fed. Sts.156.1
  154. 154Somalia, Fed. Rep.156.1
  155. 155Sudan156
  156. 156Saudi Arabia155.9
  157. 157Tanzania155.9
  158. 158Zambia155.8
  159. 159Ethiopia155.7
  160. 160Lesotho155.7
  161. 161Liberia155.7
  162. 162Comoros155.6
  163. 163Panama155.5
  164. 164Congo, Dem. Rep.155.2
  165. 165Afghanistan155.1
  166. 166Maldives155
  167. 167Papua New Guinea154.9
  168. 168Rwanda154.8
  169. 169Sri Lanka154.6
  170. 170El Salvador154.5
  171. 171Solomon Islands154.4
  172. 172Malawi154.4
  173. 173Nicaragua154.4
  174. 174Myanmar154.4
  175. 175Ecuador154.2
  176. 176Burundi154
  177. 177Brunei Darussalam154
  178. 178Naoero154
  179. 179Yemen, Rep.154
  180. 180Mozambique154
  181. 181Bolivia153.9
  182. 182Pakistan153.8
  183. 183Honduras153.8
  184. 184Bhutan153.6
  185. 185Viet Nam153.6
  186. 186Peru152.9
  187. 187Cambodia152.9
  188. 188Indonesia152.8
  189. 189India152.6
  190. 190Marshall Islands151.3
  191. 191Lao PDR151.3
  192. 192Madagascar151.2
  193. 193Timor-Leste151.2
  194. 194Nepal150.9
  195. 195Bangladesh150.8
  196. 196Philippines149.6
  197. 197Guatemala149.4

Mean female height (cm)