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Change in 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. 1Iran, Islamic Rep.16.5
  2. 2Greenland15.4
  3. 3Korea, Rep.15.2
  4. 4Greece14.8
  5. 5Japan14.7
  6. 6Belgium14.5
  7. 7Spain14.3
  8. 8Portugal14
  9. 9Hong Kong SAR, China13.9
  10. 10Turkiye13.9
  11. 11Lebanon13.7
  12. 12Poland13.7
  13. 13Israel13.5
  14. 14Oman13.4
  15. 15France13.3
  16. 16Taiwan13.2
  17. 17Serbia13.1
  18. 18Netherlands13.1
  19. 19Italy13.1
  20. 20Germany12.7
  21. 21Andorra12.7
  22. 22Croatia12.7
  23. 23Ireland12.6
  24. 24Dominican Republic12.5
  25. 25Bosnia and Herzegovina12.4
  26. 26Grenada12.4
  27. 27Slovenia12.4
  28. 28Argentina12.3
  29. 29Libya12.3
  30. 30Mexico12.3
  31. 31Cyprus12.3
  32. 32Colombia12.2
  33. 33Jordan12.1
  34. 34Cuba12.1
  35. 35Czechia12.1
  36. 36Latvia12
  37. 37Maldives11.9
  38. 38Dominica11.8
  39. 39Finland11.8
  40. 40North Macedonia11.8
  41. 41Montenegro11.8
  42. 42Bulgaria11.8
  43. 43Venezuela, RB11.6
  44. 44Puerto Rico (US)11.6
  45. 45Kuwait11.6
  46. 46Panama11.5
  47. 47Jamaica11.5
  48. 48Ecuador11.4
  49. 49Malta11.4
  50. 50Denmark11.4
  51. 51Korea, Dem. People's Rep.11.4
  52. 52El Salvador11.3
  53. 53Qatar11.3
  54. 54Costa Rica11.2
  55. 55West Bank and Gaza11.2
  56. 56Morocco11.2
  57. 57Syrian Arab Republic11.2
  58. 58Iraq11.2
  59. 59Slovak Republic11.2
  60. 60United Arab Emirates11.2
  61. 61Chile11.1
  62. 62Barbados11.1
  63. 63Bahrain11
  64. 64Bahamas, The11
  65. 65St. Vincent and the Grenadines11
  66. 66Suriname11
  67. 67Antigua and Barbuda11
  68. 68Kyrgyz Republic11
  69. 69Hungary11
  70. 70Haiti10.9
  71. 71Bermuda10.9
  72. 72Romania10.9
  73. 73Switzerland10.9
  74. 74Moldova10.9
  75. 75China10.9
  76. 76Paraguay10.8
  77. 77Ukraine10.8
  78. 78Estonia10.7
  79. 79Belarus10.7
  80. 80Thailand10.7
  81. 81United Kingdom10.6
  82. 82Belize10.6
  83. 83Luxembourg10.5
  84. 84Bolivia10.5
  85. 85Brazil10.3
  86. 86Malaysia10.3
  87. 87Peru10.3
  88. 88Guyana10.3
  89. 89Turkmenistan10.3
  90. 90Australia10.3
  91. 91New Zealand10.3
  92. 92Armenia10.1
  93. 93Lithuania10.1
  94. 94Albania10.1
  95. 95Mongolia10
  96. 96Iceland10
  97. 97St. Lucia9.9
  98. 98Georgia9.9
  99. 99Kazakhstan9.9
  100. 100Tunisia9.9
  101. 101Tajikistan9.9
  102. 102Mauritius9.9
  103. 103Trinidad and Tobago9.8
  104. 104Singapore9.7
  105. 105Algeria9.7
  106. 106Uruguay9.6
  107. 107Saudi Arabia9.5
  108. 108Guatemala9.5
  109. 109Nicaragua9.5
  110. 110Russian Federation9.5
  111. 111Austria9.4
  112. 112St. Kitts and Nevis9.3
  113. 113Brunei Darussalam9.2
  114. 114Viet Nam9.1
  115. 115Indonesia8.9
  116. 116Sri Lanka8.8
  117. 117Seychelles8.7
  118. 118Norway8.5
  119. 119Philippines8.5
  120. 120Cambodia8.5
  121. 121Cabo Verde8.4
  122. 122Uzbekistan8.3
  123. 123Azerbaijan8.1
  124. 124Egypt, Arab Rep.8
  125. 125Honduras8
  126. 126Sweden7.8
  127. 127Lao PDR7.6
  128. 128French Polynesia7.4
  129. 129Canada7.4
  130. 130Myanmar7.4
  131. 131Timor-Leste6.8
  132. 132Ghana6.5
  133. 133Comoros6.5
  134. 134Senegal6.5
  135. 135Tonga6.3
  136. 136American Samoa6.3
  137. 137United States6.1
  138. 138Mali6
  139. 139Burkina Faso5.8
  140. 140Mozambique5.7
  141. 141Congo, Rep.5.6
  142. 142Chad5.5
  143. 143Togo5.5
  144. 144Botswana5.4
  145. 145Yemen, Rep.5.4
  146. 146Central African Republic5.3
  147. 147Fiji5.3
  148. 148Gabon5.3
  149. 149Equatorial Guinea5.2
  150. 150Samoa5.2
  151. 151Bangladesh5.2
  152. 152Sao Tome and Principe5.2
  153. 153Somalia, Fed. Rep.5.2
  154. 154Angola5.1
  155. 155Sudan5.1
  156. 156Djibouti5.1
  157. 157Guinea-Bissau5.1
  158. 158Burundi5
  159. 159Liberia5
  160. 160Congo, Dem. Rep.5
  161. 161Ethiopia5
  162. 162Eswatini4.9
  163. 163Nigeria4.9
  164. 164Nepal4.8
  165. 165Gambia, The4.7
  166. 166Eritrea4.6
  167. 167Benin4.5
  168. 168Vanuatu4.5
  169. 169Cameroon4.3
  170. 170Zambia4.3
  171. 171Tuvalu4.3
  172. 172Papua New Guinea4.3
  173. 173Lesotho4.3
  174. 174Guinea4.2
  175. 175Afghanistan4.1
  176. 176Bhutan4
  177. 177Tanzania4
  178. 178Kenya3.9
  179. 179Cote d'Ivoire3.9
  180. 180Micronesia, Fed. Sts.3.9
  181. 181Sierra Leone3.8
  182. 182Zimbabwe3.8
  183. 183Niger3.8
  184. 184Palau3.5
  185. 185Uganda3.4
  186. 186Solomon Islands3.3
  187. 187Naoero3
  188. 188Malawi3
  189. 189India3
  190. 190Madagascar2.9
  191. 191Namibia2.8
  192. 192Rwanda2.7
  193. 193Kiribati2.4
  194. 194Mauritania1.8
  195. 195South Africa1.4
  196. 196Pakistan1.3
  197. 197Marshall Islands0.52

Change in male height (cm)