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Change in female 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. 1Korea, Rep.14.2%
  2. 2Japan11.3%
  3. 3Croatia10.4%
  4. 4Serbia10.3%
  5. 5Czechia10.3%
  6. 6Greenland9.9%
  7. 7Costa Rica9.6%
  8. 8Greece9.5%
  9. 9El Salvador9.4%
  10. 10Poland9.3%
  11. 11Mexico9.3%
  12. 12Latvia9.2%
  13. 13Singapore9%
  14. 14Netherlands9%
  15. 15Colombia8.9%
  16. 16Hong Kong SAR, China8.9%
  17. 17Slovenia8.9%
  18. 18Venezuela, RB8.8%
  19. 19Barbados8.7%
  20. 20Lebanon8.6%
  21. 21Uruguay8.4%
  22. 22Portugal8.4%
  23. 23Montenegro8.3%
  24. 24Bulgaria8.3%
  25. 25Spain8.1%
  26. 26Lithuania8.1%
  27. 27Peru8.1%
  28. 28Taiwan8.1%
  29. 29Puerto Rico (US)8.1%
  30. 30Ukraine8%
  31. 31Belarus8%
  32. 32Chile8%
  33. 33Libya7.9%
  34. 34Ecuador7.9%
  35. 35Bosnia and Herzegovina7.8%
  36. 36Estonia7.8%
  37. 37Finland7.8%
  38. 38Maldives7.7%
  39. 39Romania7.7%
  40. 40Albania7.7%
  41. 41Slovak Republic7.6%
  42. 42Russian Federation7.6%
  43. 43Panama7.6%
  44. 44Dominica7.5%
  45. 45Iran, Islamic Rep.7.5%
  46. 46Bolivia7.5%
  47. 47Belize7.3%
  48. 48Turkiye7.3%
  49. 49Ireland7.2%
  50. 50Italy7.2%
  51. 51Moldova7.2%
  52. 52Honduras7.2%
  53. 53United Kingdom7.2%
  54. 54Paraguay7.2%
  55. 55Jamaica7.1%
  56. 56Brazil7.1%
  57. 57Malta7.1%
  58. 58Oman7.1%
  59. 59Mongolia7%
  60. 60Grenada7%
  61. 61Andorra6.9%
  62. 62North Macedonia6.8%
  63. 63Hungary6.8%
  64. 64Dominican Republic6.8%
  65. 65Suriname6.8%
  66. 66Bermuda6.8%
  67. 67St. Vincent and the Grenadines6.7%
  68. 68Bahamas, The6.7%
  69. 69Cyprus6.7%
  70. 70Antigua and Barbuda6.7%
  71. 71Australia6.7%
  72. 72Korea, Dem. People's Rep.6.6%
  73. 73Bangladesh6.6%
  74. 74Thailand6.5%
  75. 75Guatemala6.5%
  76. 76Belgium6.5%
  77. 77Israel6.5%
  78. 78Denmark6.4%
  79. 79Sri Lanka6.4%
  80. 80China6.4%
  81. 81Germany6.3%
  82. 82Tunisia6.3%
  83. 83Guyana6.2%
  84. 84Luxembourg6.2%
  85. 85Mauritius6.2%
  86. 86France6.1%
  87. 87Yemen, Rep.6.1%
  88. 88Kyrgyz Republic6.1%
  89. 89Kuwait6.1%
  90. 90Georgia6.1%
  91. 91Viet Nam6.1%
  92. 92United Arab Emirates6.1%
  93. 93Syrian Arab Republic6%
  94. 94Myanmar6%
  95. 95Iraq6%
  96. 96Haiti6%
  97. 97Qatar6%
  98. 98Malaysia5.9%
  99. 99Cuba5.9%
  100. 100Turkmenistan5.8%
  101. 101Egypt, Arab Rep.5.8%
  102. 102New Zealand5.8%
  103. 103Jordan5.7%
  104. 104Argentina5.7%
  105. 105Nicaragua5.7%
  106. 106Brunei Darussalam5.7%
  107. 107Armenia5.7%
  108. 108St. Lucia5.6%
  109. 109Indonesia5.6%
  110. 110Kazakhstan5.6%
  111. 111Azerbaijan5.5%
  112. 112Fiji5.4%
  113. 113French Polynesia5.3%
  114. 114West Bank and Gaza5.2%
  115. 115Tonga5%
  116. 116Algeria4.8%
  117. 117Bahrain4.7%
  118. 118Morocco4.7%
  119. 119Nepal4.7%
  120. 120Iceland4.7%
  121. 121Uzbekistan4.6%
  122. 122Cambodia4.6%
  123. 123Lao PDR4.5%
  124. 124Saudi Arabia4.5%
  125. 125Cabo Verde4.5%
  126. 126Bhutan4.5%
  127. 127Austria4.5%
  128. 128Timor-Leste4.4%
  129. 129Tajikistan4.3%
  130. 130Seychelles4.3%
  131. 131St. Kitts and Nevis4.2%
  132. 132Trinidad and Tobago4.2%
  133. 133Solomon Islands4%
  134. 134American Samoa4%
  135. 135Canada4%
  136. 136Norway4%
  137. 137Afghanistan3.9%
  138. 138Sao Tome and Principe3.9%
  139. 139Central African Republic3.9%
  140. 140Gabon3.9%
  141. 141Eswatini3.8%
  142. 142Switzerland3.8%
  143. 143Guinea-Bissau3.6%
  144. 144Vanuatu3.6%
  145. 145Senegal3.6%
  146. 146Gambia, The3.5%
  147. 147Kiribati3.5%
  148. 148Togo3.5%
  149. 149Botswana3.4%
  150. 150Sweden3.4%
  151. 151Comoros3.4%
  152. 152Congo, Rep.3.3%
  153. 153Papua New Guinea3.3%
  154. 154Cameroon3.3%
  155. 155Tanzania3.2%
  156. 156United States3.2%
  157. 157India3.1%
  158. 158Equatorial Guinea3.1%
  159. 159Angola3.1%
  160. 160Samoa3%
  161. 161Ghana3%
  162. 162Cote d'Ivoire3%
  163. 163Djibouti2.8%
  164. 164Zambia2.8%
  165. 165Somalia, Fed. Rep.2.8%
  166. 166Mali2.8%
  167. 167Sudan2.8%
  168. 168Congo, Dem. Rep.2.8%
  169. 169Eritrea2.8%
  170. 170Palau2.8%
  171. 171Sierra Leone2.7%
  172. 172Guinea2.7%
  173. 173Liberia2.7%
  174. 174Burkina Faso2.6%
  175. 175Micronesia, Fed. Sts.2.4%
  176. 176Ethiopia2.3%
  177. 177Chad2.2%
  178. 178Pakistan2.2%
  179. 179Nigeria2.1%
  180. 180Mozambique2.1%
  181. 181Uganda2%
  182. 182South Africa2%
  183. 183Malawi2%
  184. 184Benin2%
  185. 185Burundi1.9%
  186. 186Zimbabwe1.9%
  187. 187Mauritania1.8%
  188. 188Marshall Islands1.7%
  189. 189Lesotho1.7%
  190. 190Rwanda1.7%
  191. 191Kenya1.5%
  192. 192Naoero1.4%
  193. 193Niger1.3%
  194. 194Namibia1.3%
  195. 195Philippines1.2%
  196. 196Madagascar1%
  197. 197Tuvalu0.97%

Change in female height (%)