The height gap between men and women, country by country
Worldwide, men are 12.3 cm (4.8″) taller than women on average. The gap ranges from 16.3 cm in Puerto Rico to 5.7 cm in Mauritania — almost threefold.
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Worldwide, men are 12.3 cm (4.8″) taller than women on average. The gap ranges from 16.3 cm in Puerto Rico to 5.7 cm in Mauritania — almost threefold.
The average adult man in the world is 169 cm (5′6.5″), the average woman 156.7 cm (5′1.7″). A 180 cm (5′11″) man is in the tallest 10% of men worldwide; a 170 cm (5′7″) woman in the tallest 4.5% of women.
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