Short answer: in Haiti, a man who is 177 cm counts as tall, and a woman as very tall.
Tall
Men · 83% are shorter
Very tall
Women · 99.6% are shorter
177 cm (5′10″)
69.7 in
83% of adult men in Haiti are shorter than this; 1 in 5.9 men is this tall or taller. The average man is 170 cm (5′7″).
99.6% of adult women in Haiti are shorter than this; 1 in 250 women is this tall or taller. The average woman is 159 cm (5′3″).
| Group | Average | Difference | Shorter in country | Shorter worldwide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | 170 cm (5′7″) | +7 cm | 83% | 82% |
| Women | 159 cm (5′3″) | +18 cm | 99.6% | 99.5% |
Calculate your rank as a man → Calculate your rank as a woman →
Values are cohort-weighted averages for adults aged 18+, derived from NCD-RisC 2020 and UN population estimates; they do not reflect regional differences within a country. Details: methodology and sources.
What share of adults of the same sex is shorter than this?
| Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 28% | 91% |
| United States | 59% | 99% |
| Brazil | 73% | 99.4% |
| China | 82% | 99.6% |
| Pakistan | 93% | 99.9% |
| India | 96% | 99.9% |
| Indonesia | 97% | 99.9% |
| Timor-Leste | 99.4% | 99.9% |
172 cm 173 cm 174 cm 175 cm 176 cm 178 cm 179 cm 180 cm 181 cm 182 cm 5′10″