Short answer: in Costa Rica, a man who is 180 cm counts as tall, and a woman as very tall.
Tall
Men · 90% are shorter
Very tall
Women · 99.9% are shorter
180 cm (5′11″)
70.9 in
90% of adult men in Costa Rica are shorter than this; 1 in 9.6 men is this tall or taller. The average man is 170.4 cm (5′7″).
99.9% of adult women in Costa Rica are shorter than this; 1 in 1,727 women is this tall or taller. The average woman is 156.9 cm (5′2″).
| Group | Average | Difference | Shorter in country | Shorter worldwide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | 170.4 cm (5′7″) | +9.6 cm | 90% | 90% |
| Women | 156.9 cm (5′2″) | +23.1 cm | 99.9% | 99.9% |
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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 | 43% | 96% |
| United States | 74% | 99.7% |
| Brazil | 85% | 99.8% |
| China | 90% | 99.9% |
| Pakistan | 97% | 99.9% |
| India | 98% | 99.9% |
| Indonesia | 99% | 99.9% |
| Timor-Leste | 99.8% | 99.9% |
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