Short answer: in Greece, a man who is 5′10″ counts as average height, and a woman as very tall.
Average height
Men · 57% are shorter
Very tall
Women · 99% are shorter
177.8 cm (5′10″)
70 in
57% of adult men in Greece are shorter than this; 1 in 2.3 men is this tall or taller. The average man is 176.5 cm (5′9″).
99% of adult women in Greece are shorter than this; 1 in 74.1 women is this tall or taller. The average woman is 161.9 cm (5′4″).
| Group | Average | Difference | Shorter in country | Shorter worldwide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | 176.5 cm (5′9″) | +1.3 cm | 57% | 85% |
| Women | 161.9 cm (5′4″) | +15.9 cm | 99% | 99.7% |
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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 | 32% | 92% |
| United States | 63% | 99.2% |
| Brazil | 77% | 99.6% |
| China | 85% | 99.7% |
| Pakistan | 94% | 99.9% |
| India | 97% | 99.9% |
| Indonesia | 98% | 99.9% |
| Timor-Leste | 99.6% | 99.9% |