Short answer: in Eswatini, a man who is 5′11″ counts as tall, and a woman as very tall.
Tall
Men · 95% are shorter
Very tall
Women · 99.9% are shorter
180.3 cm (5′11″)
71 in
95% of adult men in Eswatini are shorter than this; 1 in 18.4 men is this tall or taller. The average man is 169 cm (5′7″).
99.9% of adult women in Eswatini are shorter than this; 1 in 2,240 women is this tall or taller. The average woman is 158.3 cm (5′2″).
| Group | Average | Difference | Shorter in country | Shorter worldwide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | 169 cm (5′7″) | +11.3 cm | 95% | 90% |
| Women | 158.3 cm (5′2″) | +22 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 | 45% | 96% |
| United States | 75% | 99.7% |
| Brazil | 86% | 99.9% |
| China | 91% | 99.9% |
| Pakistan | 97% | 99.9% |
| India | 99% | 99.9% |
| Indonesia | 99% | 99.9% |
| Timor-Leste | 99.9% | 99.9% |