Tallest countries

Average height of adults aged 18+ in 200 countries, 2026 estimates, ranked by men's average. The tallest country is Netherlands (181.2 cm (5′11″)) and the shortest is Timor-Leste (158.6 cm (5′2″)). The world average is 169 cm (5′7″) for men and 156.7 cm (5′2″) for women. The United States ranks #41 for men and #54 for women.

#CountryMenWomen
1 Netherlands 181.2 cm (5′11″) 167.9 cm (5′6″) #1
2 Iceland 180.4 cm (5′11″) 167.4 cm (5′6″) #2
3 Estonia 180.3 cm (5′11″) 165.5 cm (5′5″) #7
4 Bosnia & Herzegovina 179.7 cm (5′11″) 165.2 cm (5′5″) #8
5 Montenegro 179.3 cm (5′11″) 166.8 cm (5′6″) #3
6 Latvia 179.2 cm (5′11″) 166.4 cm (5′5″) #4
7 Czechia 179.1 cm (5′11″) 165.8 cm (5′5″) #6
8 Norway 179 cm (5′10″) 164.9 cm (5′5″) #12
9 Ukraine 178.9 cm (5′10″) 164.4 cm (5′5″) #17
10 Sweden 178.7 cm (5′10″) 164.7 cm (5′5″) #14
11 Denmark 178.5 cm (5′10″) 166.2 cm (5′5″) #5
12 Germany 178.4 cm (5′10″) 164.1 cm (5′5″) #21
13 Slovakia 178.4 cm (5′10″) 164.6 cm (5′5″) #15
14 Serbia 178.4 cm (5′10″) 165.2 cm (5′5″) #10
15 Lithuania 178.1 cm (5′10″) 164.8 cm (5′5″) #13
16 Croatia 178 cm (5′10″) 165.2 cm (5′5″) #9
17 Finland 178 cm (5′10″) 164.2 cm (5′5″) #20
18 Slovenia 177.9 cm (5′10″) 164.3 cm (5′5″) #18
19 Ireland 177.1 cm (5′10″) 162.3 cm (5′4″) #44
20 Belgium 177.1 cm (5′10″) 162.8 cm (5′4″) #38
21 Poland 176.9 cm (5′10″) 163.2 cm (5′4″) #33
22 Austria 176.9 cm (5′10″) 164.4 cm (5′5″) #16
23 Australia 176.9 cm (5′10″) 162.6 cm (5′4″) #39
24 Andorra 176.8 cm (5′10″) 163.6 cm (5′4″) #24
25 New Zealand 176.8 cm (5′10″) 163.3 cm (5′4″) #31
26 Luxembourg 176.7 cm (5′10″) 163.5 cm (5′4″) #28
27 Switzerland 176.5 cm (5′9″) 162.6 cm (5′4″) #41
28 Greece 176.5 cm (5′9″) 161.9 cm (5′4″) #49
29 Dominica 176.4 cm (5′9″) 163.5 cm (5′4″) #25
30 French Polynesia 176.4 cm (5′9″) 163.8 cm (5′4″) #23
31 Canada 176.3 cm (5′9″) 162.2 cm (5′4″) #46
32 Bermuda 176.3 cm (5′9″) 163 cm (5′4″) #37
33 France 176.3 cm (5′9″) 162.2 cm (5′4″) #45
34 United Kingdom 176.1 cm (5′9″) 161.8 cm (5′4″) #52
35 Antigua & Barbuda 176.1 cm (5′9″) 163.1 cm (5′4″) #34
36 Grenada 176 cm (5′9″) 163.4 cm (5′4″) #29
37 Belarus 175.9 cm (5′9″) 164 cm (5′5″) #22
38 Senegal 175.9 cm (5′9″) 163.2 cm (5′4″) #32
39 American Samoa 175.5 cm (5′9″) 165 cm (5′5″) #11
40 Lebanon 175.4 cm (5′9″) 160.9 cm (5′3″) #61
41 United States 175.4 cm (5′9″) 161.6 cm (5′4″) #54
42 Cape Verde 175.3 cm (5′9″) 161.8 cm (5′4″) #51
43 Russia 175.2 cm (5′9″) 162.4 cm (5′4″) #42
44 Cook Islands 175.1 cm (5′9″) 163.5 cm (5′4″) #26
45 Israel 175.1 cm (5′9″) 160.7 cm (5′3″) #62
46 Puerto Rico 175 cm (5′9″) 158.7 cm (5′2″) #101
47 Tokelau 174.7 cm (5′9″) 163.5 cm (5′4″) #27
48 Jamaica 174.6 cm (5′9″) 162.1 cm (5′4″) #48
49 Mali 174.6 cm (5′9″) 161.5 cm (5′4″) #56
50 Hungary 174.6 cm (5′9″) 160.5 cm (5′3″) #66
51 Niue 174.6 cm (5′9″) 163.3 cm (5′4″) #30
52 Romania 174.5 cm (5′9″) 163.1 cm (5′4″) #36
53 St. Vincent & Grenadines 174.5 cm (5′9″) 162.4 cm (5′4″) #43
54 Tonga 174.3 cm (5′9″) 164.2 cm (5′5″) #19
55 North Macedonia 174.1 cm (5′9″) 159 cm (5′3″) #93
56 Georgia 174 cm (5′8″) 160.5 cm (5′3″) #67
57 Barbados 174 cm (5′8″) 162.6 cm (5′4″) #40
58 St. Lucia 173.9 cm (5′8″) 163.1 cm (5′4″) #35
59 Spain 173.8 cm (5′8″) 160.5 cm (5′3″) #69
60 Libya 173.8 cm (5′8″) 160.2 cm (5′3″) #72
61 Seychelles 173.8 cm (5′8″) 160.5 cm (5′3″) #65
62 Kazakhstan 173.7 cm (5′8″) 159.4 cm (5′3″) #84
63 Moldova 173.6 cm (5′8″) 160.6 cm (5′3″) #64
64 Italy 173.5 cm (5′8″) 160.1 cm (5′3″) #75
65 Türkiye 173.4 cm (5′8″) 158 cm (5′2″) #124
66 Morocco 173.4 cm (5′8″) 158.4 cm (5′2″) #111
67 Tunisia 173.3 cm (5′8″) 158.7 cm (5′2″) #102
68 Palestine 173.2 cm (5′8″) 159.3 cm (5′3″) #86
69 Fiji 173.2 cm (5′8″) 161.8 cm (5′4″) #53
70 Argentina 172.9 cm (5′8″) 158.5 cm (5′2″) #107
71 Turkmenistan 172.8 cm (5′8″) 160.5 cm (5′3″) #68
72 Malta 172.8 cm (5′8″) 161.4 cm (5′4″) #57
73 Trinidad & Tobago 172.8 cm (5′8″) 160.4 cm (5′3″) #71
74 Jordan 172.7 cm (5′8″) 158.1 cm (5′2″) #119
75 Samoa 172.7 cm (5′8″) 161.5 cm (5′4″) #55
76 Iran 172.6 cm (5′8″) 158.1 cm (5′2″) #121
77 Albania 172.5 cm (5′8″) 160.4 cm (5′3″) #70
78 Botswana 172.5 cm (5′8″) 161.3 cm (5′4″) #58
79 Kuwait 172.4 cm (5′8″) 158.3 cm (5′2″) #115
80 Brazil 172.3 cm (5′8″) 159 cm (5′3″) #94
81 Bulgaria 172.3 cm (5′8″) 162.2 cm (5′4″) #47
82 Greenland 172.2 cm (5′8″) 159.8 cm (5′3″) #79
83 Dominican Republic 172.1 cm (5′8″) 158.4 cm (5′2″) #110
84 Algeria 172 cm (5′8″) 159.5 cm (5′3″) #83
85 Azerbaijan 172 cm (5′8″) 158.5 cm (5′2″) #105
86 Suriname 171.9 cm (5′8″) 160.2 cm (5′3″) #74
87 Egypt 171.9 cm (5′8″) 158.5 cm (5′2″) #108
88 United Arab Emirates 171.9 cm (5′8″) 159.3 cm (5′3″) #88
89 Iraq 171.9 cm (5′8″) 157.5 cm (5′2″) #137
90 Singapore 171.8 cm (5′8″) 158.9 cm (5′3″) #98
91 Paraguay 171.6 cm (5′8″) 157.4 cm (5′2″) #138
92 Chad 171.6 cm (5′8″) 161.8 cm (5′4″) #50
93 Armenia 171.5 cm (5′8″) 157 cm (5′2″) #144
94 Sudan 171.5 cm (5′8″) 159.8 cm (5′3″) #78
95 Burkina Faso 171.5 cm (5′8″) 160.9 cm (5′3″) #59
96 Bahamas 171.5 cm (5′8″) 160.7 cm (5′3″) #63
97 Uruguay 171.4 cm (5′7″) 158.8 cm (5′3″) #99
98 Mauritius 171.2 cm (5′7″) 157.5 cm (5′2″) #136
99 North Korea 171.2 cm (5′7″) 158 cm (5′2″) #126
100 Cameroon 171.1 cm (5′7″) 159.9 cm (5′3″) #77
101 Qatar 171.1 cm (5′7″) 159.3 cm (5′3″) #85
102 Venezuela 170.9 cm (5′7″) 157 cm (5′2″) #145
103 St. Kitts & Nevis 170.8 cm (5′7″) 160 cm (5′3″) #76
104 Cyprus 170.7 cm (5′7″) 158.3 cm (5′2″) #117
105 Somalia 170.6 cm (5′7″) 159.3 cm (5′3″) #87
106 South Korea 170.5 cm (5′7″) 157.8 cm (5′2″) #128
107 Portugal 170.5 cm (5′7″) 158.4 cm (5′2″) #112
108 Nigeria 170.4 cm (5′7″) 157.6 cm (5′2″) #133
109 Kyrgyzstan 170.4 cm (5′7″) 158.4 cm (5′2″) #113
110 Zimbabwe 170.4 cm (5′7″) 159.2 cm (5′3″) #89
111 Costa Rica 170.4 cm (5′7″) 156.9 cm (5′2″) #146
112 Guinea 170.3 cm (5′7″) 158.3 cm (5′2″) #116
113 Republic of the Congo 170.3 cm (5′7″) 158.2 cm (5′2″) #118
114 Chile 170.2 cm (5′7″) 156.6 cm (5′2″) #149
115 Bahrain 170.2 cm (5′7″) 156.6 cm (5′2″) #151
116 Guyana 170.1 cm (5′7″) 157.6 cm (5′2″) #135
117 Haiti 170 cm (5′7″) 159 cm (5′3″) #96
118 Hong Kong SAR China 170 cm (5′7″) 156.8 cm (5′2″) #148
119 São Tomé & Príncipe 169.9 cm (5′7″) 159.1 cm (5′3″) #92
120 Taiwan 169.9 cm (5′7″) 157.7 cm (5′2″) #131
121 Niger 169.9 cm (5′7″) 159.6 cm (5′3″) #82
122 Djibouti 169.9 cm (5′7″) 159.1 cm (5′3″) #91
123 Tuvalu 169.9 cm (5′7″) 160.2 cm (5′3″) #73
124 Uzbekistan 169.7 cm (5′7″) 158.7 cm (5′2″) #100
125 Ghana 169.7 cm (5′7″) 158 cm (5′2″) #125
126 Syria 169.7 cm (5′7″) 157.6 cm (5′2″) #134
127 Togo 169.7 cm (5′7″) 158.5 cm (5′2″) #106
128 Japan 169.7 cm (5′7″) 155.8 cm (5′1″) #163
129 Kenya 169.7 cm (5′7″) 159 cm (5′3″) #97
130 Eritrea 169.7 cm (5′7″) 156.6 cm (5′2″) #152
131 Cuba 169.6 cm (5′7″) 157.2 cm (5′2″) #139
132 China 169.6 cm (5′7″) 157.8 cm (5′2″) #130
133 Namibia 169.4 cm (5′7″) 159.7 cm (5′3″) #80
134 Gabon 169.4 cm (5′7″) 159 cm (5′3″) #95
135 Oman 169.3 cm (5′7″) 156.3 cm (5′2″) #156
136 Micronesia 169.1 cm (5′7″) 157.8 cm (5′2″) #129
137 Kiribati 169 cm (5′7″) 158.6 cm (5′2″) #103
138 Eswatini 169 cm (5′7″) 158.3 cm (5′2″) #114
139 Palau 169 cm (5′7″) 156.5 cm (5′2″) #153
140 Mongolia 168.9 cm (5′6″) 157.7 cm (5′2″) #132
141 Colombia 168.8 cm (5′6″) 155.2 cm (5′1″) #169
142 Nauru 168.8 cm (5′6″) 156.4 cm (5′2″) #154
143 South Africa 168.8 cm (5′6″) 158.1 cm (5′2″) #120
144 Belize 168.7 cm (5′6″) 156.6 cm (5′2″) #150
145 Central African Republic 168.6 cm (5′6″) 159.2 cm (5′3″) #90
146 El Salvador 168.5 cm (5′6″) 153.5 cm (5′0″) #179
147 Saudi Arabia 168.4 cm (5′6″) 156.4 cm (5′2″) #155
148 Benin 168.2 cm (5′6″) 157.9 cm (5′2″) #127
149 Ethiopia 168.2 cm (5′6″) 156.3 cm (5′2″) #157
150 Uganda 168.2 cm (5′6″) 158 cm (5′2″) #123
151 DR Congo 168 cm (5′6″) 155.8 cm (5′1″) #162
152 Panama 167.9 cm (5′6″) 155.5 cm (5′1″) #166
153 Nicaragua 167.9 cm (5′6″) 153.9 cm (5′1″) #177
154 Côte d’Ivoire 167.8 cm (5′6″) 158.4 cm (5′2″) #109
155 Mexico 167.6 cm (5′6″) 155 cm (5′1″) #171
156 Gambia 167.6 cm (5′6″) 160.9 cm (5′3″) #60
157 Vanuatu 167.6 cm (5′6″) 158.6 cm (5′2″) #104
158 Honduras 167.6 cm (5′6″) 153.3 cm (5′0″) #181
159 Guinea-Bissau 167.6 cm (5′6″) 158 cm (5′2″) #122
160 Lesotho 167.5 cm (5′6″) 156.3 cm (5′2″) #158
161 Tajikistan 167.4 cm (5′6″) 157 cm (5′2″) #143
162 Afghanistan 167.4 cm (5′6″) 155.1 cm (5′1″) #170
163 Angola 167.4 cm (5′6″) 157.2 cm (5′2″) #140
164 Zambia 167.2 cm (5′6″) 157.1 cm (5′2″) #142
165 Equatorial Guinea 167.1 cm (5′6″) 157.1 cm (5′2″) #141
166 Comoros 167 cm (5′6″) 155.5 cm (5′1″) #165
167 Malaysia 166.9 cm (5′6″) 154.9 cm (5′1″) #173
168 Thailand 166.9 cm (5′6″) 154.7 cm (5′1″) #174
169 Burundi 166.8 cm (5′6″) 154.7 cm (5′1″) #175
170 Pakistan 166.8 cm (5′6″) 154 cm (5′1″) #176
171 Sierra Leone 166.1 cm (5′5″) 156.8 cm (5′2″) #147
172 Tanzania 166.1 cm (5′5″) 156.2 cm (5′1″) #159
173 Bolivia 165.9 cm (5′5″) 153 cm (5′0″) #183
174 Rwanda 165.6 cm (5′5″) 156.1 cm (5′1″) #160
175 Ecuador 165.4 cm (5′5″) 152.2 cm (5′0″) #190
176 Mauritania 165.3 cm (5′5″) 159.6 cm (5′3″) #81
177 Liberia 165.2 cm (5′5″) 156 cm (5′1″) #161
178 Maldives 165.1 cm (5′5″) 151.7 cm (5′0″) #193
179 Malawi 165 cm (5′5″) 155.6 cm (5′1″) #164
180 Sri Lanka 165 cm (5′5″) 152.9 cm (5′0″) #184
181 Peru 164.7 cm (5′5″) 151.7 cm (5′0″) #192
182 Bhutan 164.6 cm (5′5″) 153.1 cm (5′0″) #182
183 Vietnam 164.6 cm (5′5″) 153.7 cm (5′1″) #178
184 Madagascar 164.4 cm (5′5″) 152.5 cm (5′0″) #187
185 Marshall Islands 164.3 cm (5′5″) 152.5 cm (5′0″) #188
186 Myanmar (Burma) 164.3 cm (5′5″) 152.6 cm (5′0″) #186
187 Mozambique 164.2 cm (5′5″) 154.9 cm (5′1″) #172
188 India 164.1 cm (5′5″) 152.4 cm (5′0″) #189
189 Brunei 163.9 cm (5′5″) 152.2 cm (5′0″) #191
190 Solomon Islands 163.7 cm (5′4″) 155.3 cm (5′1″) #168
191 Philippines 163.3 cm (5′4″) 151.7 cm (5′0″) #194
192 Papua New Guinea 163.3 cm (5′4″) 155.4 cm (5′1″) #167
193 Indonesia 163.3 cm (5′4″) 151.2 cm (5′0″) #195
194 Cambodia 162.9 cm (5′4″) 152.7 cm (5′0″) #185
195 Yemen 162.9 cm (5′4″) 153.4 cm (5′0″) #180
196 Bangladesh 162.9 cm (5′4″) 150.8 cm (4′11″) #199
197 Guatemala 162.7 cm (5′4″) 149.3 cm (4′11″) #200
198 Nepal 162.6 cm (5′4″) 150.8 cm (4′11″) #197
199 Laos 160.6 cm (5′3″) 151.2 cm (5′0″) #196
200 Timor-Leste 158.6 cm (5′2″) 150.8 cm (4′11″) #198

Click a country for its detail page. Values are cohort-weighted averages for adults aged 18+; see the methodology.