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Countries by average height of men

Mean adult height of men, by the year they were born (NCD Risk Factor Collaboration, 1896–1996 birth years). 199 countries ranked for 1996 (cm).

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1Netherlands182.5 cm

2Belgium181.7 cm

3Estonia181.6 cm

		Value
1	Netherlands	182.5 cm	-0.1%	=
2	Belgium	181.7 cm	+0.6%	▲ 6
3	Estonia	181.6 cm	+0.3%	▲ 1
4	Denmark	181.4 cm	+0.1%	▼ 2
5	Latvia	181.4 cm	+0.4%	▲ 1
6	Bosnia and Herzegovina	180.9 cm	-0.1%	▼ 3
7	Croatia	180.8 cm	+0.3%	▲ 2
8	Republic of Serbia	180.6 cm	-0.1%	▼ 1
9	Iceland	180.5 cm	-0.3%	▼ 4
10	Czechia	180.1 cm	+0.0%	=
11	Germany	179.9 cm	+0.1%	▲ 2
12	Slovenia	179.8 cm	+0.1%	▲ 3
13	France	179.7 cm	+0.4%	▲ 5
14	Norway	179.7 cm	-0.1%	▼ 3
15	Sweden	179.7 cm	-0.1%	▼ 3
16	Finland	179.6 cm	-0.1%	▼ 2
17	Slovakia	179.5 cm	+0.0%	▼ 1
18	Australia	179.2 cm	+0.1%	▼ 1
19	Lithuania	179 cm	+0.1%	=
20	Ireland	178.9 cm	+0.2%	=
21	Ukraine	178.5 cm	+0.2%	▲ 4
22	Belarus	178.4 cm	+0.2%	▲ 2
23	Switzerland	178.4 cm	+0.3%	▲ 4
24	North Macedonia	178.3 cm	+0.0%	▼ 2
25	Montenegro	178.3 cm	+0.0%	▼ 2
26	Bulgaria	178.2 cm	-0.1%	▼ 5
27	Canada	178.1 cm	+0.2%	▲ 3
28	Luxembourg	177.9 cm	-0.1%	▼ 2
29	Italy	177.8 cm	+0.3%	▲ 7
30	New Zealand	177.7 cm	-0.1%	▼ 2
31	United Kingdom	177.5 cm	-0.1%	=
32	Austria	177.4 cm	-0.2%	▼ 3
33	French Polynesia	177.4 cm	+0.2%	▲ 5
34	Greece	177.3 cm	-0.1%	▼ 2
35	Hungary	177.3 cm	+0.0%	=
36	Poland	177.3 cm	+0.1%	▲ 1
37	United States	177.1 cm	-0.2%	▼ 3
38	Grenada	177 cm	+0.3%	▲ 2
39	Israel	176.9 cm	+0.2%	=
40	Tonga	176.8 cm	-0.3%	▼ 7
41	Spain	176.6 cm	+0.3%	▲ 2
42	Russia	176.5 cm	+0.1%	▼ 1
43	Dominica	176.3 cm	+0.3%	▲ 3
44	Andorra	176.1 cm	+0.2%	=
45	American Samoa	176 cm	-0.1%	▼ 3
46	Barbados	175.9 cm	+0.1%	▼ 1
47	Niue	175.8 cm	+0.0%	=
48	Moldova	175.5 cm	+0.3%	▲ 3
49	Cyprus	175 cm	+0.1%	▲ 4
50	Greenland	174.9 cm	+0.5%	▲ 13
51	South Korea	174.9 cm	+0.3%	▲ 7
52	Cook Islands	174.8 cm	-0.2%	▼ 4
53	Romania	174.7 cm	-0.3%	▼ 4
54	Argentina	174.6 cm	+0.3%	▲ 7
55	Jamaica	174.5 cm	-0.1%	▲ 1
56	Taiwan	174.5 cm	+0.9%	▲ 14
57	Lebanon	174.4 cm	-0.3%	▼ 5
58	Samoa	174.4 cm	+0.1%	▲ 2
59	Georgia	174.3 cm	-0.4%	▼ 9
60	Seychelles	174.2 cm	-0.3%	▼ 5
61	Turkey	174.2 cm	+0.1%	▲ 3
62	Tunisia	174 cm	+0.1%	▲ 4
63	Fiji	173.9 cm	-0.3%	▼ 6
64	Trinidad and Tobago	173.7 cm	+0.0%	▲ 3
65	Brazil	173.6 cm	+0.5%	▲ 10
66	Hong Kong S.A.R.	173.6 cm	+0.8%	▲ 22
67	Iran	173.6 cm	+0.2%	▲ 2
68	Libya	173.5 cm	-0.3%	▼ 6
69	Albania	173.4 cm	-0.3%	▼ 4
70	Uruguay	173.4 cm	+0.0%	▼ 2
71	Malta	173.3 cm	+0.3%	▲ 1
72	Cabo Verde	173.2 cm	-0.6%	▼ 13
73	Senegal	173.1 cm	-1.0%	▼ 19
74	Portugal	172.9 cm	+0.1%	▼ 1
75	Paraguay	172.8 cm	+0.2%	▲ 12
76	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	172.8 cm	+0.1%	▲ 2
77	Antigua and Barbuda	172.7 cm	+0.1%	▲ 3
78	The Bahamas	172.7 cm	+0.1%	▼ 1
79	Bermuda	172.7 cm	+0.1%	▲ 2
80	Dominican Republic	172.7 cm	+0.5%	▲ 12
81	Suriname	172.7 cm	+0.1%	▲ 4
82	Haiti	172.6 cm	+0.1%	=
83	Singapore	172.6 cm	+0.1%	▲ 1
84	Kuwait	172.1 cm	-0.2%	▼ 1
85	Puerto Rico	172.1 cm	+0.1%	▲ 6
86	Palestine	172.1 cm	-0.4%	▼ 12
87	Armenia	172 cm	-0.3%	▼ 8
88	Cuba	172 cm	+0.3%	▲ 8
89	North Korea	172 cm	+0.6%	▲ 22
90	Turkmenistan	172 cm	-0.3%	▼ 4
91	Saint Lucia	171.9 cm	-0.1%	▼ 1
92	Chile	171.8 cm	+0.3%	▲ 7
93	China	171.8 cm	+0.7%	▲ 19
94	Botswana	171.6 cm	-0.7%	▼ 23
95	Venezuela	171.6 cm	+0.2%	▲ 10
96	Tajikistan	171.3 cm	-0.3%	▼ 2
97	Kyrgyzstan	171.2 cm	-0.1%	▲ 1
98	Kazakhstan	171.1 cm	-0.3%	▼ 3
99	Mali	171.1 cm	-0.9%	▼ 23
100	Jordan	171 cm	-0.5%	▼ 7
101	Japan	170.8 cm	-0.3%	▼ 1
102	United Arab Emirates	170.5 cm	-0.4%	=
103	Mauritius	170.5 cm	-0.2%	▲ 7
104	Qatar	170.5 cm	-0.4%	▲ 4
105	Iraq	170.4 cm	-0.5%	▼ 2
106	Morocco	170.4 cm	-0.4%	▲ 1
107	Syria	170.4 cm	-0.5%	▼ 3
108	Chad	170.4 cm	-1.0%	▼ 19
109	Guyana	170.2 cm	+0.1%	▲ 7
110	Algeria	170.1 cm	-0.8%	▼ 13
111	El Salvador	169.8 cm	+0.2%	▲ 19
112	Azerbaijan	169.7 cm	-0.8%	▼ 6
113	Kenya	169.6 cm	-1.0%	▼ 12
114	Saint Kitts and Nevis	169.6 cm	-0.2%	▲ 6
115	Tuvalu	169.6 cm	-0.3%	▲ 2
116	Colombia	169.5 cm	+0.2%	▲ 17
117	Uzbekistan	169.4 cm	-0.5%	▼ 3
118	Burkina Faso	169.3 cm	-0.9%	▼ 9
119	Kiribati	169.2 cm	-0.4%	▲ 4
120	Oman	169.2 cm	-0.2%	▲ 9
121	Thailand	169.2 cm	+0.9%	▲ 38
122	Mongolia	169.1 cm	-0.1%	▲ 12
123	Mexico	169 cm	+0.4%	▲ 28
124	Costa Rica	168.9 cm	-0.1%	▲ 14
125	Ghana	168.8 cm	-0.8%	▼ 10
126	Belize	168.7 cm	+0.0%	▲ 15
127	Zimbabwe	168.6 cm	-1.1%	▼ 14
128	Federated States of Micronesia	168.5 cm	-0.4%	▲ 7
129	Panama	168.5 cm	-0.1%	▲ 16
130	Eritrea	168.4 cm	-0.6%	▼ 2
131	Togo	168.3 cm	-0.9%	▼ 10
132	Eswatini	168.1 cm	-0.9%	▼ 7
133	Vanuatu	168.1 cm	-0.3%	▲ 14
134	Gabon	167.9 cm	-1.1%	▼ 12
135	Guinea-Bissau	167.9 cm	-1.1%	▼ 11
136	Malaysia	167.9 cm	+0.2%	▲ 24
137	Cameroon	167.8 cm	-1.3%	▼ 19
138	Nauru	167.8 cm	-0.4%	▲ 10
139	Bahrain	167.7 cm	-0.5%	▲ 4
140	Maldives	167.7 cm	+0.9%	▲ 34
141	Niger	167.7 cm	-1.4%	▼ 22
142	Palau	167.7 cm	-0.3%	▲ 11
143	Saudi Arabia	167.7 cm	-0.5%	▲ 3
144	Guinea	167.5 cm	-1.2%	▼ 18
145	Republic of the Congo	167.4 cm	-1.1%	▼ 13
146	Equatorial Guinea	167.4 cm	-1.0%	▼ 10
147	São Tomé and Principe	167.4 cm	-1.3%	▼ 20
148	Angola	167.3 cm	-1.0%	▼ 11
149	Benin	167.1 cm	-1.3%	▼ 18
150	Ecuador	167.1 cm	+0.3%	▲ 20
151	Namibia	167 cm	-1.2%	▼ 11
152	Pakistan	166.9 cm	-0.2%	▲ 12
153	Bolivia	166.8 cm	+0.1%	▲ 16
154	Democratic Republic of the Congo	166.8 cm	-1.1%	▼ 10
155	Central African Republic	166.7 cm	-1.0%	▼ 6
156	Egypt	166.7 cm	-1.4%	▼ 17
157	Nicaragua	166.7 cm	-0.1%	▲ 10
158	South Africa	166.7 cm	-1.0%	▼ 8
159	Burundi	166.6 cm	-0.9%	▼ 5
160	Djibouti	166.6 cm	-0.9%	▼ 5
161	Sudan	166.6 cm	-0.9%	▼ 5
162	Somalia	166.6 cm	-0.9%	▼ 5
163	Ivory Coast	166.5 cm	-1.3%	▼ 21
164	Zambia	166.5 cm	-1.1%	▼ 12
165	Honduras	166.4 cm	-0.2%	▲ 3
166	Comoros	166.2 cm	-0.5%	=
167	Ethiopia	166.2 cm	-1.1%	▼ 9
168	Nigeria	165.9 cm	-1.0%	▼ 7
169	Sri Lanka	165.7 cm	+0.3%	▲ 10
170	Lesotho	165.6 cm	-1.0%	▼ 7
171	Uganda	165.6 cm	-1.2%	▼ 9
172	Gambia	165.4 cm	-1.1%	▼ 7
173	Afghanistan	165.3 cm	-0.1%	▲ 4
174	Bhutan	165.3 cm	+0.4%	▲ 9
175	Peru	165.2 cm	+0.0%	▲ 5
176	Brunei	165 cm	+0.2%	▲ 8
177	India	164.9 cm	-0.1%	▲ 4
178	Mozambique	164.8 cm	-0.8%	▼ 3
179	United Republic of Tanzania	164.8 cm	-1.0%	▼ 8
180	Myanmar	164.7 cm	+0.1%	▲ 5
181	Sierra Leone	164.4 cm	-1.2%	▼ 9
182	Vietnam	164.4 cm	+0.4%	▲ 8
183	Solomon Islands	164.1 cm	-1.1%	▼ 7
184	Bangladesh	163.8 cm	-0.1%	▲ 5
185	Liberia	163.7 cm	-1.0%	▼ 7
186	Indonesia	163.6 cm	+0.1%	▲ 7
187	Papua New Guinea	163.6 cm	-0.4%	=
188	Guatemala	163.4 cm	-0.1%	▲ 3
189	Cambodia	163.3 cm	+0.1%	▲ 5
190	Mauritania	163.3 cm	-1.8%	▼ 17
191	Philippines	163.2 cm	+0.1%	▲ 4
192	Marshall Islands	162.8 cm	-0.9%	▼ 6
193	Rwanda	162.7 cm	-1.5%	▼ 11
194	Nepal	162.3 cm	-0.1%	▲ 2
195	Malawi	162.2 cm	-1.2%	▼ 7
196	Madagascar	161.5 cm	-1.3%	▼ 4
197	Laos	160.5 cm	+0.0%	▲ 2
198	Yemen	159.9 cm	-1.5%	▼ 1
199	Timor-Leste	159.8 cm	-0.5%	▼ 1

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