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Countries by average height of women

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

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1Latvia169.8 cm

2Estonia168.7 cm

3Netherlands168.7 cm

		Value
1	Latvia	169.8 cm	+0.5%	=
2	Estonia	168.7 cm	+0.4%	▲ 1
3	Netherlands	168.7 cm	-0.1%	▼ 1
4	Czechia	168.5 cm	+0.4%	=
5	Republic of Serbia	167.7 cm	+0.2%	▲ 1
6	Slovakia	167.5 cm	+0.3%	▲ 1
7	Denmark	167.2 cm	-0.2%	▼ 2
8	Lithuania	166.6 cm	+0.2%	▲ 2
9	Belarus	166.3 cm	+0.3%	▲ 7
10	Ukraine	166.3 cm	+0.3%	▲ 9
11	Slovenia	166.1 cm	+0.2%	▲ 7
12	Australia	165.9 cm	+0.4%	▲ 9
13	Germany	165.9 cm	-0.1%	=
14	Finland	165.9 cm	-0.1%	=
15	Iceland	165.9 cm	-0.5%	▼ 6
16	Bosnia and Herzegovina	165.8 cm	-0.6%	▼ 8
17	Sweden	165.7 cm	-0.3%	▼ 6
18	Croatia	165.6 cm	-0.1%	▼ 1
19	Norway	165.6 cm	-0.3%	▼ 4
20	Belgium	165.5 cm	+0.1%	=
21	Tonga	165.5 cm	-0.4%	▼ 9
22	Barbados	165.3 cm	+0.2%	▲ 1
23	Russia	165.3 cm	+0.4%	▲ 8
24	Ireland	165.1 cm	+0.4%	▲ 9
25	France	164.9 cm	+0.1%	▲ 4
26	Greece	164.9 cm	+0.4%	▲ 11
27	Montenegro	164.9 cm	+0.1%	▼ 1
28	New Zealand	164.9 cm	+0.1%	▼ 1
29	Bulgaria	164.8 cm	+0.0%	▼ 4
30	Niue	164.8 cm	+0.2%	▲ 4
31	Austria	164.6 cm	-0.2%	▼ 9
32	Italy	164.6 cm	+0.5%	▲ 9
33	Poland	164.6 cm	+0.1%	▲ 2
34	American Samoa	164.5 cm	-0.1%	▼ 6
35	Grenada	164.5 cm	-0.1%	▼ 3
36	French Polynesia	164.5 cm	-0.1%	▼ 6
37	United Kingdom	164.4 cm	+0.2%	▲ 1
38	Luxembourg	164.4 cm	-0.3%	▼ 14
39	Dominica	164.3 cm	+0.0%	▼ 3
40	Canada	163.9 cm	+0.2%	▲ 4
41	Hungary	163.7 cm	+0.1%	▲ 2
42	Switzerland	163.5 cm	-0.2%	▼ 3
43	United States	163.5 cm	-0.1%	▼ 1
44	Spain	163.4 cm	+0.2%	▲ 3
45	Cook Islands	163.2 cm	-0.4%	▼ 5
46	Moldova	163.2 cm	+0.2%	▲ 3
47	Jamaica	163.1 cm	-0.1%	▼ 1
48	Georgia	163 cm	-0.2%	▼ 3
49	Portugal	163 cm	+0.2%	▲ 4
50	Andorra	162.9 cm	+0.2%	▲ 2
51	Romania	162.7 cm	-0.1%	=
52	Senegal	162.5 cm	-0.2%	▼ 2
53	Lebanon	162.4 cm	+0.4%	▲ 10
54	Cyprus	162.3 cm	+0.2%	▲ 6
55	South Korea	162.3 cm	+0.5%	▲ 12
56	Saint Lucia	162.3 cm	-0.4%	▼ 8
57	Libya	162.1 cm	+0.3%	▲ 8
58	Seychelles	162.1 cm	+0.1%	▲ 3
59	Uruguay	162.1 cm	+0.3%	▲ 7
60	Samoa	162 cm	-0.1%	▼ 4
61	Albania	161.8 cm	-0.1%	▼ 4
62	Israel	161.8 cm	-0.1%	=
63	Fiji	161.7 cm	-0.4%	▼ 9
64	Turkmenistan	161.7 cm	-0.4%	▼ 9
65	Cabo Verde	161.6 cm	-0.2%	▼ 6
66	Greenland	161.5 cm	+0.2%	▲ 5
67	Taiwan	161.5 cm	+0.7%	▲ 13
68	Botswana	161.4 cm	-0.4%	▼ 10
69	Brazil	160.9 cm	+0.8%	▲ 18
70	Gambia	160.9 cm	-0.4%	▼ 6
71	Malta	160.9 cm	+0.4%	▲ 8
72	Antigua and Barbuda	160.7 cm	-0.1%	▲ 1
73	The Bahamas	160.7 cm	-0.1%	▲ 1
74	Bermuda	160.7 cm	-0.1%	▲ 1
75	Suriname	160.7 cm	-0.1%	▲ 1
76	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	160.7 cm	-0.1%	▲ 1
77	Trinidad and Tobago	160.6 cm	-0.2%	▼ 5
78	Mali	160.5 cm	-0.4%	▼ 8
79	Turkey	160.5 cm	+0.5%	▲ 9
80	Tunisia	160.4 cm	+0.3%	▲ 5
81	Singapore	160.3 cm	+0.2%	▲ 2
82	Burkina Faso	160.2 cm	-0.6%	▼ 13
83	Chad	160.2 cm	-0.8%	▼ 15
84	Paraguay	159.9 cm	+0.3%	▲ 13
85	North Macedonia	159.8 cm	-0.3%	▼ 7
86	China	159.7 cm	+0.4%	▲ 19
87	Iran	159.7 cm	+0.4%	▲ 15
88	Kazakhstan	159.6 cm	-0.3%	▼ 6
89	Chile	159.4 cm	+0.6%	▲ 34
90	Kyrgyzstan	159.4 cm	-0.1%	▲ 1
91	Kuwait	159.4 cm	-0.1%	▲ 1
92	Qatar	159.4 cm	-0.1%	▼ 2
93	Argentina	159.2 cm	-0.1%	▲ 1
94	Saint Kitts and Nevis	159.2 cm	-0.6%	▼ 13
95	Puerto Rico	159.2 cm	-0.1%	▲ 3
96	Algeria	159.1 cm	-0.2%	▼ 1
97	Dominican Republic	159 cm	+0.3%	▲ 27
98	Hong Kong S.A.R.	159 cm	+0.4%	▲ 29
99	North Korea	159 cm	+0.4%	▲ 30
100	São Tomé and Principe	158.9 cm	-0.4%	▼ 7
101	Cameroon	158.8 cm	-0.6%	▼ 15
102	Gabon	158.8 cm	-0.4%	▼ 6
103	Jordan	158.8 cm	-0.1%	▲ 6
104	Namibia	158.8 cm	-0.7%	▼ 20
105	Palestine	158.8 cm	-0.2%	▼ 2
106	United Arab Emirates	158.7 cm	+0.0%	▲ 10
107	Haiti	158.7 cm	-0.3%	▼ 6
108	Iraq	158.7 cm	+0.0%	▲ 11
109	Eswatini	158.6 cm	-0.4%	▼ 10
110	Syria	158.6 cm	-0.1%	▲ 10
111	Azerbaijan	158.3 cm	-0.3%	▲ 6
112	Japan	158.3 cm	-0.1%	▲ 14
113	Niger	158.3 cm	-0.8%	▼ 24
114	Togo	158.3 cm	-0.4%	▼ 7
115	Guinea-Bissau	158.2 cm	-0.4%	▼ 1
116	Kenya	158.2 cm	-0.5%	▼ 10
117	Mongolia	158.2 cm	-0.1%	▲ 11
118	Vanuatu	158.2 cm	-0.4%	▼ 6
119	Zimbabwe	158.2 cm	-0.6%	▼ 15
120	Armenia	158.1 cm	-0.2%	▲ 5
121	Ivory Coast	158.1 cm	-0.6%	▼ 21
122	Tuvalu	158.1 cm	-0.5%	▼ 11
123	Central African Republic	158 cm	-0.4%	▼ 5
124	Cuba	158 cm	-0.6%	▼ 16
125	South Africa	158 cm	-0.5%	▼ 10
126	Ghana	157.9 cm	-0.4%	▼ 5
127	Guyana	157.9 cm	-0.2%	▲ 4
128	Thailand	157.9 cm	+1.0%	▲ 29
129	Guinea	157.8 cm	-0.6%	▼ 16
130	Morocco	157.8 cm	-0.3%	▲ 2
131	Uzbekistan	157.8 cm	-0.5%	▼ 9
132	Mauritania	157.7 cm	-0.8%	▼ 22
133	Republic of the Congo	157.6 cm	-0.4%	▼ 3
134	Venezuela	157.4 cm	+0.2%	▲ 12
135	Angola	157.3 cm	-0.5%	▼ 1
136	Egypt	157.3 cm	-0.4%	=
137	Equatorial Guinea	157.3 cm	-0.5%	▼ 2
138	Tajikistan	157.3 cm	-0.6%	▼ 5
139	Mauritius	157.2 cm	+0.3%	▲ 13
140	Oman	157.2 cm	-0.1%	▲ 1
141	Kiribati	157 cm	-0.6%	▼ 4
142	Belize	156.9 cm	+0.1%	▲ 8
143	Colombia	156.9 cm	+0.4%	▲ 17
144	Mexico	156.8 cm	+0.7%	▲ 22
145	Bahrain	156.7 cm	-0.2%	▲ 2
146	Uganda	156.7 cm	-0.6%	▼ 7
147	Sierra Leone	156.6 cm	-0.4%	▼ 5
148	Costa Rica	156.4 cm	+0.2%	▲ 14
149	Eritrea	156.4 cm	-0.4%	▼ 5
150	Malaysia	156.3 cm	+0.3%	▲ 15
151	Nigeria	156.3 cm	-0.8%	▼ 11
152	Benin	156.2 cm	-1.1%	▼ 14
153	Palau	156.2 cm	-0.6%	▼ 10
154	Djibouti	156.1 cm	-0.4%	▼ 3
155	Federated States of Micronesia	156.1 cm	-0.6%	▼ 10
156	Somalia	156.1 cm	-0.4%	▼ 2
157	Sudan	156 cm	-0.4%	▼ 4
158	Saudi Arabia	155.9 cm	-0.3%	=
159	United Republic of Tanzania	155.9 cm	-0.3%	=
160	Zambia	155.8 cm	-0.8%	▼ 12
161	Ethiopia	155.7 cm	-0.3%	=
162	Liberia	155.7 cm	-0.6%	▼ 7
163	Lesotho	155.7 cm	-0.8%	▼ 14
164	Comoros	155.6 cm	-0.1%	=
165	Panama	155.5 cm	-0.1%	▲ 4
166	Democratic Republic of the Congo	155.2 cm	-0.8%	▼ 10
167	Afghanistan	155.1 cm	-0.3%	▲ 1
168	Maldives	155 cm	+0.8%	▲ 13
169	Papua New Guinea	154.9 cm	-0.5%	▼ 2
170	Rwanda	154.8 cm	-0.8%	▼ 7
171	Sri Lanka	154.6 cm	+0.5%	▲ 9
172	El Salvador	154.5 cm	+0.3%	▲ 7
173	Myanmar	154.4 cm	+0.1%	▲ 5
174	Malawi	154.4 cm	-0.5%	▼ 2
175	Nicaragua	154.4 cm	+0.0%	▲ 2
176	Solomon Islands	154.4 cm	-0.7%	▼ 5
177	Ecuador	154.2 cm	+0.3%	▲ 6
178	Burundi	154 cm	-0.7%	▼ 5
179	Brunei	154 cm	+0.3%	▲ 5
180	Mozambique	154 cm	-0.6%	▼ 6
181	Nauru	154 cm	-1.0%	▼ 11
182	Yemen	154 cm	-0.4%	▼ 7
183	Bolivia	153.9 cm	+0.5%	▲ 4
184	Honduras	153.8 cm	+0.2%	▲ 1
185	Pakistan	153.8 cm	-0.5%	▼ 9
186	Bhutan	153.6 cm	-0.1%	▼ 4
187	Vietnam	153.6 cm	+0.2%	▼ 1
188	Cambodia	152.9 cm	-0.1%	=
189	Peru	152.9 cm	+0.3%	▲ 2
190	Indonesia	152.8 cm	+0.5%	▲ 3
191	India	152.6 cm	+0.1%	▲ 1
192	Laos	151.3 cm	-0.1%	▲ 2
193	Marshall Islands	151.3 cm	-0.9%	▼ 4
194	Madagascar	151.2 cm	-0.9%	▼ 4
195	Timor-Leste	151.2 cm	-0.1%	=
196	Nepal	150.9 cm	-0.1%	=
197	Bangladesh	150.8 cm	-0.1%	=
198	Philippines	149.6 cm	+0.1%	=
199	Guatemala	149.4 cm	+0.1%	=

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