Average male and female height mapped
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Human height is the length from the bottom of the feet to the top of the head.
The development of human height can serve as an indicator of two key welfare components, namely nutritional quality and health.
A distinct genetic profile in men called Y haplotype I-M170 is associated with height. Environmental data reveals that as the frequency of this genetic profile and average male right rises in the human population.
Height is strictly connected with other health elements, such as life expectancy. Researches show that there is a relationship between small height and a longer life expectancy. Individuals of short stature are also more expected to have lower blood pressure and are less likely to acquire cancer. The University of Hawaii has discovered that the ‘longevity gene’ FOXO3 that decreases the impacts of aging is usually observed in people of short height.
Average male and female height in the world
According to the averageheight.co, the tallest men are live Bosnia & Herzegovina, Netherlands, Montenegro being at 1.83m (6ft) tall.
For several years in a row, Montenegrin men had the highest average height in the world. In some regions of this country, more than a third of men were taller than 190 cm (6ft 2.8in).
In recent years, the average male height of residents of Bosnia and the Netherlands has slightly outpaced the height of Montenegro men.
The shortest men live Indonesia, being at 1.58 m (5ft 2in).
The tallest women live in the Netherlands (1.7m / 5ft 7in) and the lowest in Bolivia (1.42m / 4ft 8in).
Average male height
| Country | Height (m) | Height (ft) |
|---|---|---|
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | 1.839 | 6' 0.5" |
| Netherlands | 1.838 | 6' 0.5" |
| Montenegro | 1.832 | 6'0" |
| Denmark | 1.826 | 6'0" |
| Norway | 1.824 | 5'11.75" |
| Serbia | 1.82 | 5'11.5" |
| Germany | 1.81 | 5'11.25" |
| Iceland | 1.81 | 5'11.5" |
| Croatia | 1.805 | 5'11" |
| Czech Republic | 1.803 | 5'11" |
| Slovenia | 1.803 | 5'11" |
| Luxembourg | 1.799 | 5'10.75" |
| Slovakia | 1.794 | 5'10.75" |
| Austria | 1.792 | 5'10.5" |
| Estonia | 1.791 | 5'10.5" |
| Finland | 1.789 | 5'10.5" |
| Poland | 1.787 | 5'10.5" |
| Belgium | 1.786 | 5'10.25" |
| Greece | 1.783 | 5'10.25" |
| Spain | 1.78 | 5'10" |
| Sweden | 1.779 | 5'10" |
| Ireland | 1.775 | 5'10" |
| Lithuania | 1.772 | 5' 9.75" |
| Russia | 1.772 | 5'10" |
| Israel | 1.77 | 5' 9.75" |
| New Zealand | 1.77 | 5' 9.75" |
| United Kingdom | 1.77 | 5' 9.75" |
| Hungary | 1.765 | 5' 9.5" |
| Italy | 1.765 | 5' 9.5" |
| Ukraine | 1.765 | 5' 9.5" |
| United States | 1.763 | 5' 9.5" |
| Tonga | 1.761 | 5’ 9.5" |
| Lebanon | 1.76 | 5' 9.25" |
| Australia | 1.756 | 5' 9" |
| France | 1.756 | 5' 9.25" |
| Switzerland | 1.754 | 5'9" |
| Uzbekistan | 1.754 | 5'9" |
| Bulgaria | 1.752 | 5' 9" |
| Canada | 1.751 | 5'9" |
| Senegal | 1.75 | 5' 9" |
| Argentina | 1.745 | 5' 8.5" |
| Albania | 1.74 | 5’ 8.5" |
| Turkey | 1.74 | 5’ 8.5" |
| Portugal | 1.737 | 5' 8.5" |
| Korea, South | 1.735 | 5' 8.5" |
| Hong Kong | 1.734 | 5' 8.5" |
| UAE | 1.734 | 5' 8.25" |
| Brazil | 1.731 | 5' 8.25" |
| Syria | 1.73 | 5'8" |
| Morocco | 1.727 | 5' 8" |
| Tunisia | 1.723 | 5' 7.75" |
| Algeria | 1.722 | 5' 7.75" |
| Mauritamia | 1.72 | 5' 7.75" |
| Romania | 1.72 | 5’ 7.5" |
| Turkministan | 1.72 | 5' 7.75" |
| Azerbaijan | 1.718 | 5' 7.75" |
| Jamaica | 1.718 | 5' 7.75" |
| Taiwan | 1.714 | 5' 7.5" |
| Libya | 1.713 | 5' 7.5" |
| Mali | 1.713 | 5' 7.5" |
| Chile | 1.71 | 5' 7.25" |
| Qatar | 1.708 | 5'7" |
| Japan | 1.707 | 5' 7.25" |
| Cameroon | 1.706 | 5' 7.25" |
| Colombia | 1.706 | 5'7" |
| Singapore | 1.706 | 5' 7.25" |
| Egypt | 1.703 | 5'7" |
| Iran | 1.703 | 5' 7" |
| Thailand | 1.703 | 5'7" |
| Ivory Coast | 1.701 | 5'7" |
| Uruguay | 1.7 | 5'7" |
| Malta | 1.699 | 5'7" |
| Ghana | 1.695 | 5' 6.75" |
| Pakistan | 1.693 | 5' 6.75" |
| Kazakhstan | 1.69 | 5' 6.5" |
| Paraguay | 1.69 | 5' 6.5" |
| Venezuela | 1.69 | 5' 6.5" |
| Saudi Arabia | 1.689 | 5' 6.5" |
| Mongolia | 1.684 | 5' 6.25" |
| Cuba | 1.68 | 5' 6.25" |
| Gambia | 1.68 | 5' 6.25" |
| South Africa | 1.68 | 5'6" |
| China | 1.67 | 5' 5.75" |
| Mexico | 1.67 | 5' 5.75" |
| Malaysia | 1.663 | 5' 5.5" |
| Malawi | 1.66 | 5' 5.25" |
| Korea, North | 1.656 | 5' 5.25" |
| Iraq | 1.654 | 5' 5" |
| Bahrain | 1.651 | 5' 5" |
| Panama | 1.65 | 5' 5" |
| India | 1.647 | 5' 4.75" |
| Peru | 1.64 | 5' 4.5" |
| Nigeria | 1.638 | 5' 4.5" |
| Sri Lanka | 1.636 | 5' 4.5" |
| Ecuador | 1.635 | 5' 4.25" |
| Nepal | 1.63 | 5' 4.25" |
| Cambodia | 1.625 | 5'4" |
| Vietnam | 1.621 | 5' 3.75" |
| Philippines | 1.619 | 5' 3.75" |
| Bolivia | 1.6 | 5'3" |
| Indonesia | 1.58 | 5' 2.25" |
Average female height
| Country | Height (m) | Height (ft) |
|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 1.699 | 5' 7" |
| Denmark | 1.687 | 5' 6.5" |
| Belgium | 1.681 | 5' 6" |
| Austria | 1.676 | 5' 6" |
| Iceland | 1.676 | 5' 6" |
| Lithuania | 1.675 | 5' 6" |
| Slovenia | 1.674 | 5' 6" |
| Czech Republic | 1.672 | 5' 5.75" |
| Norway | 1.67 | 5' 5.75" |
| Croatia | 1.663 | 5' 5.5" |
| Spain | 1.662 | 5' 5.5" |
| Greece | 1.66 | 5' 5.25" |
| Israel | 1.66 | 5' 5.25" |
| Slovakia | 1.656 | 5' 5.25" |
| Azerbaijan | 1.654 | 5' 5" |
| Poland | 1.651 | 5' 5" |
| Estonia | 1.65 | 5' 5" |
| Germany | 1.65 | 5' 5" |
| Italy | 1.65 | 5' 5" |
| Lebanon | 1.65 | 5' 5" |
| Russia | 1.649 | 5' 5" |
| Luxembourg | 1.648 | 5' 5" |
| Ukraine | 1.648 | 5' 5" |
| Sweden | 1.646 | 5'4.75" |
| Hungary | 1.64 | 5' 4.5" |
| New Zealand | 1.64 | 5' 4.5" |
| Switzerland | 1.64 | 5' 4.5" |
| Afghanistan | 1.638 | 5’ 4.5" |
| Serbia | 1.638 | 5' 4.5" |
| Portugal | 1.637 | 5' 4.5" |
| Ireland | 1.635 | 5'4.25" |
| United Kingdom | 1.635 | 5'4.25" |
| Australia | 1.634 | 5'4.25" |
| Bulgaria | 1.632 | 5'4.25" |
| Finland | 1.63 | 5'4.25" |
| Senegal | 1.63 | 5' 4.25" |
| Chad | 1.626 | 5'4" |
| France | 1.625 | 5'4" |
| Saudi Arabia | 1.625 | 5'4" |
| Canada | 1.623 | 5'4" |
| United States | 1.622 | 5' 3.75" |
| Algeria | 1.62 | 5' 3.75" |
| Burkina Faso | 1.616 | 5' 3.5" |
| Cameroon | 1.613 | 5' 3.5" |
| India | 1.612 | 5' 3.5" |
| Korea, South | 1.611 | 5' 3.5" |
| Romania | 1.61 | 5' 3.5" |
| Turkministan | 1.61 | 5' 3.5" |
| Jamaica | 1.608 | 5' 3.25" |
| Mauritamia | 1.607 | 5' 3.25" |
| Libya | 1.605 | 5' 3.25" |
| Mali | 1.604 | 5' 3.25" |
| Taiwan | 1.604 | 5' 3.25" |
| Singapore | 1.6 | 5' 3" |
| Tunisia | 1.6 | 5' 3" |
| Malta | 1.599 | 5' 3" |
| Uzbekistan | 1.599 | 5' 3" |
| Ivory Coast | 1.598 | 5'3" |
| Kazakhstan | 1.598 | 5'3" |
| Argentina | 1.596 | 5’ 2.75" |
| Egypt | 1.595 | 5’ 2.75" |
| Benin | 1.593 | 5' 2.75" |
| Iran | 1.59 | 5' 2.5" |
| South Africa | 1.59 | 5' 2.5" |
| Thailand | 1.59 | 5' 2.5" |
| Venezuela | 1.59 | 5' 2.5" |
| Turkey | 1.589 | 5' 2.5" |
| Brazil | 1.588 | 5' 2.5" |
| China | 1.586 | 5' 2.5" |
| Ghana | 1.585 | 5' 2.5" |
| Morocco | 1.585 | 5' 2.5" |
| Pakistan | 1.585 | 5' 2.5" |
| Paraguay | 1.584 | 5' 2.25" |
| Japan | 1.58 | 5' 2.25" |
| Uruguay | 1.58 | 5' 2.25" |
| Gambia | 1.578 | 5' 2.25" |
| Nigeria | 1.578 | 5' 2.25" |
| Mongolia | 1.577 | 5'2" |
| Ethiopia | 1.576 | 5'2" |
| UAE | 1.564 | 5' 1.5" |
| Syria | 1.563 | 5' 1.5" |
| Chile | 1.561 | 5' 1.5" |
| Cuba | 1.56 | 5' 1.5" |
| Iraq | 1.558 | 5' 1.25" |
| Colombia | 1.55 | 5' Г |
| Malawi | 1.55 | 5' 1" |
| Mexico | 1.55 | 5' 1" |
| Korea, North | 1.549 | 5' 1" |
| Madagascar | 1.543 | 5' 0.75" |
| Bahrain | 1.542 | 5' 0.75" |
| Ecuador | 1.535 | 5' 0.5" |
| Malaysia | 1.533 | 5' 0.25" |
| Cambodia | 1.524 | 5' 0" |
| Vietnam | 1.522 | 5' 0" |
| Panama | 1.52 | 4'11.75" |
| Sri Lanka | 1.514 | 4'11.5" |
| Peru | 1.51 | 4'11.5" |
| Nepal | 1.508 | 4'11.25" |
| Bangladesh | 1.506 | 4'11.25" |
| Philippines | 1.502 | 4'11.25" |
| Guatemala | 1.473 | 4'10" |
| Indonesia | 1.47 | 4' 9.75" |
| Bolivia | 1.422 | 4' 8" |
Average male and female height in Eurasia and North Africa
Average male and female height in Americas
