Adult male height

Name: Adult male height — WorldScore
Creator: NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC)
License: CC BY 4.0

Tier A· OfficialDescriptive

Mean measured height of adult men (born ~1996, the latest cohort). Descriptive — taller or shorter is not better or worse.

100 = tallest mean male height, 0 = shortest — descriptive, not better or worse

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Mean height of adult men from the NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC), a pooled analysis of measured population studies (via Our World in Data, CC BY). Descriptive: height reflects genetics and childhood nutrition and is neither better nor worse, so it uses a neutral colour and is off the Compare radar.

The data is indexed by year of birth; we show the latest cohort (born ~1996) — hence the "reference year" is a birth year, not a measurement year. We show men's height (widest coverage); women's follows the same pattern. Normalized with min–max; the raw cm is shown.

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100No datadescriptive — not better/worse

100 = tallest mean male height, 0 = shortest — descriptive, not better or worse

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200 countries with data. Rank 1 = best. Click a column to sort; click a country for its full provenance.

Continent

Rank ↑	Country	Score	Raw value
1st	NetherlandsNLD	100100	182.535 cm
2nd	BelgiumBEL	96.3296	181.699 cm
3rd	EstoniaEST	95.8696	181.593 cm
4th	LatviaLVA	95.1195	181.422 cm
5th	DenmarkDNK	94.9495	181.385 cm
6th	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH	92.6793	180.869 cm
7th	CroatiaHRV	92.2992	180.782 cm
8th	SerbiaSRB	91.3591	180.567 cm
9th	IcelandISL	91.0191	180.492 cm
10th	CzechiaCZE	89.3189	180.104 cm
11th	GermanyDEU	88.3388	179.881 cm
12th	SloveniaSVN	87.9988	179.803 cm
13th	NorwayNOR	87.7388	179.745 cm
14th	FranceFRA	87.788	179.738 cm
14th	SwedenSWE	87.788	179.737 cm
16th	FinlandFIN	87.0587	179.591 cm
17th	SlovakiaSVK	86.6687	179.501 cm
18th	AustraliaAUS	85.3685	179.205 cm
19th	LithuaniaLTU	84.5885	179.028 cm
20th	IrelandIRL	84.1384	178.925 cm
21st	UkraineUKR	82.0782	178.457 cm
22nd	BelarusBLR	81.9982	178.438 cm
23rd	SwitzerlandCHE	81.9282	178.424 cm
24th	North MacedoniaMKD	81.5182	178.331 cm
25th	MontenegroMNE	81.2781	178.276 cm
26th	BulgariaBGR	81.1281	178.24 cm
27th	CanadaCAN	80.4680	178.09 cm
28th	LuxembourgLUX	79.4679	177.863 cm
29th	ItalyITA	79.0479	177.768 cm
30th	New ZealandNZL	78.979	177.736 cm
31st	United KingdomGBR	77.8278	177.49 cm
32nd	AustriaAUT	77.4677	177.408 cm
32nd	French PolynesiaPYF	77.4677	177.409 cm
34th	PolandPOL	77.177	177.327 cm
35th	GreeceGRC	77.0577	177.316 cm
36th	HungaryHUN	76.8377	177.265 cm
37th	United StatesUSA	76.2476	177.13 cm
38th	GrenadaGRD	75.5276	176.967 cm
39th	IsraelISR	75.0475	176.859 cm
40th	TongaTON	74.675	176.757 cm
41st	SpainESP	73.8874	176.594 cm
42nd	RussiaRUS	73.2973	176.461 cm
43rd	DominicaDMA	72.6473	176.313 cm
44th	AndorraAND	71.5372	176.06 cm
45th	American SamoaASM	71.4671	176.045 cm
46th	BarbadosBRB	70.971	175.916 cm
47th	NiueNIU	70.5271	175.831 cm
48th	MoldovaMDA	69.0269	175.489 cm
49th	TokelauTKL	67.9968	175.256 cm
50th	CyprusCYP	66.8567	174.995 cm
51st	South KoreaKOR	66.5267	174.92 cm
52nd	GreenlandGRL	66.2866	174.866 cm
53rd	Cook IslandsCOK	65.8566	174.768 cm
54th	RomaniaROU	65.7366	174.741 cm
55th	ArgentinaARG	65.1865	174.616 cm
56th	JamaicaJAM	64.865	174.528 cm
57th	TaiwanTWN	64.7765	174.521 cm
58th	LebanonLBN	64.1864	174.389 cm
59th	SamoaWSM	64.1364	174.377 cm
60th	GeorgiaGEO	63.9764	174.341 cm
61st	SeychellesSYC	63.4263	174.216 cm
62nd	TürkiyeTUR	63.3963	174.21 cm
63rd	TunisiaTUN	62.2662	173.951 cm
64th	FijiFJI	62.0462	173.902 cm
65th	Trinidad and TobagoTTO	61.3161	173.735 cm
66th	Hong KongHKG	60.7861	173.614 cm
67th	IranIRN	60.5961	173.571 cm
68th	BrazilBRA	60.561	173.551 cm
69th	LibyaLBY	60.460	173.528 cm
70th	UruguayURY	59.9860	173.432 cm
71st	AlbaniaALB	59.7960	173.389 cm
72nd	MaltaMLT	59.4859	173.32 cm
73rd	Cape VerdeCPV	59.0659	173.224 cm
74th	SenegalSEN	58.6959	173.139 cm
75th	PortugalPRT	57.7858	172.933 cm
76th	ParaguayPRY	57.3557	172.834 cm
77th	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT	57.1157	172.779 cm
78th	BahamasBHS	56.9657	172.747 cm
78th	Dominican RepublicDOM	56.9657	172.747 cm
80th	SurinameSUR	56.8557	172.722 cm
81st	Antigua and BarbudaATG	56.7957	172.707 cm
82nd	BermudaBMU	56.757	172.688 cm
83rd	HaitiHTI	56.4856	172.638 cm
84th	SingaporeSGP	56.1756	172.566 cm
85th	PalestinePSE	54.0654	172.087 cm
86th	Puerto RicoPRI	54.0554	172.085 cm
87th	KuwaitKWT	53.9854	172.068 cm
88th	ArmeniaARM	53.6754	171.997 cm
89th	CubaCUB	53.6654	171.996 cm
90th	North KoreaPRK	53.6554	171.993 cm
91st	TurkmenistanTKM	53.5554	171.97 cm
92nd	Saint LuciaLCA	53.4453	171.945 cm
93rd	ChinaCHN	52.9253	171.828 cm
94th	ChileCHL	52.8553	171.811 cm
95th	BotswanaBWA	52.0452	171.628 cm
96th	VenezuelaVEN	51.952	171.594 cm
97th	TajikistanTJK	50.4550	171.264 cm
98th	KyrgyzstanKGZ	50.3450	171.239 cm
99th	KazakhstanKAZ	49.9250	171.144 cm
100th	MaliMLI	49.8150	171.119 cm
101st	JordanJOR	49.4349	171.032 cm
102nd	JapanJPN	48.4848	170.818 cm
103rd	MauritiusMUS	47.0847	170.499 cm
104th	QatarQAT	46.9847	170.476 cm
105th	United Arab EmiratesARE	46.8947	170.455 cm
106th	ChadTCD	46.8247	170.439 cm
107th	IraqIRQ	46.7847	170.43 cm
108th	SyriaSYR	46.7747	170.428 cm
109th	MoroccoMAR	46.6547	170.4 cm
110th	GuyanaGUY	45.8146	170.21 cm
111th	AlgeriaDZA	45.245	170.072 cm
112th	El SalvadorSLV	43.8844	169.771 cm
113th	AzerbaijanAZE	43.7944	169.749 cm
114th	KenyaKEN	43.343	169.64 cm
114th	TuvaluTUV	43.343	169.64 cm
116th	Saint Kitts and NevisKNA	43.2343	169.623 cm
117th	ColombiaCOL	42.6743	169.495 cm
118th	UzbekistanUZB	42.1842	169.385 cm
119th	Burkina FasoBFA	41.9442	169.329 cm
120th	KiribatiKIR	41.3941	169.204 cm
121st	ThailandTHA	41.241	169.162 cm
122nd	OmanOMN	41.1841	169.158 cm
123rd	MongoliaMNG	40.7841	169.066 cm
124th	MexicoMEX	40.5441	169.011 cm
125th	Costa RicaCRI	40.1940	168.932 cm
126th	GhanaGHA	39.8340	168.849 cm
127th	BelizeBLZ	39.3139	168.732 cm
128th	ZimbabweZWE	38.6739	168.586 cm
129th	MicronesiaFSM	38.3438	168.511 cm
130th	PanamaPAN	38.2538	168.49 cm
131st	EritreaERI	37.6638	168.356 cm
132nd	TogoTGO	37.5538	168.33 cm
133rd	EswatiniSWZ	36.6737	168.132 cm
134th	VanuatuVUT	36.537	168.093 cm
135th	GabonGAB	35.8136	167.936 cm
136th	Guinea-BissauGNB	35.6536	167.898 cm
137th	MalaysiaMYS	35.5936	167.885 cm
138th	NauruNRU	35.3635	167.832 cm
139th	CameroonCMR	35.3235	167.823 cm
140th	BahrainBHR	34.9735	167.743 cm
141st	PalauPLW	34.7435	167.692 cm
142nd	MaldivesMDV	34.735	167.684 cm
143rd	NigerNER	34.6735	167.676 cm
144th	Saudi ArabiaSAU	34.6435	167.67 cm
145th	GuineaGIN	34.0934	167.545 cm
146th	CongoCOG	33.6734	167.448 cm
147th	São Tomé and PríncipeSTP	33.3933	167.385 cm
148th	Equatorial GuineaGNQ	33.2933	167.362 cm
149th	AngolaAGO	33.0633	167.311 cm
150th	EcuadorECU	32.0332	167.077 cm
151st	BeninBEN	31.9532	167.057 cm
152nd	NamibiaNAM	31.5432	166.964 cm
153rd	PakistanPAK	31.4731	166.948 cm
154th	BoliviaBOL	31.0231	166.846 cm
155th	DR CongoCOD	30.831	166.795 cm
156th	NicaraguaNIC	30.4130	166.706 cm
157th	EgyptEGY	30.3130	166.684 cm
158th	South AfricaZAF	30.2830	166.678 cm
159th	Central African RepublicCAF	30.2630	166.674 cm
160th	BurundiBDI	30.0930	166.635 cm
161st	SudanSDN	30.0830	166.631 cm
162nd	SomaliaSOM	29.9530	166.603 cm
163rd	DjiboutiDJI	29.8230	166.573 cm
164th	Ivory CoastCIV	29.6430	166.533 cm
165th	ZambiaZMB	29.5730	166.517 cm
166th	HondurasHND	29.0329	166.393 cm
167th	EthiopiaETH	28.3228	166.232 cm
168th	ComorosCOM	28.1528	166.194 cm
169th	NigeriaNGA	26.8927	165.907 cm
170th	Sri LankaLKA	25.9426	165.689 cm
171st	UgandaUGA	25.6526	165.625 cm
172nd	LesothoLSO	25.526	165.59 cm
173rd	GambiaGMB	24.6725	165.402 cm
174th	BhutanBTN	24.2524	165.306 cm
175th	AfghanistanAFG	24.0324	165.256 cm
176th	PeruPER	23.9324	165.232 cm
177th	BruneiBRN	22.9423	165.009 cm
178th	IndiaIND	22.6723	164.946 cm
179th	TanzaniaTZA	22.0322	164.8 cm
180th	MozambiqueMOZ	22.0122	164.798 cm
181st	MyanmarMMR	21.4621	164.673 cm
182nd	VietnamVNM	20.4720	164.446 cm
183rd	Sierra LeoneSLE	20.2920	164.406 cm
184th	Solomon IslandsSLB	19.1419	164.143 cm
185th	BangladeshBGD	17.6618	163.808 cm
186th	LiberiaLBR	17.0117	163.66 cm
187th	Papua New GuineaPNG	16.6117	163.568 cm
188th	IndonesiaIDN	16.5417	163.552 cm
189th	GuatemalaGTM	15.9116	163.408 cm
190th	CambodiaKHM	15.5616	163.33 cm
191st	MauritaniaMRT	15.3515	163.281 cm
192nd	PhilippinesPHL	15.1215	163.229 cm
193rd	Marshall IslandsMHL	13.2713	162.809 cm
194th	RwandaRWA	12.713	162.679 cm
195th	NepalNPL	11.1111	162.318 cm
196th	MalawiMWI	10.7211	162.228 cm
197th	MadagascarMDG	7.728	161.548 cm
198th	LaosLAO	3.23	160.519 cm
199th	YemenYEM	0.420	159.887 cm
200th	Timor-LesteTLS	00	159.791 cm

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