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Mean male height (cm)
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197 countries · 1896–1996
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1996
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East Asia & Pacific
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197 of 197
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Country
↕
Value
↕
1
Netherlands
182.5
2
Belgium
181.7
3
Estonia
181.6
4
Latvia
181.4
5
Denmark
181.4
6
Bosnia and Herzegovina
180.9
7
Croatia
180.8
8
Serbia
180.6
9
Iceland
180.5
10
Czechia
180.1
11
Germany
179.9
12
Slovenia
179.8
13
Norway
179.7
14
France
179.7
15
Sweden
179.7
16
Finland
179.6
17
Slovak Republic
179.5
18
Australia
179.2
19
Lithuania
179
20
Ireland
178.9
21
Ukraine
178.5
22
Belarus
178.4
23
Switzerland
178.4
24
North Macedonia
178.3
25
Montenegro
178.3
26
Bulgaria
178.2
27
Canada
178.1
28
Luxembourg
177.9
29
Italy
177.8
30
New Zealand
177.7
31
United Kingdom
177.5
32
French Polynesia
177.4
33
Austria
177.4
34
Poland
177.3
35
Greece
177.3
36
Hungary
177.3
37
United States
177.1
38
Grenada
177
39
Israel
176.9
40
Tonga
176.8
41
Spain
176.6
42
Russian Federation
176.5
43
Dominica
176.3
44
Andorra
176.1
45
American Samoa
176
46
Barbados
175.9
47
Moldova
175.5
48
Cyprus
175
49
Korea, Rep.
174.9
50
Greenland
174.9
51
Romania
174.7
52
Argentina
174.6
53
Jamaica
174.5
54
Taiwan
174.5
55
Lebanon
174.4
56
Samoa
174.4
57
Georgia
174.3
58
Seychelles
174.2
59
Turkiye
174.2
60
Tunisia
174
61
Fiji
173.9
62
Trinidad and Tobago
173.7
63
Hong Kong SAR, China
173.6
64
Iran, Islamic Rep.
173.6
65
Brazil
173.6
66
Libya
173.5
67
Uruguay
173.4
68
Albania
173.4
69
Malta
173.3
70
Cabo Verde
173.2
71
Senegal
173.1
72
Portugal
172.9
73
Paraguay
172.8
74
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
172.8
75
Dominican Republic
172.7
76
Bahamas, The
172.7
77
Suriname
172.7
78
Antigua and Barbuda
172.7
79
Bermuda
172.7
80
Haiti
172.6
81
Singapore
172.6
82
West Bank and Gaza
172.1
83
Puerto Rico (US)
172.1
84
Kuwait
172.1
85
Armenia
172
86
Cuba
172
87
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
172
88
Turkmenistan
172
89
St. Lucia
171.9
90
China
171.8
91
Chile
171.8
92
Botswana
171.6
93
Venezuela, RB
171.6
94
Tajikistan
171.3
95
Kyrgyz Republic
171.2
96
Kazakhstan
171.1
97
Mali
171.1
98
Jordan
171
99
Japan
170.8
100
Mauritius
170.5
101
Qatar
170.5
102
United Arab Emirates
170.5
103
Chad
170.4
104
Iraq
170.4
105
Syrian Arab Republic
170.4
106
Morocco
170.4
107
Guyana
170.2
108
Algeria
170.1
109
El Salvador
169.8
110
Azerbaijan
169.7
111
Tuvalu
169.6
112
Kenya
169.6
113
St. Kitts and Nevis
169.6
114
Colombia
169.5
115
Uzbekistan
169.4
116
Burkina Faso
169.3
117
Kiribati
169.2
118
Thailand
169.2
119
Oman
169.2
120
Mongolia
169.1
121
Mexico
169
122
Costa Rica
168.9
123
Ghana
168.8
124
Belize
168.7
125
Zimbabwe
168.6
126
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
168.5
127
Panama
168.5
128
Eritrea
168.4
129
Togo
168.3
130
Eswatini
168.1
131
Vanuatu
168.1
132
Gabon
167.9
133
Guinea-Bissau
167.9
134
Malaysia
167.9
135
Naoero
167.8
136
Cameroon
167.8
137
Bahrain
167.7
138
Palau
167.7
139
Maldives
167.7
140
Niger
167.7
141
Saudi Arabia
167.7
142
Guinea
167.5
143
Congo, Rep.
167.4
144
Sao Tome and Principe
167.4
145
Equatorial Guinea
167.4
146
Angola
167.3
147
Ecuador
167.1
148
Benin
167.1
149
Namibia
167
150
Pakistan
166.9
151
Bolivia
166.8
152
Congo, Dem. Rep.
166.8
153
Nicaragua
166.7
154
Egypt, Arab Rep.
166.7
155
South Africa
166.7
156
Central African Republic
166.7
157
Burundi
166.6
158
Sudan
166.6
159
Somalia, Fed. Rep.
166.6
160
Djibouti
166.6
161
Cote d'Ivoire
166.5
162
Zambia
166.5
163
Honduras
166.4
164
Ethiopia
166.2
165
Comoros
166.2
166
Nigeria
165.9
167
Sri Lanka
165.7
168
Uganda
165.6
169
Lesotho
165.6
170
Gambia, The
165.4
171
Bhutan
165.3
172
Afghanistan
165.3
173
Peru
165.2
174
Brunei Darussalam
165
175
India
164.9
176
Tanzania
164.8
177
Mozambique
164.8
178
Myanmar
164.7
179
Viet Nam
164.4
180
Sierra Leone
164.4
181
Solomon Islands
164.1
182
Bangladesh
163.8
183
Liberia
163.7
184
Papua New Guinea
163.6
185
Indonesia
163.6
186
Guatemala
163.4
187
Cambodia
163.3
188
Mauritania
163.3
189
Philippines
163.2
190
Marshall Islands
162.8
191
Rwanda
162.7
192
Nepal
162.3
193
Malawi
162.2
194
Madagascar
161.5
195
Lao PDR
160.5
196
Yemen, Rep.
159.9
197
Timor-Leste
159.8
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