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Map of the average height of women in the world
The following map and table display the average height of women in the world. These statistics are taken from the respective local medical studies. Some data is quite old, dating back to 2001. Others are more recent and are dated 2020.
We observe that as for men, the average heights of the tallest women are found in Europe, Australia, North America and Russia. While the average heights of the smallest women are mostly located in India, Oceania, Bolivia and Peru.
| Country | Average height of women in cm | Average female height in feet and inches | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 155.3 | 5' 1" | ||||||
| South Africa | 159 | 5' 3" | ||||||
| Albania | 166.8 | 5' 6" | ||||||
| Algeria | 158.5 | 5' 2" | ||||||
| Germany | 165 | 5' 5" | ||||||
| Andorra | 165 | 5' 5" | ||||||
| Angola | 158 | 5' 2" | ||||||
| Antarctica | na | na | ||||||
| Antigua and Barbuda | 165.1 | 5' 5" | ||||||
| Saudi Arabia | 154.3 | 5' 1" | ||||||
| Argentina | 161 | 5' 3" | ||||||
| Armenia | 159.2 | 5' 3" | ||||||
| Australia | 161.8 | 5' 4" | ||||||
| Austria | 166 | 5' 5" | ||||||
| Azerbaijan | 165.4 | 5' 5" | ||||||
| Bahamas | 165.1 | 5' 5" | ||||||
| Bahrain | 154.2 | 5' 1" | ||||||
| Bangladesh | 150.3 | 4' 11" | ||||||
| Barbados | 165.5 | 5' 5" | ||||||
| Belgium | 168.1 | 5' 6" | ||||||
| Belize | 154.5 | 5' 1" | ||||||
| Benin | 160.3 | 5' 3" | ||||||
| Bermuda | 166 | 5' 5" | ||||||
| Bhutan | 153.2 | 5' 0" | ||||||
| Belarus | 164.5 | 5' 5" | ||||||
| Burma | 153.4 | 5' 0" | ||||||
| Bolivia | 151.8 | 4' 12" | ||||||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 171.8 | 5' 8" | ||||||
| Botswana | 160.9 | 5' 3" | ||||||
| Brazil | 158.8 | 5' 3" | ||||||
| Brunei | 152 | 4' 12" | ||||||
| Bulgaria | 163.2 | 5' 4" | ||||||
| Burkina Faso | 162.3 | 5' 4" | ||||||
| Burundi | 155 | 5' 1" | ||||||
| Cambodia | 151.9 | 4' 12" | ||||||
| Cameroon | 161.3 | 5' 4" | ||||||
| Canada | 162.3 | 5' 4" | ||||||
| Cape Verde | 160 | 5' 3" | ||||||
| Chile | 156.1 | 5' 1" | ||||||
| China | 155.8 | 5' 1" | ||||||
| Cyprus | 162 | 5' 4" | ||||||
| Colombia | 158.7 | 5' 2" | ||||||
| Comoros | 154.8 | 5' 1" | ||||||
| North Korea | 154.2 | 5' 1" | ||||||
| South Korea | 161.5 | 5' 4" | ||||||
| Costa Rica | 155.9 | 5' 1" | ||||||
| Ivory Coast | 159.1 | 5' 3" | ||||||
| Croatia | 166.5 | 5' 6" | ||||||
| Cuba | 156 | 5' 1" | ||||||
| Curacao | 168.5 | 5' 6" | ||||||
| Denmark | 167.2 | 5' 6" | ||||||
| Djibouti | 157.5 | 5' 2" | ||||||
| Dominica | 167 | 5' 6" | ||||||
| Egypt | 158.9 | 5' 3" | ||||||
| United Arab Emirates | 156.4 | 5' 2" | ||||||
| Ecuador | 154.2 | 5' 1" | ||||||
| Eritrea | 157 | 5' 2" | ||||||
| Spain | 159.6 | 5' 3" | ||||||
| Estonia | 164.8 | 5' 5" | ||||||
| Eswatini | 158.9 | 5' 3" | ||||||
| Federated States of Micronesia | 158.9 | 5' 3" | ||||||
| United States | 161.3 | 5' 4" | ||||||
| Ethiopia | 158.1 | 5' 2" | ||||||
| Falkland | 161 | 5' 3" | ||||||
| Fiji | 161.2 | 5' 3" | ||||||
| Finland | 167.2 | 5' 6" | ||||||
| France | 162.5 | 5' 4" | ||||||
| Gabon | 160.9 | 5' 3" | ||||||
| Gambia | 160.3 | 5' 3" | ||||||
| Georgia | 161.2 | 5' 3" | ||||||
| Ghana | 158.5 | 5' 2" | ||||||
| Greece | 165 | 5' 5" | ||||||
| Grenada | 165 | 5' 5" | ||||||
| Greenland | 160 | 5' 3" | ||||||
| Guatemala | 148.1 | 4' 10" | ||||||
| Guinea | 158.8 | 5' 3" | ||||||
| Equatorial Guinea | 155 | 5' 1" | ||||||
| Guinea-Bissau | 155 | 5' 1" | ||||||
| Guyana | 160 | 5' 3" | ||||||
| French Guiana | 162.5 | 5' 4" | ||||||
| Haiti | 158.6 | 5' 2" | ||||||
| Honduras | 152 | 4' 12" | ||||||
| Hong Kong | 158.7 | 5' 2" | ||||||
| Hungary | 164 | 5' 5" | ||||||
| Cayman Islands | 161.9 | 5' 4" | ||||||
| Faroe Islands | 161.9 | 5' 4" | ||||||
| Marshall Islands | 151.6 | 4' 12" | ||||||
| India | 151.9 | 4' 12" | ||||||
| Indonesia | 154.05 | 5' 1" | ||||||
| Iraq | 157.5 | 5' 2" | ||||||
| Iran | 157.2 | 5' 2" | ||||||
| Ireland | 163 | 5' 4" | ||||||
| Iceland | 168 | 5' 6" | ||||||
| Israel | 166 | 5' 5" | ||||||
| Italy | 162.5 | 5' 4" | ||||||
| Jamaica | 160.8 | 5' 3" | ||||||
| Japan | 158.04 | 5' 2" | ||||||
| Jordan | 159 | 5' 3" | ||||||
| Kazakhstan | 159.8 | 5' 3" | ||||||
| Kenya | 158.2 | 5' 2" | ||||||
| Kyrgyzstan | 158 | 5' 2" | ||||||
| Kiribati | 158.4 | 5' 2" | ||||||
| Kosovo | 165.7 | 5' 5" | ||||||
| Kuwait | 158.6 | 5' 2" | ||||||
| Laos | 153.4 | 5' 0" | ||||||
| Lesotho | 157.6 | 5' 2" | ||||||
| Latvia | 168.8 | 5' 6" | ||||||
| Lebanon | 162.4 | 5' 4" | ||||||
| Liberia | 154.2 | 5' 1" | ||||||
| Libya | 161 | 5' 3" | ||||||
| Liechtenstein | 166 | 5' 5" | ||||||
| Lithuania | 167.5 | 5' 6" | ||||||
| Luxemburg | 165 | 5' 5" | ||||||
| Macau | 155.8 | 5' 1" | ||||||
| North Macedonia | 164.8 | 5' 5" | ||||||
| Madagascar | 154.3 | 5' 1" | ||||||
| Malaysia | 154.4 | 5' 1" | ||||||
| Malawi | 155.4 | 5' 1" | ||||||
| Maldives | 153 | 5' 0" | ||||||
| Mali | 160.4 | 5' 3" | ||||||
| Malta | 159.9 | 5' 3" | ||||||
| Morocco | 159.2 | 5' 3" | ||||||
| Mauritius | 159 | 5' 3" | ||||||
| Mauritania | 160.3 | 5' 3" | ||||||
| Mexico | 159 | 5' 3" | ||||||
| Moldova | 161.8 | 5' 4" | ||||||
| Monaco | 162.5 | 5' 4" | ||||||
| Mongolia | 156.8 | 5' 2" | ||||||
| Montenegro | 169.4 | 5' 7" | ||||||
| Mozambique | 156 | 5' 1" | ||||||
| Namibia | 160.7 | 5' 3" | ||||||
| Nauru | 156.6 | 5' 2" | ||||||
| Nepal | 150.4 | 4' 11" | ||||||
| Nicaragua | 154.7 | 5' 1" | ||||||
| Nigeria | 157.5 | 5' 2" | ||||||
| Nigeria | 157.8 | 5' 2" | ||||||
| Norway | 167 | 5' 6" | ||||||
| New Zealand | 164 | 5' 5" | ||||||
| Oman | 156.1 | 5' 1" | ||||||
| Uganda | 157.8 | 5' 2" | ||||||
| Uzbekistan | 159 | 5' 3" | ||||||
| Pakistan | 153.9 | 5' 1" | ||||||
| Palau | 159 | 5' 3" | ||||||
| West Bank | 159 | 5' 3" | ||||||
| Panama | 154 | 5' 1" | ||||||
| Papua New Guinea | 154.3 | 5' 1" | ||||||
| Paraguay | 160 | 5' 3" | ||||||
| Netherlands | 168.5 | 5' 6" | ||||||
| Peru | 151 | 4' 11" | ||||||
| Philippines | 151.8 | 4' 12" | ||||||
| Poland | 165.1 | 5' 5" | ||||||
| Puerto Rico | 163 | 5' 4" | ||||||
| Portugal | 161 | 5' 3" | ||||||
| Qatar | 157.7 | 5' 2" | ||||||
| Central African Republic | 158.9 | 5' 3" | ||||||
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 157.7 | 5' 2" | ||||||
| Dominican Republic | 159 | 5' 3" | ||||||
| Republic of the Congo | 159 | 5' 3" | ||||||
| Czech Republic | 164.4 | 5' 5" | ||||||
| Romania | 164 | 5' 5" | ||||||
| United Kingdom | 161.9 | 5' 4" | ||||||
| Russia | 166 | 5' 5" | ||||||
| Rwanda | 155.7 | 5' 1" | ||||||
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 161.6 | 5' 4" | ||||||
| Saint Lucia | 165 | 5' 5" | ||||||
| San Marino | 162.5 | 5' 4" | ||||||
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 165.1 | 5' 5" | ||||||
| Solomon | 155.7 | 5' 1" | ||||||
| Salvador | 160.3 | 5' 3" | ||||||
| Samoa | 166.6 | 5' 6" | ||||||
| Sao Tome and Principe | 157.5 | 5' 2" | ||||||
| Senegal | 163 | 5' 4" | ||||||
| Serbia | 163.3 | 5' 4" | ||||||
| Seychelles | 160 | 5' 3" | ||||||
| Sierra Leone | 158 | 5' 2" | ||||||
| Singapore | 160 | 5' 3" | ||||||
| Slovakia | 165.4 | 5' 5" | ||||||
| Slovenia | 167 | 5' 6" | ||||||
| Somalia | 157.5 | 5' 2" | ||||||
| Sudan | 160.3 | 5' 3" | ||||||
| South Sudan | 160.3 | 5' 3" | ||||||
| Sri Lanka | 151.4 | 4' 12" | ||||||
| Sweden | 164.6 | 5' 5" | ||||||
| Switzerland | 164 | 5' 5" | ||||||
| Suriname | 160 | 5' 3" | ||||||
| Svalbard | 166 | 5' 5" | ||||||
| Syria | 157.5 | 5' 2" | ||||||
| Tajikistan | 155 | 5' 1" | ||||||
| Taiwan | 159.9 | 5' 3" | ||||||
| Tanzania | 156.6 | 5' 2" | ||||||
| Chad | 162.6 | 5' 4" | ||||||
| Thailand | 159 | 5' 3" | ||||||
| East Timor | 152.9 | 5' 0" | ||||||
| Togo | 159.3 | 5' 3" | ||||||
| Tonga | 167 | 5' 6" | ||||||
| Trinidad and Tobago | 160.6 | 5' 3" | ||||||
| Tunisia | 157 | 5' 2" | ||||||
| Turkmenistan | 162.7 | 5' 4" | ||||||
| Turkey | 157.7 | 5' 2" | ||||||
| Tuvalu | 163 | 5' 4" | ||||||
| Ukraine | 164 | 5' 5" | ||||||
| Uruguay | 158 | 5' 2" | ||||||
| Vanuatu | 158.7 | 5' 2" | ||||||
| Venezuela | 160 | 5' 3" | ||||||
| Vietnam | 156.2 | 5' 1" | ||||||
| Yemen | 154 | 5' 1" | ||||||
| Zambia | 158.5 | 5' 2" | ||||||
| Zimbabwe | 160.3 | 5' 3" | ||||||
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