Country

Average male height

Average female height

Argentina

174.46 cm (5 ft 8.6 in)

161.03 cm (5 ft 3.4 in)

Australia

178.4 cm (5' 10.2")

163.9 cm (5' 4.5")

Bahrain

165.1 cm (5' 5")

154.7 cm (5' 1")

Belgium

176.6 cm (5' 9.5")

163.3 cm (5' 4.3")

Brazil

169.0 cm (5' 6.5")

158.0 cm (5' 2.2")

Cameroon

170.6 cm (5' 7.2")

161.3 cm (5' 3.5")

Canada

174 cm (5' 8.5")

161.0 cm (5' 3.4")

China (PRC)

164.8 cm (5' 4.9")

154.5 cm (5' 0.8")

China

169.4 cm (5' 6.7")

158.6 cm (5' 2.5")

Colombia

170.64 cm (5' 7.2")

158.65 cm (5' 2.4")

Cote d'Ivoire

170.1 cm (5' 7")

159.1 cm (5' 2.7")

Czech Republic

180.3 cm (5' 11")

167.3 cm (5' 6.0")

Denmark

180.6 cm (5' 11.1")

Dinaric Alps

185.6 cm (6' 1.0")

171.0 cm (5' 7.2")

Estonia

179.1 cm (5' 10.5")

Finland

178.2 cm (5' 10")

164.7 cm (5' 4.7")

France

174.1 cm (5' 8.5")

161.9 cm (5' 3.7")

Ghana

169.46 cm (5' 6.7")

158.53 cm (5' 2.4")

Gambia

168.0 cm (5' 6.1")

157.8 cm (5' 2.2")

Germany

178.1 cm (5' 10")

165 cm (5' 4.9")

Guatemala (Maya people)

157.5 cm (5' 2")

142.2 cm (4' 6")

Hong Kong

170 cm (5' 7")

158.8 cm (5' 2.6")

Hungary, Debrecen

179.14 cm (5' 10.4")

165.84 cm (5' 5.2")

Iceland

181.7 cm (5' 11.5")

167.6 cm (5' 6")

India

165.3 cm (5' 5")

165.3 cm (5' 5")

Indonesia

158.0 cm (5' 2.2")

147.0 cm (4' 10.0")

Indonesia, East Bali

162.4 cm (5' 3.9")

151.3 cm (4' 11.5")

Iran

174.24 cm (5' 8.6")

160.0 cm (5' 3")

Iraq

165.4 cm (5' 5.1")

155.8 cm (5' 1.3")

Israel

175.6 cm (5' 9.2")

162.7 cm (5' 4.1")

Italy - Middle & North

176.9 cm (5' 9.7")

163.2 cm (5' 4.2")

Italy - South

174.2 cm (5' 8.0")

160.8 cm (5' 3.3")

Japan

171.2 cm (5' 7.4")

158.8 cm (5' 2.6")

Korea, South

175.26 cm (5' 9")

162.56 cm (5' 4")

Lithuania

176.3 cm (5' 9.4")

Malaysia

164.7 cm (5' 4.8")

153.3 cm (5' 0.4")

Malta

169 cm (5' 6.5")

159 cm (5' 2.6")

Malawi

166 cm (5' 5.3")

155 cm (5' 1.1")

Mali

171.3 cm (5' 7.4")

160.4 cm (5' 3.2")

Mexico, State of Morelos

167 cm (5' 5.7")

155 cm (5' 1.1")

Netherlands

184.8 cm (6' 0.8")

168.7 cm (5' 6.4")

New Zealand

177.0 cm (5' 9.7")

165.0 cm (5' 5")

Nigeria

163.8 cm (5' 4.5")

157.8 cm (5' 2.1")

Norway

179.9 cm (5' 10.8")

167.2 cm (5' 5.9")

Philippines

163.5 cm (5' 4.4")

151.8 cm (4' 11.8")

Portugal

172.8 cm (5' 8")

Singapore

170.6 cm (5' 7.2")

160 cm (5' 3")

South Africa

169.0 cm (5' 6.5")

159.0 cm (5' 2.5")

Spain

170 cm (5' 7")

161 cm (5' 3.3")

Sweden

180 cm (5' 10.9")

166.9 cm (5' 5.7")

Switzerland

175.5 cm (5' 9")

164.0 cm (5' 3.8")

Taiwan

171.45 cm (5' 7.5")

159.68 cm (5' 2.75")

Thailand

167.5 cm (5' 5.9")

157.3 cm (5' 1.9")

Turkey

173.74 cm (5' 8.4")

161.4 cm (5' 3.5")

United Kingdom

176.8 cm (5' 9.6")

163.7 cm (5' 4.4")

U.S.

178.2 cm (5' 10.2")

164.1 cm (5' 4.6")

Vietnam

167 cm

156 cm