Height, Explained

Where do you stand?

Rank your height against the men of your country. Then add 6 cm and watch the line move.

Height rank calculator200 countries
2Set your height, barefoot
175 cm5'9"

Tap − and + or drag the ruler.

In Sweden, you are taller than

25of 100 men.

3See what 6 cm does

The same height, in every country.

Height is a local number. Cross a border and your rank changes.

RankCountryAverageTaller than
1Netherlands183.8 cm
2Montenegro183.3 cm
3Estonia182.8 cm
4Bosnia and Herzegovina182.5 cm
5Iceland182.1 cm
6Denmark181.9 cm
7Czechia181.2 cm
8Latvia181.2 cm
9Slovakia181.0 cm
10Slovenia181.0 cm
11Ukraine181.0 cm
12Croatia180.8 cm
13Serbia180.7 cm
14Lithuania180.7 cm
15Poland180.7 cm
16Finland180.6 cm
17Norway180.5 cm
18Sweden180.5 cm
19Germany180.3 cm
20Dominica180.2 cm
21Bermuda179.7 cm
22Puerto Rico179.5 cm
23Greece179.3 cm
24Belgium179.1 cm
25Ireland179.0 cm
26Lebanon179.0 cm
27Andorra178.8 cm
28Antigua and Barbuda178.8 cm
29Australia178.8 cm
30Canada178.7 cm
31Switzerland178.7 cm
32Grenada178.7 cm
33Belarus178.7 cm
34France178.6 cm
35Austria178.5 cm
36Luxembourg178.5 cm
37Cook Islands178.3 cm
38French Polynesia178.3 cm
39United Kingdom178.2 cm
40Romania177.8 cm
41New Zealand177.7 cm
42Saint Vincent and the Grenadines177.5 cm
43Niue177.2 cm
44American Samoa177.1 cm
45Barbados177.0 cm
46Jamaica177.0 cm
47United States176.9 cm
48Tunisia176.9 cm
49Russia176.6 cm
50Hungary176.6 cm
51Saint Lucia176.4 cm
52North Macedonia176.4 cm
53Libya176.4 cm
54Turkey176.4 cm
55Morocco176.4 cm
56Cabo Verde176.3 cm
57Senegal176.2 cm
58Spain176.1 cm
59Tokelau176.1 cm
60Trinidad and Tobago176.0 cm
61Israel176.0 cm
62Georgia176.0 cm
63Seychelles175.9 cm
64Brazil175.7 cm
65China175.7 cm
66Iran175.6 cm
67Moldova175.6 cm
68South Korea175.5 cm
69Kazakhstan175.5 cm
70Tonga175.1 cm
71Palestine175.0 cm
72Algeria175.0 cm
73Mali175.0 cm
74Kuwait175.0 cm
75Jordan174.8 cm
76Hong Kong174.8 cm
77Argentina174.8 cm
78North Korea174.7 cm
79Dominican Republic174.6 cm
80Egypt174.6 cm
81Suriname174.5 cm
82Italy174.4 cm
83Samoa174.4 cm
84Bahamas174.4 cm
85Malta174.4 cm
86Turkmenistan174.4 cm
87Portugal174.4 cm
88Uruguay174.3 cm
89Bulgaria174.2 cm
90United Arab Emirates174.1 cm
91Albania174.1 cm
92Costa Rica174.0 cm
93Azerbaijan174.0 cm
94Fiji174.0 cm
95Greenland173.8 cm
96Paraguay173.8 cm
97Iraq173.8 cm
98Saint Kitts and Nevis173.7 cm
99Armenia173.7 cm
100Cuba173.6 cm
101Venezuela173.5 cm
102Taiwan173.5 cm
103Singapore173.5 cm
104Qatar173.3 cm
105Botswana173.2 cm
106Mauritius173.0 cm
107Chile172.9 cm
108Bahrain172.8 cm
109Cyprus172.7 cm
110Haiti172.2 cm
111Guyana172.2 cm
112Cameroon172.1 cm
113Sudan172.1 cm
114Japan172.1 cm
115Burkina Faso171.9 cm
116Colombia171.9 cm
117Chad171.8 cm
118Oman171.7 cm
119Kyrgyzstan171.7 cm
120Syria171.6 cm
121Thailand171.6 cm
122Nigeria171.6 cm
123Tuvalu171.3 cm
124Congo171.2 cm
125Somalia171.2 cm
126Uzbekistan170.9 cm
127Djibouti170.8 cm
128Guinea170.7 cm
129Zimbabwe170.7 cm
130Mongolia170.7 cm
131El Salvador170.7 cm
132Saudi Arabia170.7 cm
133Palau170.6 cm
134Eritrea170.6 cm
135Belize170.5 cm
136Gabon170.5 cm
137Kenya170.5 cm
138Sao Tome and Principe170.4 cm
139Ghana170.3 cm
140Mexico170.3 cm
141Niger170.3 cm
142Panama170.2 cm
143Togo170.1 cm
144Kiribati170.1 cm
145Nicaragua169.9 cm
146Namibia169.7 cm
147South Africa169.6 cm
148Honduras169.6 cm
149Micronesia169.6 cm
150Nauru169.6 cm
151Eswatini169.4 cm
152Malaysia169.2 cm
153Central African Republic169.0 cm
154Vietnam168.9 cm
155Ethiopia168.8 cm
156Uganda168.7 cm
157DR Congo168.6 cm
158Afghanistan168.5 cm
159Angola168.5 cm
160Benin168.4 cm
161Tajikistan168.4 cm
162Gambia168.4 cm
163Vanuatu168.3 cm
164Côte d'Ivoire168.2 cm
165Equatorial Guinea168.2 cm
166Guinea-Bissau168.2 cm
167Bolivia168.1 cm
168Sri Lanka168.1 cm
169Lesotho167.9 cm
170Maldives167.9 cm
171Comoros167.7 cm
172Zambia167.6 cm
173Burundi167.3 cm
174Pakistan167.3 cm
175Ecuador167.3 cm
176Bhutan167.0 cm
177Tanzania167.0 cm
178Peru166.8 cm
179Myanmar166.7 cm
180India166.5 cm
181Sierra Leone166.4 cm
182Brunei166.3 cm
183Indonesia166.3 cm
184Rwanda166.0 cm
185Malawi165.7 cm
186Mauritania165.5 cm
187Liberia165.5 cm
188Cambodia165.3 cm
189Marshall Islands165.3 cm
190Philippines165.2 cm
191Madagascar165.2 cm
192Bangladesh165.1 cm
193Yemen164.4 cm
194Nepal164.4 cm
195Guatemala164.4 cm
196Mozambique164.3 cm
197Papua New Guinea163.1 cm
198Solomon Islands163.1 cm
199Laos162.8 cm
200Timor-Leste160.1 cm

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The lift sits inside the shoe and the sole, so it looks like a normal suede sneaker.

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How this works

Country averages are the mean height of 19-year-old men in 2019 from the NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (The Lancet, 2020), modelled from measured heights. Estimates for countries with few studies are less certain.

Your rank assumes heights follow a bell curve with a spread of 7.1 cm (one standard deviation), taken from the 2009 Dutch Growth Study and applied to every country. The real spread varies, so treat the number as an estimate. Older men are a little shorter on average, so among all adult men your rank may be slightly higher.

All heights are barefoot. The 6 cm is the total lift of our sneakers, sole included, and other men's shoes add some height too. VAHL made this tool and sells those sneakers.

Want the story behind the numbers? Watch every European country ranked.