Ranked: Countries with the tallest and shortest people in the world, 2024

Despina WilsonJuly 21, 2024July 21, 2024Special Reports

King Willem-Alexander and queen Maxima of The Netherlands

Sultan Kösen, who’s nearly 251 cm tall and hails from Turkey, is the tallest person on the planet. Despite his impressive size, his country doesn’t rank among those with the tallest people. Also, the United States ranks 51st for women at 163.31 cm and 40th for men at 176.94 cm.

Worldwide, scientists have found an approximately 20-centimeter (7.8 inch) difference between the average height of a child in the tallest and shortest countries. In countries like the Netherlands, ranked as the tallest on earth, the average adult’s height can reach as high as 175.62cm (5 feet 7.96 inches).

Countries with the tallest and shortest people in the world, 2024

Country	Rank Average Male	Average Male Height (cm)	Rank Average Female	Average Height Female (cm)	Region	Population
Netherlands	1	183.78	1	170.36	Europe	17,977,676
Montenegro	2	183.3	2	169.96	Europe	616,695
Bosnia and Herzegovina	3	182.47	10	167.47	Europe	3,264,873
Iceland	4	182.1	4	168.91	Europe	383,726
Denmark	5	181.89	3	169.47	Europe	5,967,824
Czech Republic (Czechia)	6	181.19	8	167.96	Europe	10,859,532
Latvia	7	181.17	5	168.81	Europe	1,862,700
Slovakia	8	181.02	12	167.12	Europe	5,422,620
Slovenia	9	180.98	11	167.2	Europe	2,123,949
Ukraine	10	180.98	18	166.62	Europe	36,700,000
Croatia	11	180.76	16	166.8	Europe	3,855,641
Serbia	12	180.74	7	168.29	Europe	6,605,168
Lithuania	13	180.72	9	167.63	Europe	2,891,215
Poland	14	180.69	24	165.78	Europe	37,582,000
Finland	15	180.57	19	166.48	Europe	5,583,284
Norway	16	180.48	20	166.45	Europe	5,562,363
Sweden	17	180.46	17	166.67	Europe	10,548,261
Estonia	18	180.34	6	168.66	Europe	1,374,687
Germany	19	180.28	21	166.18	Europe	84,673,158
Dominica	20	180.15	15	166.89	Americas	67,408
Greece	21	179.26	23	165.81	Europe	10,413,982
Belgium	22	179.09	49	163.4	Europe	11,828,948
Ireland	23	179.04	37	164.5	Europe	5,281,600
Lebanon	24	178.96	45	163.67	Asia	5,490,000
Andorra	25	178.84	27	165.53	Europe	85,100
Antigua and Barbuda	26	178.84	25	165.72	Americas	103,603
Australia	27	178.77	33	164.67	Oceania	27,282,542
Canada	28	178.75	31	164.73	Americas	41,012,563
Switzerland	29	178.73	39	164.33	Europe	8,981,565
Belarus	30	178.69	13	166.93	Europe	9,155,978
France	31	178.6	38	164.49	Europe	68,449,000
Austria	32	178.52	14	166.93	Europe	9,170,647
Luxembourg	33	178.46	30	165.07	Europe	672,020
United Kingdom	34	178.21	42	163.94	Europe	67,596,281
Romania	35	177.82	32	164.73	Europe	19,051,562
New Zealand	36	177.72	34	164.66	Oceania	5,338,900
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	37	177.49	29	165.3	Americas	110,872
Barbados	38	177.03	26	165.66	Americas	267,800
Jamaica	39	176.97	40	164.32	Americas	2,825,544
United States	40	176.94	51	163.31	Americas	335,893,238
Tunisia	41	176.85	74	161.69	Africa	11,850,232
Russia	42	176.65	36	164.52	Europe	146,150,789
Hungary	43	176.59	59	162.55	Europe	9,584,627
North Macedonia	44	176.43	87	160.88	Europe	1,829,954
Saint Lucia	45	176.43	28	165.52	Americas	184,100
Libya	46	176.39	58	162.56	Africa	6,931,061
Turkey (Türkiye)	47	176.36	71	161.8	Asia	85,372,377
Morocco	48	176.35	84	161.18	Africa	37,369,652
Senegal	49	176.18	43	163.92	Africa	18,126,390
Spain	50	176.11	68	162.03	Europe	48,692,804
Trinidad and Tobago	51	176.03	50	163.38	Americas	1,367,510
Georgia	52	175.98	52	163.24	Asia	3,694,600
Israel	53	175.98	65	162.22	Asia	9,907,100
Seychelles	54	175.9	60	162.47	Africa	120,581
Brazil	55	175.73	61	162.41	Americas	203,080,756
China	56	175.66	47	163.46	Asia	1,409,670,000
Iran (Islamic Republic of)	57	175.62	85	161.18	Asia	85,000,000
Moldova	58	175.59	54	162.96	Europe	2,423,300
South Korea	59	175.52	53	163.23	Asia	51,285,153
Kazakhstan	60	175.5	72	161.74	Asia	20,118,478
Tonga	61	175.11	22	166.08	Oceania	100,179
Palestine	62	175.05	79	161.28	Asia	5,483,450
Algeria	63	175.04	62	162.35	Africa	46,700,000
Mali	64	175.02	69	161.99	Africa	22,395,489
Kuwait	65	174.96	103	160.1	Asia	4,913,271
Jordan	66	174.84	119	159.46	Asia	11,516,000
Hong Kong (China)	67	174.83	91	160.62	Asia	7,503,100
Argentina	68	174.75	81	161.22	Americas	47,067,441
North Korea	69	174.69	82	161.22	Asia	25,660,000
Dominican Republic	70	174.65	83	161.21	Americas	10,760,028
Egypt	71	174.57	88	160.88	Africa	105,914,499
Suriname	72	174.51	63	162.26	Americas	616,500
Italy	73	174.42	70	161.81	Europe	58,968,501
Samoa	74	174.42	44	163.82	Oceania	205,557
Bahamas	75	174.4	48	163.46	Americas	397,360
Malta	76	174.38	55	162.95	Europe	542,051
Portugal	77	174.37	80	161.23	Europe	10,639,726
Turkmenistan	78	174.37	56	162.83	Asia	7,057,841
Uruguay	79	174.32	75	161.56	Americas	3,444,263
Bulgaria	80	174.17	35	164.58	Europe	6,445,481
United Arab Emirates	81	174.08	94	160.53	Asia	10,288,946
Albania	82	174.07	64	162.23	Europe	46,700,000
Costa Rica	83	174.04	97	160.36	Americas	5,309,625
Azerbaijan	84	174	76	161.37	Asia	10,151,517
Fiji	85	173.98	41	164.28	Oceania	893,468
Paraguay	86	173.81	114	159.76	Americas	6,109,644
Iraq	87	173.79	130	158.75	Asia	44,414,800
Saint Kitts and Nevis	88	173.71	57	162.78	Americas	51,320
Armenia	89	173.67	109	159.85	Asia	3,039,700
Cuba	90	173.56	102	160.13	Americas	11,089,511
Taiwan	91	173.53	90	160.7	Asia	23,413,608
Venezuela	92	173.53	106	160.04	Americas	28,302,000
Singapore	93	173.5	78	161.3	Asia	5,917,600
Qatar	94	173.27	89	160.72	Asia	2,857,822
Botswana	95	173.16	67	162.06	Africa	2,410,338
Mauritius	96	173.01	125	158.94	Africa	1,260,379
Chile	97	172.88	121	159.42	Americas	19,960,889
Bahrain	98	172.76	140	158.29	Asia	1,577,059
Cyprus	99	172.75	93	160.55	Asia	918,100
Haiti	100	172.23	92	160.57	Americas	11,743,017
Guyana	101	172.15	117	159.57	Americas	772,975
Cameroon	102	172.13	96	160.41	Africa	28,758,503
Sudan	103	172.07	98	160.36	Africa	41,984,500
Japan	104	172.06	136	158.5	Asia	123,960,000
Burkina Faso	105	171.89	77	161.33	Africa	23,409,015
Colombia	106	171.85	147	157.96	Americas	52,695,952
Chad	107	171.84	66	162.12	Africa	18,675,547
Oman	108	171.7	137	158.44	Asia	5,190,332
Kyrgyzstan	109	171.66	101	160.2	Asia	7,100,000
Syria	110	171.64	123	159.38	Asia	22,923,000
Thailand	111	171.61	122	159.42	Asia	65,990,480
Nigeria	112	171.55	142	158.14	Africa	223,800,000
Tuvalu	113	171.3	46	163.57	Oceania	10,679
Republic of the Congo	114	171.23	129	158.78	Africa	6,142,180
Somalia	115	171.22	108	159.86	Africa	18,143,379
Uzbekistan	116	170.94	99	160.29	Asia	36,963,262
Djibouti	117	170.77	111	159.82	Africa	1,001,454
Guinea	118	170.7	131	158.75	Africa	13,261,638
Zimbabwe	119	170.69	110	159.85	Africa	15,178,979
El Salvador	120	170.67	162	156.39	Americas	6,884,888
Mongolia	121	170.67	107	159.89	Asia	3,504,741
Saudi Arabia	122	170.67	128	158.84	Asia	32,175,224
Palau	123	170.62	118	159.52	Oceania	16,733
Eritrea	124	170.6	150	157.58	Africa	3,748,902
Belize	125	170.52	143	158.12	Americas	397,483
Gabon	126	170.48	105	160.05	Africa	2,408,586
Kenya	127	170.46	120	159.43	Africa	52,428,290
São Tomé and Príncipe	128	170.37	112	159.81	Africa	228,319
Ghana	129	170.3	127	158.86	Africa	30,832,019
Mexico	130	170.29	148	157.9	Americas	129,713,690
Niger	131	170.26	113	159.81	Africa	26,312,034
Panama	132	170.19	141	158.19	Americas	4,064,780
Togo	133	170.14	124	159.13	Africa	8,095,498
Kiribati	134	170.09	86	161.04	Oceania	120,740
Nicaragua	135	169.91	167	155.62	Americas	6,803,886
Namibia	136	169.75	100	160.26	Africa	3,022,401
South Africa	137	169.63	134	158.58	Africa	62,027,503
Honduras	138	169.59	171	155.18	Americas	9,892,632
Micronesia	139	169.57	115	159.66	Oceania	105,754
Nauru	140	169.57	149	157.82	Oceania	11,680
Eswatini [Swaziland]	141	169.41	126	158.92	Africa	1,235,549
Malaysia	142	169.2	154	157.06	Asia	33,980,600
Central African Republic	143	169.01	116	159.65	Africa	5,633,412
Vietnam	144	168.89	138	158.43	Asia	100,300,000
Ethiopia	145	168.84	153	157.15	Africa	109,499,000
Uganda	146	168.74	135	158.53	Africa	45,935,046
DR Congo [Democratic Republic of the Congo]	147	168.6	163	156.3	Africa	98,370,000
Afghanistan	148	168.5	165	156.11	Asia	34,262,840
Angola	149	168.46	145	158.1	Africa	35,121,734
Benin	150	168.44	139	158.4	Africa	12,910,087
Tajikistan	151	168.43	144	158.12	Asia	10,077,600
Gambia	152	168.36	73	161.73	Africa	2,417,471
Vanuatu	153	168.29	95	160.48	Oceania	301,295
Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire)	154	168.23	133	158.65	Africa	29,389,150
Equatorial Guinea	155	168.18	146	158.05	Africa	1,558,160
Guinea-Bissau	156	168.17	132	158.72	Africa	1,781,308
Bolivia	157	168.1	168	155.58	Americas	12,006,031
Sri Lanka	158	168.07	166	155.88	Asia	22,037,000
Lesotho	159	167.92	158	156.72	Africa	2,306,000
Maldives	160	167.87	183	154.28	Asia	515,132
Comoros	161	167.72	160	156.54	Africa	758,316
Zambia	162	167.62	152	157.32	Africa	19,610,769
Burundi	163	167.34	174	155.08	Africa	12,837,740
Pakistan	164	167.33	176	154.77	Asia	241,499,431
Ecuador	165	167.32	170	155.25	Americas	16,938,986
Bhutan	166	167.05	173	155.15	Asia	777,224
Tanzania	167	166.98	155	156.89	Africa	65,070,448
Peru	168	166.75	181	154.39	Americas	34,038,457
Myanmar [Burma]	169	166.7	180	154.71	Asia	56,712,559
India	170	166.5	172	155.18	Asia	1,404,910,000
Sierra Leone	171	166.43	151	157.34	Africa	8,494,260
Brunei Darussalam	172	166.31	175	154.9	Asia	445,400
Indonesia	173	166.26	182	154.36	Asia	281,603,800
Rwanda	174	166.02	159	156.72	Africa	13,246,394
Malawi	175	165.68	164	156.14	Africa	22,245,431
Mauritania	176	165.54	104	160.06	Africa	4,475,683
Liberia	177	165.48	161	156.54	Africa	5,248,621
Cambodia	178	165.35	179	154.75	Asia	17,336,307
Marshall Islands	179	165.26	177	154.76	Oceania	42,418
Philippines	180	165.23	184	154.14	Asia	114,163,719
Madagascar	181	165.16	186	153.06	Africa	30,811,969
Bangladesh	182	165.08	189	152.38	Asia	169,828,911
Yemen	183	164.42	178	154.76	Asia	31,888,698
Guatemala	184	164.36	190	150.91	Americas	17,843,132
Nepal	185	164.36	188	152.39	Asia	29,164,578
Mozambique	186	164.3	169	155.42	Africa	32,419,747
Papua New Guinea	187	163.1	156	156.89	Oceania	11,781,559
Solomon Islands	188	163.07	157	156.79	Oceania	750,325
Laos	189	162.78	185	153.1	Asia	7,443,000
Timor Leste (East Timor)	190	160.13	187	152.71	Asia	1,373,024

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Despina Wilson

I am a senior editor and data journalist at CEOWORLD magazine. My job involves using infographics to report on news topics related to business and policy, with a global perspective. I hold a master's degree in journalism and have worked for newspapers and reporting projects in both the US and the UK, giving me a unique transatlantic perspective. I believe that data can enhance coverage of all news topics. As a contributor, I plan cover a wide range of issues, such as gender equality, climate change, labor, and immigration, using relevant statistics and insightful visualizations.

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