Chart showing the average height of males and females in various world countries.

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