Am I Tall?

Find out how your height compares with people in your country and around the world. Enter your height, gender, and country to see your height percentile, compare your height with average heights in other countries, and see whether you are relatively tall or short. You can also browse our Average Height by Country data or explore our Height Guides for answers to specific height questions.

For example, suppose you are a 170.0 cm (5 ft 6.9 in) man from India...

Compared to others in your home country

  • The average height for men in India is 166.5 cm (5 ft 5.5 in).
  • The average height for women in India is 155.2 cm (5 ft 1.1 in).
  • You are taller than 67.9% of men in India.
  • You are taller than 98.2% of women in India.

Compared to people worldwide

  • The average height for men worldwide is 170.8 cm (5 ft 7.3 in).
  • The average height for women worldwide is 158.6 cm (5 ft 2.5 in).
  • You are taller than 45.5% of men worldwide.
  • You are taller than 94.7% of women worldwide.

Countries where you are closest to the average

The following countries have average male heights closest to your height:

  • Sao Tome and Principe: 170.370 cm (5 ft 7.075 in)
  • Ghana: 170.305 cm (5 ft 7.049 in)
  • Mexico: 170.286 cm (5 ft 7.042 in)
  • Niger: 170.261 cm (5 ft 7.032 in)
  • Panama: 170.190 cm (5 ft 7.004 in)
  • Togo: 170.136 cm (5 ft 6.983 in)
  • Kiribati: 170.091 cm (5 ft 6.965 in)
  • Nicaragua: 169.913 cm (5 ft 6.895 in) (closest)
  • Namibia: 169.746 cm (5 ft 6.829 in)
  • South Africa: 169.626 cm (5 ft 6.782 in)

The tallest country is Netherlands with an average male height of 183.8 cm (6 ft 0.4 in). The shortest country is Timor-Leste with an average male height of 160.1 cm (5 ft 3.0 in).

Compared to people in another country

For example, this is how you would compare to people in United States of America:

  • The average height for men in United States of America is 176.9 cm (5 ft 9.7 in).
  • The average height for women in United States of America is 163.3 cm (5 ft 4.3 in).
  • You are taller than 17.7% of men in United States of America.
  • You are taller than 83.0% of women in United States of America.