And the country with the shortest average height for a male is East Timor in Southeast Asia. Here, males stand at just 5 ft 3 in (1.61 m) though females maintain an average of 5 ft (1.52 m).
Males in the Southeast Asian country of Laos also stand an average of 5 ft 4 in (1.64). Females average just 5 ft (1.52 m).
In the Solomon Islands of the South Pacific, males stand an average of 5 ft 4 in (1.64 m) in height. Females average 5 ft 2 in (1.58 m).
In Papua New Guinea in the Southwestern Pacific Ocean, males stand at an average 5 ft 4 in (1.64). Females reach an average height of 5 ft 2 in (1.58 m).
Males in the southern African nation of Mozambique average a height of 5 ft 5 in (1.67 m) whereas females stand an average of 5 ft 1 in (1.55 m).
On the other side of the world in Guatemala, the average height of a male is 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m). Females, however, average a height of just 4 ft 11 in (1.50 m).
The average height of males in Nepal is 5 ft 5 in (1.67 m). Females measure up at around 5 ft (1.52 m).
In Yemen, on the southern Arabian peninsular, males average 5 ft 5 in (1.67) in height. Females average 5 ft 1 in (1.55 m).
Males in Bangladesh, a country located to the east of India on the Bay of Bengal, average 5 ft 5 in (1.67) in height. Females average 5 ft (1.52 m).
In the island country of Madagascar, males average a height of 5 ft 5 in (1.67 m) while females average just 5 ft (1.52 m).
The average height of a male in the Philippines is 5 ft 5 in (1.67 m) whereas a female averages 5 ft 1 in (1.55 m).
In the central Pacific Ocean chain of islands and coral atolls known as the Marshall Islands, the average height of a male is 5 ft 5 in (1.67 m). Females measure up at 5 ft 1 in (1.55 m).
In the Southeast Asian nation of Cambodia, males average 5 ft 5 in (1.67 m). Females average 5 ft 1 in (1.55 m).
In Liberia, West Africa, males have an average height of 5 ft 5 in (1.67 m) whereas females average 5 ft 2 in (1.58 m).
The average height of a male in the Northwest African nation of Mauritania is 5 ft 5 in (1.67 m). Females average 5 ft 3 in (1.61 m).
So, what countries have the shortest people among their population? Here's the top 15, ranked in descending order.
And what countries have the tallest people among their population? Here's the top 15, now ranked in ascending order.
And the tallest people on the planet? That honor goes to the Dutch. In the Netherlands, males frequently average 6.1 ft (1.86 m), a fact also confirmed by DutchReview. Females meanwhile, average out at 5 ft 7 in (1.73 m).
Sources: (World Population Review) (DutchReview)
It's the same in Ukraine: 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) for males, and 5 ft 6 in (1.70 m) for females.
Countries in Central Europe in fact maintain this average. In Slovakia, the average height of a male is 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m). For a female, it's 5 ft 6 in (1.70 m).
Further west in the Baltic nation of Latvia, males also average 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) while females also average 5 ft 6 in (1.70 m).
Likewise, males in the Czech Republic stand at an average of 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) while females also top out at 5 ft 6 in (1.70).
Statue begins to increase the further north we go. In Denmark, the average male stands at 6 ft (1.82 in) while females average 5 ft 7 in (1.73 m).
Similarly in Iceland, males average a height of 6 ft (1.82 m) while females stand at an average of 5 ft 7 in (1.73 m).
However, back in Southwestern Europe, males in Bosnia and Herzegovina give their northern counterparts a run for their money, also averaging 6 ft (1.82 m). Females however are slightly shorter, averaging 5 ft 6 in (1.70 m).
Back in the Baltics, males in Estonia also stand at an average 6 ft (1.80 m) while females average 5 ft 6 in (1.70 m).
In the Balkans meanwhile, males top out an average of 6 ft (1.80 m) while females stand at an impressive 5 ft 7 in (1.73 m).
In the central European nation of Slovenia, males average a height of 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) while females stand at 5 ft 6 in (1.70 m).
And 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) is the average height of a male in Croatia while females stand at 5 ft 6 in (1.70 m).
The average height of a male in Serbia is again, 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m). Females also average 5 ft 6 in (1.70 m).
In Lithuania, males also average a height of 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m). Females stand at 5 ft 6 in (1.70 m).
Polish males average a height of 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m). Females by comparison average 5 ft 5 in (1.67 m).
Which country do you think ranks as the nation with the tallest average human height? On the other hand, which country do you think has the shortest average human height? World Population Review has published its Average Height by Country 2024 report, and it makes for some interesting statistics. But exactly where on the planet do the tallest and shortest people live?
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Which country do you think ranks as the nation with the tallest average human height? On the other hand, which country do you think has the shortest average human height? World Population Review has published its Average Height by Country 2024 report, and it makes for some interesting statistics. But exactly where on the planet do the tallest and shortest people live?
Click through and find out if you measure up.