What is the average height of men worldwide?

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For information about the average height of men in many different parts of the world, see the list below. The source of this information is the website Disabled-World. You can read more about the average height of men and women, and read an accompanying article, by following the page link, further down this page, listed under Related Links.

Country and average male height:

Argentina
174.46 cm (5 ft 8.6 in)
Australia
178.4 cm (5' 10.2")
Bahrain
165.1 cm (5' 5")
Belgium
176.6 cm (5' 9.5")
Brazil
169.0 cm (5' 6.5")
Cameroon
170.6 cm (5' 7.2")
Canada
174 cm (5' 8.5")
China (PRC)
164.8 cm (5' 4.9")
China
169.4 cm (5' 6.7")
Colombia
170.64 cm (5' 7.2")
Côte d'Ivoire
170.1 cm (5' 7")
Czech Republic
180.3 cm (5' 11")
Denmark
180.6 cm (5' 11.1")
Dinaric Alps
185.6 cm (6' 1.0")
Estonia
179.1 cm (5' 10.5")
Finland
178.2 cm (5' 10")
France
174.1 cm (5' 8.5")
Ghana
169.46 cm (5' 6.7")
Gambia
168.0 cm (5' 6.1")
Germany
178.1 cm (5' 10")
Guatemala (Maya people)
157.5 cm (5' 2")
Hong Kong
170 cm (5' 7")
Hungary, Debrecen
179.14 cm (5' 10.4")
Iceland
181.7 cm (5' 11.5")
India
165.3 cm (5' 5")
Indonesia
158.0 cm (5' 2.2")
Indonesia, East Bali
162.4 cm (5' 3.9")
Iran
174.24 cm (5' 8.6")
Iraq
165.4 cm (5' 5.1")
Israel
175.6 cm (5' 9.2")
Italy - Middle & North
176.9 cm (5' 9.7")
Italy - South
174.2 cm (5' 8.0")
Japan
171.2 cm (5' 7.4")
Korea, South
175.26 cm (5' 9")
Lithuania
176.3 cm (5' 9.4")
Malaysia
164.7 cm (5' 4.8")
Malta
169 cm (5' 6.5")
Malawi
166 cm (5' 5.3")
Mali
171.3 cm (5' 7.4")
Mexico, State of Morelos
167 cm (5' 5.7")
Netherlands
184.8 cm (6' 0.8")
New Zealand
177.0 cm (5' 9.7")
Nigeria
163.8 cm (5' 4.5")
Norway
179.9 cm (5' 10.8")
Philippines
163.5 cm (5' 4.4")
Portugal
172.8 cm (5' 8")
Singapore
170.6 cm (5' 7.2")
South Africa
169.0 cm (5' 6.5")
Spain
170 cm (5' 7")
Sweden
180 cm (5' 10.9")
Switzerland
175.5 cm (5' 9")
Taiwan
171.45 cm (5' 7.5")
Thailand
167.5 cm (5' 5.9")
Turkey
173.74 cm (5' 8.4")
United Kingdom
176.8 cm (5' 9.6")
U.S.
178.2 cm (5' 10.2")
Vietnam
167 cm

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