What is the average height of women in various countries?

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

Country and average female height:

Argentina 161.03 cm (5 ft 3.4 in)
Australia 163.9 cm (5' 4.5")
Bahrain 154.7 cm (5' 1")
Belgium 163.3 cm (5' 4.3")
Brazil 158.0 cm (5' 2.2")
Cameroon 161.3 cm (5' 3.5")
Canada 161.0 cm (5' 3.4")
China (PRC) 154.5 cm (5' 0.8")
China 158.6 cm (5' 2.5")
Colombia 158.65 cm (5' 2.4")
Côte d'Ivoire 159.1 cm (5' 2.7")
Czech Republic 167.3 cm (5' 6.0")
Dinaric Alps 171.0 cm (5' 7.2")
Finland 164.7 cm (5' 4.7")
France 161.9 cm (5' 3.7")
Ghana 158.53 cm (5' 2.4")
Gambia 157.8 cm (5' 2.2")
Germany 165 cm (5' 4.9")
Guatemala (Maya people) 142.2 cm (4' 6")
Hong Kong 158.8 cm (5' 2.6")
Hungary, Debrecen 165.84 cm (5' 5.2")
Iceland 167.6 cm (5' 6")
India 165.3 cm (5' 5")
Indonesia 147.0 cm (4' 10.0")
Indonesia, East Bali 151.3 cm (4' 11.5")
Iran 160.0 cm (5' 3")
Iraq 155.8 cm (5' 1.3")
Israel 162.7 cm (5' 4.1")
Italy - Middle & North 163.2 cm (5' 4.2")
Italy - South 160.8 cm (5' 3.3")
Japan 158.8 cm (5' 2.6")
Korea, South 162.56 cm (5' 4")
Malaysia 153.3 cm (5' 0.4")
Malta 159 cm (5' 2.6")
Malawi 155 cm (5' 1.1")
Mali 160.4 cm (5' 3.2")
Mexico, State of Morelos 155 cm (5' 1.1")
Netherlands 168.7 cm (5' 6.4")
New Zealand 165.0 cm (5' 5")
Nigeria 157.8 cm (5' 2.1")
Norway 167.2 cm (5' 5.9")
Philippines 151.8 cm (4' 11.8")
Singapore 160 cm (5' 3")
South Africa 159.0 cm (5' 2.5")
Spain 161 cm (5' 3.3")
Sweden 166.9 cm (5' 5.7")
Switzerland 164.0 cm (5' 3.8")
Taiwan 159.68 cm (5' 2.75")
Thailand 157.3 cm (5' 1.9")
Turkey 161.4 cm (5' 3.5")
United Kingdom 163.7 cm (5' 4.4")
U.S. 164.1 cm (5' 4.6")
Vietnam 156 cm

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