Height Percentile
Where your height ranks in a country's adult population.
Height percentile
63.4th
177.8 cm · taller than 63% of men in United States
Population mean: 175.4 cm (5.8 ft)
Standard deviation: 7.0 cm
Z-score: 0.34
Approximate, based on national health survey averages (NHANES, ONS, Statistics Netherlands, etc.). Heights are normally distributed within a population. Numbers are for adult populations - children are tracked on growth charts.
About
Pick country, sex, and unit. The tool returns the percentile (taller than X% of adults) using national health survey averages. Tallest country: Netherlands.
How to use
- Pick country and sex.
- Enter your height.
FAQ
Where do the means come from?+
NHANES (US), ONS (UK), Statistics Netherlands, NFHS (India), and similar national health surveys. Standard deviation is roughly 7 cm for men, 6.5 cm for women across populations.