Height guides

Short, practical guides with the numbers behind them.

• How to measure your height accurately at home

  Measure your height at home to within a few millimetres: the right posture, tools and time of day, plus how to convert the result to feet and inches.

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• When do you stop growing? What the data shows

  At what age do girls and boys stop growing? Average growth by age from 200 countries shows when growth spurts peak and when height levels off.

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• Couple height difference: what’s typical and what it looks like

  What is the average height difference between partners? See typical gaps, what 5, 10, 15 and 20 cm look like side by side, and how height affects hugs.

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• Average height in the world: men, women and every country

  The average man is 170.8 cm (5′ 7″) and the average woman 158.6 cm (5′ 2.5″). See the tallest and shortest countries and how heights changed since 1985.

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• Am I tall or short? Height percentiles for men and women

  Is 175 cm (5′ 9″) tall for a man, or 165 cm (5′ 5″) tall for a woman? See what percentage of people you are taller than, worldwide and in your country.

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• Height chart: cm to feet and inches (and back)

  Convert height from cm to feet and inches and back: a quick chart from 150 to 200 cm, the exact formula, and common heights like 5′ 6″, 5′ 10″ and 6′ 0″ in cm.

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• Body visualizer: see your height and size to scale

  Use a free body visualizer to see your height and build next to other people, celebrities, animals and objects, in 2D or rotatable 3D, all on one true scale.

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