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Altezza media per paese

Altezza media di uomini e donne di 19 anni in 200 paesi, l’età in cui la maggior parte delle persone raggiunge l’altezza adulta. Cerca l’altezza media in Italia o in qualsiasi altro paese.

Uomini più alti

Paesi Bassi

183.8 cm · 6′ 0″

Donne più alte

Paesi Bassi

170.4 cm · 5′ 7″

Uomini più bassi

Timor Est

160.1 cm · 5′ 3″

Donne più basse

Guatemala

150.9 cm · 4′ 11″

Media mondiale

Uomini: 170.8 cm · 5′ 7″

Donne: 158.6 cm · 5′ 2″

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1Paesi Bassi183.8 cm6′ 0″170.4 cm5′ 7″+3.2 / +2.2
2Montenegro183.3 cm6′ 0″170.0 cm5′ 7″+5.5 / +2.6
3Estonia182.8 cm6′ 0″168.7 cm5′ 6″+1.8 / +2.4
4Bosnia ed Erzegovina182.5 cm6′ 0″167.5 cm5′ 6″+2.8 / +0.9
5Islanda182.1 cm6′ 0″168.9 cm5′ 6″+1.6 / +0.8
6Danimarca181.9 cm6′ 0″169.5 cm5′ 7″+4.0 / +2.6
7Cechia181.2 cm5′ 11″168.0 cm5′ 6″+1.6 / +1.0
8Lettonia181.2 cm5′ 11″168.8 cm5′ 6″+1.5 / +1.1
9Slovenia181.0 cm5′ 11″167.2 cm5′ 6″+2.9 / +1.8
10Slovacchia181.0 cm5′ 11″167.1 cm5′ 6″+2.6 / +1.8
11Ucraina181.0 cm5′ 11″166.6 cm5′ 6″+1.4 / +1.4
12Croazia180.8 cm5′ 11″166.8 cm5′ 6″+3.2 / -0.2
13Lituania180.7 cm5′ 11″167.6 cm5′ 6″+3.1 / +2.0
14Polonia180.7 cm5′ 11″165.8 cm5′ 5″+4.5 / +1.9
15Serbia180.7 cm5′ 11″168.3 cm5′ 6″+2.7 / +2.4
16Finlandia180.6 cm5′ 11″166.5 cm5′ 6″+2.5 / +1.1
17Norvegia180.5 cm5′ 11″166.4 cm5′ 6″+0.9 / +0.5
18Svezia180.5 cm5′ 11″166.7 cm5′ 6″+1.7 / +1.1
19Germania180.3 cm5′ 11″166.2 cm5′ 5″+1.3 / +0.8
20Dominica180.2 cm5′ 11″166.9 cm5′ 6″+5.7 / +4.4
21Bermuda179.7 cm5′ 11″166.1 cm5′ 5″+3.5 / +2.4
22Portorico179.5 cm5′ 11″163.1 cm5′ 4″+5.6 / +4.5
23Grecia179.3 cm5′ 11″165.8 cm5′ 5″+3.0 / +3.8
24Belgio179.1 cm5′ 11″163.4 cm5′ 4″+3.5 / -0.3
25Irlanda179.0 cm5′ 10″164.5 cm5′ 5″+1.9 / +2.1
26Libano179.0 cm5′ 10″163.7 cm5′ 4″+4.4 / +3.2
27Andorra178.8 cm5′ 10″165.5 cm5′ 5″+2.5 / +1.6
28Antigua e Barbuda178.8 cm5′ 10″165.7 cm5′ 5″+3.9 / +2.8
29Australia178.8 cm5′ 10″164.7 cm5′ 5″+1.7 / +1.4
30Bielorussia178.7 cm5′ 10″166.9 cm5′ 6″+3.1 / +2.4
31Canada178.7 cm5′ 10″164.7 cm5′ 5″+2.0 / +1.7
32Svizzera178.7 cm5′ 10″164.3 cm5′ 5″+1.9 / +0.5
33Grenada178.7 cm5′ 10″166.0 cm5′ 5″+3.7 / +3.0
34Francia178.6 cm5′ 10″164.5 cm5′ 5″+2.5 / +1.3
35Austria178.5 cm5′ 10″166.9 cm5′ 6″+1.1 / +1.8
36Lussemburgo178.5 cm5′ 10″165.1 cm5′ 5″+1.8 / +0.8
37Isole Cook178.3 cm5′ 10″167.3 cm5′ 6″+4.0 / +3.9
38Polinesia Francese178.3 cm5′ 10″166.5 cm5′ 6″+2.5 / +3.1
39Regno Unito178.2 cm5′ 10″163.9 cm5′ 5″+1.8 / +1.2
40Romania177.8 cm5′ 10″164.7 cm5′ 5″+3.1 / -0.3
41Nuova Zelanda177.7 cm5′ 10″164.7 cm5′ 5″-0.3 / +0.3
42Saint Vincent e Grenadine177.5 cm5′ 10″165.3 cm5′ 5″+4.1 / +3.5
43Niue177.2 cm5′ 10″167.0 cm5′ 6″+3.6 / +4.2
44Samoa Americane177.1 cm5′ 10″167.6 cm5′ 6″+1.8 / +2.9
45Barbados177.0 cm5′ 10″165.7 cm5′ 5″+3.8 / +3.1
46Giamaica177.0 cm5′ 10″164.3 cm5′ 5″+3.4 / +3.1
47Tunisia176.9 cm5′ 10″161.7 cm5′ 4″+5.4 / +3.7
48Stati Uniti176.9 cm5′ 10″163.3 cm5′ 4″+1.2 / +0.3
49Ungheria176.6 cm5′ 10″162.5 cm5′ 4″+2.2 / +0.6
50Russia176.6 cm5′ 10″164.5 cm5′ 5″+1.6 / +1.3
51Saint Lucia176.4 cm5′ 9″165.5 cm5′ 5″+3.6 / +3.0
52Libia176.4 cm5′ 9″162.6 cm5′ 4″+4.7 / +4.2
53Marocco176.4 cm5′ 9″161.2 cm5′ 3″+4.0 / +4.0
54Macedonia del Nord176.4 cm5′ 9″160.9 cm5′ 3″+2.4 / +0.4
55Turchia176.4 cm5′ 9″161.8 cm5′ 4″+4.0 / +5.7
56Capo Verde176.3 cm5′ 9″163.1 cm5′ 4″+0.2 / +1.0
57Senegal176.2 cm5′ 9″163.9 cm5′ 5″-0.7 / +1.3
58Spagna176.1 cm5′ 9″162.0 cm5′ 4″+2.7 / +0.5
59Tokelau176.1 cm5′ 9″166.1 cm5′ 5″+2.9 / +3.9
60Georgia176.0 cm5′ 9″163.2 cm5′ 4″+2.4 / +2.5
61Israele176.0 cm5′ 9″162.2 cm5′ 4″+0.6 / +0.6
62Trinidad e Tobago176.0 cm5′ 9″163.4 cm5′ 4″+5.1 / +3.8
63Seychelles175.9 cm5′ 9″162.5 cm5′ 4″+3.0 / +1.6
64Brasile175.7 cm5′ 9″162.4 cm5′ 4″+4.6 / +4.4
65Cina175.7 cm5′ 9″163.5 cm5′ 4″+8.1 / +6.1
66Iran175.6 cm5′ 9″161.2 cm5′ 3″+4.9 / +4.3
67Moldavia175.6 cm5′ 9″163.0 cm5′ 4″+2.2 / +1.9
68Corea del Sud175.5 cm5′ 9″163.2 cm5′ 4″+6.8 / +6.1
69Kazakistan175.5 cm5′ 9″161.7 cm5′ 4″+2.2 / +2.5
70Tonga175.1 cm5′ 9″166.1 cm5′ 5″+2.1 / +2.7
71Algeria175.0 cm5′ 9″162.3 cm5′ 4″+4.6 / +3.8
72Kuwait175.0 cm5′ 9″160.1 cm5′ 3″+3.9 / +3.1
73Mali175.0 cm5′ 9″162.0 cm5′ 4″-1.8 / +0.2
74Territori Palestinesi175.0 cm5′ 9″161.3 cm5′ 4″+3.3 / +3.6
75Argentina174.8 cm5′ 9″161.2 cm5′ 3″+2.7 / +3.1
76RAS di Hong Kong174.8 cm5′ 9″160.6 cm5′ 3″+5.1 / +3.2
77Giordania174.8 cm5′ 9″159.5 cm5′ 3″+2.2 / +1.8
78Corea del Nord174.7 cm5′ 9″161.2 cm5′ 3″+4.9 / +3.5
79Repubblica Dominicana174.6 cm5′ 9″161.2 cm5′ 3″+5.1 / +4.5
80Egitto174.6 cm5′ 9″160.9 cm5′ 3″+0.3 / +3.4
81Suriname174.5 cm5′ 9″162.3 cm5′ 4″+4.3 / +2.9
82Bahamas174.4 cm5′ 9″163.5 cm5′ 4″+4.1 / +3.4
83Italia174.4 cm5′ 9″161.8 cm5′ 4″-0.7 / -0.1
84Malta174.4 cm5′ 9″163.0 cm5′ 4″+1.6 / +0.4
85Portogallo174.4 cm5′ 9″161.2 cm5′ 3″+5.2 / +2.0
86Turkmenistan174.4 cm5′ 9″162.8 cm5′ 4″+2.1 / +3.5
87Samoa174.4 cm5′ 9″163.8 cm5′ 4″+4.3 / +3.5
88Uruguay174.3 cm5′ 9″161.6 cm5′ 4″+4.1 / +2.6
89Bulgaria174.2 cm5′ 9″164.6 cm5′ 5″+0.8 / +0.8
90Emirati Arabi Uniti174.1 cm5′ 9″160.5 cm5′ 3″+3.5 / +2.1
91Albania174.1 cm5′ 9″162.2 cm5′ 4″+0.8 / +0.6
92Azerbaigian174.0 cm5′ 9″161.4 cm5′ 4″+2.5 / +3.9
93Costa Rica174.0 cm5′ 9″160.4 cm5′ 3″+5.7 / +4.4
94Figi174.0 cm5′ 9″164.3 cm5′ 5″+0.7 / +3.9
95Groenlandia173.8 cm5′ 8″161.4 cm5′ 4″+1.3 / +1.3
96Iraq173.8 cm5′ 8″158.7 cm5′ 2″+3.8 / +1.7
97Paraguay173.8 cm5′ 8″159.8 cm5′ 3″+3.7 / +3.5
98Armenia173.7 cm5′ 8″159.9 cm5′ 3″+3.0 / +3.4
99Saint Kitts e Nevis173.7 cm5′ 8″162.8 cm5′ 4″+3.8 / +3.5
100Cuba173.6 cm5′ 8″160.1 cm5′ 3″+4.5 / +2.5
101Singapore173.5 cm5′ 8″161.3 cm5′ 4″+2.4 / +2.9
102Taiwan173.5 cm5′ 8″160.7 cm5′ 3″+4.3 / +2.4
103Venezuela173.5 cm5′ 8″160.0 cm5′ 3″+4.2 / +4.1
104Qatar173.3 cm5′ 8″160.7 cm5′ 3″+3.3 / +2.1
105Botswana173.2 cm5′ 8″162.1 cm5′ 4″+0.6 / +0.7
106Mauritius173.0 cm5′ 8″158.9 cm5′ 3″+2.9 / +0.6
107Cile172.9 cm5′ 8″159.4 cm5′ 3″+3.6 / +3.3
108Bahrein172.8 cm5′ 8″158.3 cm5′ 2″+4.5 / +2.0
109Cipro172.7 cm5′ 8″160.6 cm5′ 3″+3.1 / +2.3
110Guyana172.2 cm5′ 8″159.6 cm5′ 3″+3.1 / +2.7
111Haiti172.2 cm5′ 8″160.6 cm5′ 3″+4.1 / +2.9
112Camerun172.1 cm5′ 8″160.4 cm5′ 3″+0.5 / 0.0
113Giappone172.1 cm5′ 8″158.5 cm5′ 2″+1.7 / +1.2
114Sudan172.1 cm5′ 8″160.4 cm5′ 3″+0.6 / +0.2
115Burkina Faso171.9 cm5′ 8″161.3 cm5′ 4″-1.9 / -0.3
116Colombia171.9 cm5′ 8″158.0 cm5′ 2″+4.5 / +3.6
117Ciad171.8 cm5′ 8″162.1 cm5′ 4″-1.0 / -0.1
118Kirghizistan171.7 cm5′ 8″160.2 cm5′ 3″+1.3 / +2.7
119Oman171.7 cm5′ 8″158.4 cm5′ 2″+2.9 / +3.9
120Nigeria171.6 cm5′ 8″158.1 cm5′ 2″-0.8 / -0.2
121Siria171.6 cm5′ 8″159.4 cm5′ 3″+3.1 / +2.9
122Thailandia171.6 cm5′ 8″159.4 cm5′ 3″+5.8 / +4.8
123Tuvalu171.3 cm5′ 7″163.6 cm5′ 4″+3.5 / +5.0
124Congo-Brazzaville171.2 cm5′ 7″158.8 cm5′ 3″+2.0 / +0.4
125Somalia171.2 cm5′ 7″159.9 cm5′ 3″+1.2 / +0.3
126Uzbekistan170.9 cm5′ 7″160.3 cm5′ 3″+1.1 / +1.3
127Gibuti170.8 cm5′ 7″159.8 cm5′ 3″+1.4 / +0.3
128Guinea170.7 cm5′ 7″158.8 cm5′ 3″-0.8 / +0.7
129Mongolia170.7 cm5′ 7″159.9 cm5′ 3″+2.6 / +2.8
130Arabia Saudita170.7 cm5′ 7″158.8 cm5′ 3″+7.7 / +6.2
131El Salvador170.7 cm5′ 7″156.4 cm5′ 2″+3.2 / +4.0
132Zimbabwe170.7 cm5′ 7″159.8 cm5′ 3″0.0 / +0.4
133Eritrea170.6 cm5′ 7″157.6 cm5′ 2″+2.2 / +1.3
134Palau170.6 cm5′ 7″159.5 cm5′ 3″+1.9 / +3.1
135Belize170.5 cm5′ 7″158.1 cm5′ 2″+3.0 / +2.1
136Gabon170.5 cm5′ 7″160.0 cm5′ 3″+1.9 / +1.9
137Kenya170.5 cm5′ 7″159.4 cm5′ 3″+0.8 / -0.3
138São Tomé e Príncipe170.4 cm5′ 7″159.8 cm5′ 3″-1.4 / +0.5
139Ghana170.3 cm5′ 7″158.9 cm5′ 3″0.0 / +0.6
140Messico170.3 cm5′ 7″157.9 cm5′ 2″+4.2 / +4.1
141Niger170.3 cm5′ 7″159.8 cm5′ 3″-1.0 / -0.4
142Panama170.2 cm5′ 7″158.2 cm5′ 2″+2.7 / +3.3
143Kiribati170.1 cm5′ 7″161.0 cm5′ 3″+2.3 / +4.0
144Togo170.1 cm5′ 7″159.1 cm5′ 3″-0.8 / +0.7
145Nicaragua169.9 cm5′ 7″155.6 cm5′ 1″+3.5 / +2.3
146Namibia169.7 cm5′ 7″160.3 cm5′ 3″-0.9 / +0.2
147Micronesia169.6 cm5′ 7″159.7 cm5′ 3″+0.4 / +2.6
148Honduras169.6 cm5′ 7″155.2 cm5′ 1″+3.9 / +3.2
149Nauru169.6 cm5′ 7″157.8 cm5′ 2″+1.6 / +1.9
150Sudafrica169.6 cm5′ 7″158.6 cm5′ 2″+1.9 / +0.2
151Eswatini169.4 cm5′ 7″158.9 cm5′ 3″0.0 / +0.4
152Malaysia169.2 cm5′ 7″157.1 cm5′ 2″+3.3 / +2.2
153Repubblica Centrafricana169.0 cm5′ 7″159.7 cm5′ 3″+0.6 / +0.8
154Vietnam168.9 cm5′ 6″158.4 cm5′ 2″+5.1 / +5.4
155Etiopia168.8 cm5′ 6″157.2 cm5′ 2″+0.3 / +0.5
156Uganda168.7 cm5′ 6″158.5 cm5′ 2″-0.5 / +0.2
157Congo - Kinshasa168.6 cm5′ 6″156.3 cm5′ 2″+0.1 / -0.1
158Afghanistan168.5 cm5′ 6″156.1 cm5′ 1″+3.2 / +1.9
159Angola168.5 cm5′ 6″158.1 cm5′ 2″+1.8 / +1.3
160Benin168.4 cm5′ 6″158.4 cm5′ 2″-1.4 / +0.3
161Gambia168.4 cm5′ 6″161.7 cm5′ 4″+0.1 / +1.2
162Tagikistan168.4 cm5′ 6″158.1 cm5′ 2″+1.4 / +1.3
163Vanuatu168.3 cm5′ 6″160.5 cm5′ 3″+1.1 / +3.5
164Costa d’Avorio168.2 cm5′ 6″158.7 cm5′ 2″-1.0 / -0.5
165Guinea Equatoriale168.2 cm5′ 6″158.0 cm5′ 2″+1.0 / +0.6
166Guinea-Bissau168.2 cm5′ 6″158.7 cm5′ 2″-0.5 / +0.4
167Bolivia168.1 cm5′ 6″155.6 cm5′ 1″+3.8 / +4.5
168Sri Lanka168.1 cm5′ 6″155.9 cm5′ 1″+4.8 / +3.2
169Lesotho167.9 cm5′ 6″156.7 cm5′ 2″+0.3 / -0.2
170Maldive167.9 cm5′ 6″154.3 cm5′ 1″+6.8 / +3.8
171Comore167.7 cm5′ 6″156.5 cm5′ 2″+0.9 / +1.4
172Zambia167.6 cm5′ 6″157.3 cm5′ 2″+0.7 / -0.7
173Burundi167.3 cm5′ 6″155.1 cm5′ 1″+0.6 / -0.3
174Ecuador167.3 cm5′ 6″155.2 cm5′ 1″+3.1 / +4.3
175Pakistan167.3 cm5′ 6″154.8 cm5′ 1″0.0 / +0.8
176Bhutan167.0 cm5′ 6″155.2 cm5′ 1″+4.5 / +2.9
177Tanzania167.0 cm5′ 6″156.9 cm5′ 2″+3.3 / +0.6
178Perù166.8 cm5′ 6″154.4 cm5′ 1″+2.5 / +3.7
179Myanmar (Birmania)166.7 cm5′ 6″154.7 cm5′ 1″+3.4 / +2.2
180India166.5 cm5′ 6″155.2 cm5′ 1″+4.6 / +3.7
181Sierra Leone166.4 cm5′ 6″157.3 cm5′ 2″-1.0 / -0.1
182Brunei166.3 cm5′ 5″154.9 cm5′ 1″+4.4 / +3.4
183Indonesia166.3 cm5′ 5″154.4 cm5′ 1″+4.0 / +4.1
184Ruanda166.0 cm5′ 5″156.7 cm5′ 2″-0.5 / -0.9
185Malawi165.7 cm5′ 5″156.1 cm5′ 1″+1.5 / 0.0
186Liberia165.5 cm5′ 5″156.5 cm5′ 2″-0.7 / +0.3
187Mauritania165.5 cm5′ 5″160.1 cm5′ 3″-2.0 / +0.1
188Cambogia165.3 cm5′ 5″154.7 cm5′ 1″+3.8 / +2.0
189Isole Marshall165.3 cm5′ 5″154.8 cm5′ 1″+0.5 / +3.2
190Madagascar165.2 cm5′ 5″153.1 cm5′ 0″+1.2 / -0.2
191Filippine165.2 cm5′ 5″154.1 cm5′ 1″+2.9 / +3.8
192Bangladesh165.1 cm5′ 5″152.4 cm5′ 0″+2.5 / +2.4
193Guatemala164.4 cm5′ 5″150.9 cm4′ 11″+2.2 / +2.5
194Nepal164.4 cm5′ 5″152.4 cm5′ 0″+2.6 / +2.0
195Yemen164.4 cm5′ 5″154.8 cm5′ 1″+0.8 / +1.9
196Mozambico164.3 cm5′ 5″155.4 cm5′ 1″+0.3 / +0.4
197Papua Nuova Guinea163.1 cm5′ 4″156.9 cm5′ 2″-2.5 / +2.6
198Isole Salomone163.1 cm5′ 4″156.8 cm5′ 2″-2.5 / +2.5
199Laos162.8 cm5′ 4″153.1 cm5′ 0″+3.2 / +2.4
200Timor Est160.1 cm5′ 3″152.7 cm5′ 0″+3.2 / +2.8

Cosa mostrano i dati

I Paesi Bassi hanno i giovani adulti più alti del mondo: gli uomini misurano in media 183,8 cm (6′0″) e le donne 170,4 cm (5′7″). Le medie più basse si registrano a Timor Est per gli uomini (160,1 cm) e in Guatemala per le donne (150,9 cm).

Nel mondo gli uomini sono alti in media 170,8 cm (5′7″) e le donne 158,6 cm (5′2″). Tra i paesi più alti e quelli più bassi ci sono più di 20 cm di differenza.

L’altezza dipende dalla genetica, ma le differenze tra paesi riflettono soprattutto l’alimentazione, la salute e le condizioni di vita durante l’infanzia. Per questo in molti paesi l’altezza media è cresciuta di diversi centimetri dal 1985.

Informazioni sui dati

I valori sono stime NCD-RisC dell’altezza media a 19 anni per l’ultimo anno disponibile, ricavate da studi di misurazione su base di popolazione (non da altezze dichiarate). I valori sono arrotondati a 0,1 cm.

Fonte: NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC), Lancet 2020 — altezza media a 19 anni, stime più recenti. Licenza CC BY 4.0.

Domande frequenti

Qual è il paese con le persone più alte?

I Paesi Bassi, con una media di 183,8 cm per gli uomini e 170,4 cm per le donne.

Qual è il paese con le persone più basse?

Timor Est ha la media più bassa per gli uomini (160,1 cm) e il Guatemala per le donne (150,9 cm).

Qual è l’altezza media nel mondo?

Circa 170,8 cm (5′7″) per gli uomini e 158,6 cm (5′2″) per le donne.

Perché proprio a 19 anni?

A 19 anni la maggior parte delle persone ha raggiunto l’altezza adulta, e usare un’unica età rende i paesi direttamente confrontabili tra generazioni.

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