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Average height in Argentina

Men in Argentina average 174.6 cm (5 ft 9 in), women 159.2 cm (5 ft 3 in). That puts Argentina 48th of 186 countries in our data.

Key numbers

Men
174.6 cm
5 ft 9 in
Women
159.2 cm
5 ft 3 in
SD, men / women
7.1 / 6.5
cm
vs global mean
+3.6 cm
women +0.2 cm
Rank, men
48 of 186
women 85 of 186
Men minus women
15.4 cm
global 12.0 cm

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Argentina among its neighbours

Ranking neighbours (three above and below) plus every Americas country in our data
#CountryMen (cm)Women (cm)Region
27Canada178.1163.9Americas
37United States177.1163.5Americas
38Grenada177.0164.5Americas
43Barbados175.9165.3Americas
45Cyprus175.0162.3Europe
46South Korea174.9162.3Asia
47Romania174.7162.7Europe
48Argentina174.6159.2Americas
49Jamaica174.5163.1Americas
50Taiwan174.5161.5Asia
51Lebanon174.4162.4Asia
58Trinidad and Tobago173.7160.6Americas
59Brazil173.6160.9Americas
64Uruguay173.4162.1Americas
69Paraguay172.8159.9Americas
70Saint Vincent and the Grenadines172.8160.7Americas
71Bahamas172.7160.7Americas
72Dominican Republic172.7159.0Americas
73Suriname172.7160.7Americas
74Haiti172.6158.7Americas
77Puerto Rico172.1159.2Americas
80Cuba172.0158.0Americas
83Saint Lucia171.9162.3Americas
84Chile171.8159.4Americas
87Venezuela171.6157.4Americas
101Guyana170.2157.9Americas
103El Salvador169.8154.5Americas
106Colombia169.5156.9Americas
113Mexico169.0156.8Americas
114Costa Rica168.9156.4Americas
116Belize168.7156.9Americas
119Panama168.5155.5Americas
138Ecuador167.1154.2Americas
141Bolivia166.8153.9Americas
145Nicaragua166.7154.4Americas
153Honduras166.4153.8Americas
163Peru165.2152.9Americas
176Guatemala163.4149.4Americas

What counts as tall in Argentina

Share of adults shorter than each height, estimated from mean and SD
Heightft inShorter menShorter women
160 cm5 ft 3 in2%55%
165 cm5 ft 5 in9%81%
170 cm5 ft 7 in26%95%
175 cm5 ft 9 in52%99%
180 cm5 ft 11 in78%>99%
185 cm6 ft 1 in93%>99%
190 cm6 ft 3 in98%>99%
195 cm6 ft 5 in>99%>99%
200 cm6 ft 7 in>99%>99%

Read it as: a man of 185 cm in Argentina is taller than 93% of men. Values under 1% or over 99% are shown as <1 and >99.

In plain language

The standard deviation for men in Argentina is 7.1 cm. In practice that means about two thirds of men stand between 167.5 and 181.7 cm, and roughly 95% between 160.4 and 188.8 cm. A man of 182 cm is taller than about 84% of men here; one of 189 cm is taller than about 98%.

Men in Argentina are on average 15.4 cm taller than women. Compared with the global mean, men here are 3.6 cm taller and women 0.2 cm taller. These are means for people born in 1996, measured at 18. Older generations in most countries are shorter, by several centimetres where heights rose fast.

Questions

Is 180 cm tall in Argentina?
A man of 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) is taller than about 78% of men in Argentina. That counts as tall here, though not rare. For a woman, 180 cm is taller than >99% of women in Argentina.
What is the average height of women in Argentina?
Women in Argentina average 159.2 cm (5 ft 3 in), with a standard deviation of 6.5 cm. About two thirds of women are between 152.7 and 165.7 cm. That ranks 85th of 186 countries for women.
How does Argentina compare to Romania?
Men in Romania average 174.7 cm, 0.1 cm more than men in Argentina. Women average 162.7 cm against 159.2 cm. Romania ranks 47th, Argentina 48th.
How does Argentina compare to the world average?
The global mean is 171.0 cm for men and 159.0 cm for women. Men in Argentina are 3.6 cm taller than that, women 0.2 cm taller.

Source: NCD Risk Factor Collaboration, eLife 2016, mean height at 18 of adults born in 1996. Percentiles on this page are our estimate from a normal distribution with the stated mean and SD.

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