Average height in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Men in Bosnia and Herzegovina average 180.9 cm (5 ft 11 in), women 165.8 cm (5 ft 5 in). That puts Bosnia and Herzegovina 6th of 186 countries in our data.
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What counts as tall in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Read it as: a man of 185 cm in Bosnia and Herzegovina is taller than 70% of men. Values under 1% or over 99% are shown as <1 and >99.
In plain language
The standard deviation for men in Bosnia and Herzegovina is 8.0 cm. In practice that means about two thirds of men stand between 172.9 and 188.9 cm, and roughly 95% between 164.9 and 196.9 cm. A man of 189 cm is taller than about 84% of men here; one of 197 cm is taller than about 98%.
Men in Bosnia and Herzegovina are on average 15.1 cm taller than women. Compared with the global mean, men here are 9.9 cm taller and women 6.8 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- A man of 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) is taller than about 46% of men in Bosnia and Herzegovina. That is about average here. For a woman, 180 cm is taller than 97% of women in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- What is the average height of women in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Women in Bosnia and Herzegovina average 165.8 cm (5 ft 5 in), with a standard deviation of 7.5 cm. About two thirds of women are between 158.3 and 173.3 cm. That ranks 16th of 186 countries for women.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina compare to Latvia?
- Men in Latvia average 181.4 cm, 0.5 cm more than men in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Women average 169.8 cm against 165.8 cm. Latvia ranks 5th, Bosnia and Herzegovina 6th.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina compare to the world average?
- The global mean is 171.0 cm for men and 159.0 cm for women. Men in Bosnia and Herzegovina are 9.9 cm taller than that, women 6.8 cm taller.
NCD-RisC does not publish standard deviations. SD for countries added in 2026-10 uses the global SD. Bosnia and Herzegovina is one of them, so the SD and the percentiles above use the global spread rather than one measured here.
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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