Is 180 cm tall in French Polynesia?

A man of 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) is taller than about 63% of men in French Polynesia. Taller than most, but ordinary. For a woman, 180 cm is taller than 98% of women in French Polynesia.

What is the average height of women in French Polynesia?

Women in French Polynesia average 164.5 cm (5 ft 5 in), with a standard deviation of 7.5 cm. About two thirds of women are between 157.0 and 172.0 cm. That ranks 34th of 186 countries for women.

How does French Polynesia compare to Austria?

Men in Austria average 177.4 cm, 0.0 cm more than men in French Polynesia. Women average 164.6 cm against 164.5 cm. Austria ranks 32nd, French Polynesia 33rd.

How does French Polynesia compare to the world average?

The global mean is 171.0 cm for men and 159.0 cm for women. Men in French Polynesia are 6.4 cm taller than that, women 5.5 cm taller.

Average height in French Polynesia

Men in French Polynesia average 177.4 cm (5 ft 10 in), women 164.5 cm (5 ft 5 in). That puts French Polynesia 33rd of 186 countries in our data.

Key numbers

Men

177.4 cm

5 ft 10 in

Women

164.5 cm

5 ft 5 in

SD, men / women

8.0 / 7.5

cm, global SD

vs global mean

+6.4 cm

women +5.5 cm

Rank, men

33 of 186

women 34 of 186

Men minus women

12.9 cm

global 12.0 cm

French Polynesia among its neighbours

Ranking neighbours (three above and below) plus every Oceania country in our data
#	Country	Men (cm)	Women (cm)	Region
18	Australia	179.2	165.9	Oceania
30	New Zealand	177.7	164.9	Oceania
31	United Kingdom	177.5	164.4	Europe
32	Austria	177.4	164.6	Europe
33	French Polynesia	177.4	164.5	Oceania
34	Greece	177.3	164.9	Europe
35	Hungary	177.3	163.7	Europe
36	Poland	177.3	164.6	Europe
40	Tonga	176.8	165.5	Oceania
52	Samoa	174.4	162.0	Oceania
57	Fiji	173.9	161.7	Oceania
109	Kiribati	169.2	157.0	Oceania
118	Micronesia	168.5	156.1	Oceania
123	Vanuatu	168.1	158.2	Oceania
171	Solomon Islands	164.1	154.4	Oceania
175	Papua New Guinea	163.6	154.9	Oceania

What counts as tall in French Polynesia

Share of adults shorter than each height, estimated from mean and SD
Height	ft in	Shorter men	Shorter women
160 cm	5 ft 3 in	1%	27%
165 cm	5 ft 5 in	6%	53%
170 cm	5 ft 7 in	18%	77%
175 cm	5 ft 9 in	38%	92%
180 cm	5 ft 11 in	63%	98%
185 cm	6 ft 1 in	83%	>99%
190 cm	6 ft 3 in	94%	>99%
195 cm	6 ft 5 in	99%	>99%
200 cm	6 ft 7 in	>99%	>99%

Read it as: a man of 185 cm in French Polynesia is taller than 83% of men. Values under 1% or over 99% are shown as <1 and >99.

In plain language

The standard deviation for men in French Polynesia is 8.0 cm. In practice that means about two thirds of men stand between 169.4 and 185.4 cm, and roughly 95% between 161.4 and 193.4 cm. A man of 185 cm is taller than about 84% of men here; one of 193 cm is taller than about 98%.

Men in French Polynesia are on average 12.9 cm taller than women. Compared with the global mean, men here are 6.4 cm taller and women 5.5 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 French Polynesia?: A man of 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) is taller than about 63% of men in French Polynesia. Taller than most, but ordinary. For a woman, 180 cm is taller than 98% of women in French Polynesia.
What is the average height of women in French Polynesia?: Women in French Polynesia average 164.5 cm (5 ft 5 in), with a standard deviation of 7.5 cm. About two thirds of women are between 157.0 and 172.0 cm. That ranks 34th of 186 countries for women.
How does French Polynesia compare to Austria?: Men in Austria average 177.4 cm, 0.0 cm more than men in French Polynesia. Women average 164.6 cm against 164.5 cm. Austria ranks 32nd, French Polynesia 33rd.
How does French Polynesia compare to the world average?: The global mean is 171.0 cm for men and 159.0 cm for women. Men in French Polynesia are 6.4 cm taller than that, women 5.5 cm taller.

NCD-RisC does not publish standard deviations. SD for countries added in 2026-10 uses the global SD. French Polynesia 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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