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Average height in Philippines

Men in Philippines average 163.2 cm (5 ft 4 in), women 149.6 cm (4 ft 11 in). That puts Philippines 179th of 186 countries in our data.

Key numbers

Men
163.2 cm
5 ft 4 in
Women
149.6 cm
4 ft 11 in
SD, men / women
6.4 / 5.9
cm
vs global mean
-7.8 cm
women -9.4 cm
Rank, men
179 of 186
women 185 of 186
Men minus women
13.6 cm
global 12.0 cm

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Philippines among its neighbours

Ranking neighbours (three above and below) plus every Asia country in our data
#CountryMen (cm)Women (cm)Region
39Israel176.9161.8Asia
46South Korea174.9162.3Asia
50Taiwan174.5161.5Asia
51Lebanon174.4162.4Asia
53Georgia174.3163.0Asia
60Hong Kong173.6159.0Asia
61Iran173.6159.7Asia
75Singapore172.6160.3Asia
76Kuwait172.1159.4Asia
78Palestine172.1158.8Asia
79Armenia172.0158.1Asia
81North Korea172.0159.0Asia
82Turkmenistan172.0161.7Asia
85China171.8159.7Asia
88Tajikistan171.3157.3Asia
89Kyrgyzstan171.2159.4Asia
90Kazakhstan171.1159.6Asia
92Jordan171.0158.8Asia
93Japan170.8158.3Asia
94United Arab Emirates170.5158.7Asia
96Qatar170.5159.4Asia
97Iraq170.4158.7Asia
99Syria170.4158.6Asia
104Azerbaijan169.7158.3Asia
107Uzbekistan169.4157.8Asia
110Oman169.2157.2Asia
111Thailand169.2157.9Asia
112Mongolia169.1158.2Asia
126Malaysia167.9156.3Asia
128Bahrain167.7156.7Asia
129Maldives167.7155.0Asia
131Saudi Arabia167.7155.9Asia
140Pakistan166.9153.8Asia
157Sri Lanka165.7154.6Asia
161Afghanistan165.3155.1Asia
162Bhutan165.3153.6Asia
164Brunei165.0154.0Asia
165India164.9152.6Asia
168Myanmar164.7154.4Asia
170Vietnam164.4153.6Asia
172Bangladesh163.8150.8Asia
174Indonesia163.6152.8Asia
176Guatemala163.4149.4Americas
177Cambodia163.3152.9Asia
178Mauritania163.3157.7Africa
179Philippines163.2149.6Asia
180Rwanda162.7154.8Africa
181Nepal162.3150.9Asia
182Malawi162.2154.4Africa
184Laos160.5151.3Asia
185Yemen159.9154.0Asia
186Timor-Leste159.8151.2Asia

What counts as tall in Philippines

Share of adults shorter than each height, estimated from mean and SD
Heightft inShorter menShorter women
160 cm5 ft 3 in31%96%
165 cm5 ft 5 in61%>99%
170 cm5 ft 7 in86%>99%
175 cm5 ft 9 in97%>99%
180 cm5 ft 11 in>99%>99%
185 cm6 ft 1 in>99%>99%
190 cm6 ft 3 in>99%>99%
195 cm6 ft 5 in>99%>99%
200 cm6 ft 7 in>99%>99%

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

In plain language

The standard deviation for men in Philippines is 6.4 cm. In practice that means about two thirds of men stand between 156.8 and 169.6 cm, and roughly 95% between 150.4 and 176.0 cm. A man of 170 cm is taller than about 84% of men here; one of 176 cm is taller than about 98%.

Men in Philippines are on average 13.6 cm taller than women. Compared with the global mean, men here are 7.8 cm shorter and women 9.4 cm shorter. 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 Philippines?
A man of 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) is taller than about >99% of men in Philippines. That is clearly tall here. For a woman, 180 cm is taller than >99% of women in Philippines.
What is the average height of women in Philippines?
Women in Philippines average 149.6 cm (4 ft 11 in), with a standard deviation of 5.9 cm. About two thirds of women are between 143.7 and 155.5 cm. That ranks 185th of 186 countries for women.
How does Philippines compare to Mauritania?
Men in Mauritania average 163.3 cm, 0.1 cm more than men in Philippines. Women average 157.7 cm against 149.6 cm. Mauritania ranks 178th, Philippines 179th.
How does Philippines compare to the world average?
The global mean is 171.0 cm for men and 159.0 cm for women. Men in Philippines are 7.8 cm shorter than that, women 9.4 cm shorter.

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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