🇷🇺Average height in Russia

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Russia among its neighbours

What counts as tall in Russia

Read it as: a man of 185 cm in Russia is taller than 88% of men. Values under 1% or over 99% are shown as <1 and >99.

In plain language

The standard deviation for men in Russia is 7.2 cm. In practice that means about two thirds of men stand between 169.3 and 183.7 cm, and roughly 95% between 162.1 and 190.9 cm. A man of 184 cm is taller than about 84% of men here; one of 191 cm is taller than about 98%.

Men in Russia are on average 11.2 cm taller than women. Compared with the global mean, men here are 5.5 cm taller and women 6.3 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 Russia?

A man of 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) is taller than about 69% of men in Russia. Taller than most, but ordinary. For a woman, 180 cm is taller than 99% of women in Russia.

What is the average height of women in Russia?

Women in Russia average 165.3 cm (5 ft 5 in), with a standard deviation of 6.6 cm. About two thirds of women are between 158.7 and 171.9 cm. That ranks 23rd of 186 countries for women.

How does Russia compare to Spain?

Men in Spain average 176.6 cm, 0.1 cm more than men in Russia. Women average 163.4 cm against 165.3 cm. Spain ranks 41st, Russia 42nd.

How does Russia compare to the world average?

The global mean is 171.0 cm for men and 159.0 cm for women. Men in Russia are 5.5 cm taller than that, women 6.3 cm taller.