Is 180 cm tall in Solomon Islands?

A man of 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) is taller than about 98% of men in Solomon Islands. That is clearly tall here. For a woman, 180 cm is taller than >99% of women in Solomon Islands.

What is the average height of women in Solomon Islands?

Women in Solomon Islands average 154.4 cm (5 ft 1 in), with a standard deviation of 7.5 cm. About two thirds of women are between 146.9 and 161.9 cm. That ranks 165th of 186 countries for women.

How does Solomon Islands compare to Vietnam?

Men in Vietnam average 164.4 cm, 0.3 cm more than men in Solomon Islands. Women average 153.6 cm against 154.4 cm. Vietnam ranks 170th, Solomon Islands 171st.

How does Solomon Islands compare to the world average?

The global mean is 171.0 cm for men and 159.0 cm for women. Men in Solomon Islands are 6.9 cm shorter than that, women 4.6 cm shorter.

Average height in Solomon Islands

Men in Solomon Islands average 164.1 cm (5 ft 5 in), women 154.4 cm (5 ft 1 in). That puts Solomon Islands 171st of 186 countries in our data.

Key numbers

Men

164.1 cm

5 ft 5 in

Women

154.4 cm

5 ft 1 in

SD, men / women

8.0 / 7.5

cm, global SD

vs global mean

-6.9 cm

women -4.6 cm

Rank, men

171 of 186

women 165 of 186

Men minus women

9.7 cm

global 12.0 cm

Solomon Islands 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
33	French Polynesia	177.4	164.5	Oceania
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
168	Myanmar	164.7	154.4	Asia
169	Sierra Leone	164.4	156.6	Africa
170	Vietnam	164.4	153.6	Asia
171	Solomon Islands	164.1	154.4	Oceania
172	Bangladesh	163.8	150.8	Asia
173	Liberia	163.7	155.7	Africa
174	Indonesia	163.6	152.8	Asia
175	Papua New Guinea	163.6	154.9	Oceania

What counts as tall in Solomon Islands

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	30%	77%
165 cm	5 ft 5 in	54%	92%
170 cm	5 ft 7 in	77%	98%
175 cm	5 ft 9 in	91%	>99%
180 cm	5 ft 11 in	98%	>99%
185 cm	6 ft 1 in	>99%	>99%
190 cm	6 ft 3 in	>99%	>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 Solomon Islands 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 Solomon Islands is 8.0 cm. In practice that means about two thirds of men stand between 156.1 and 172.1 cm, and roughly 95% between 148.1 and 180.1 cm. A man of 172 cm is taller than about 84% of men here; one of 180 cm is taller than about 98%.

Men in Solomon Islands are on average 9.7 cm taller than women. Compared with the global mean, men here are 6.9 cm shorter and women 4.6 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 Solomon Islands?: A man of 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) is taller than about 98% of men in Solomon Islands. That is clearly tall here. For a woman, 180 cm is taller than >99% of women in Solomon Islands.
What is the average height of women in Solomon Islands?: Women in Solomon Islands average 154.4 cm (5 ft 1 in), with a standard deviation of 7.5 cm. About two thirds of women are between 146.9 and 161.9 cm. That ranks 165th of 186 countries for women.
How does Solomon Islands compare to Vietnam?: Men in Vietnam average 164.4 cm, 0.3 cm more than men in Solomon Islands. Women average 153.6 cm against 154.4 cm. Vietnam ranks 170th, Solomon Islands 171st.
How does Solomon Islands compare to the world average?: The global mean is 171.0 cm for men and 159.0 cm for women. Men in Solomon Islands are 6.9 cm shorter than that, women 4.6 cm shorter.

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