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Average height in Tonga

Men in Tonga average 176.8 cm (5 ft 10 in), women 165.5 cm (5 ft 5 in). That puts Tonga 40th of 186 countries in our data.

Key numbers

Men
176.8 cm
5 ft 10 in
Women
165.5 cm
5 ft 5 in
SD, men / women
8.0 / 7.5
cm, global SD
vs global mean
+5.8 cm
women +6.5 cm
Rank, men
40 of 186
women 21 of 186
Men minus women
11.3 cm
global 12.0 cm

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Tonga among its neighbours

Ranking neighbours (three above and below) plus every Oceania country in our data
#CountryMen (cm)Women (cm)Region
18Australia179.2165.9Oceania
30New Zealand177.7164.9Oceania
33French Polynesia177.4164.5Oceania
37United States177.1163.5Americas
38Grenada177.0164.5Americas
39Israel176.9161.8Asia
40Tonga176.8165.5Oceania
41Spain176.6163.4Europe
42Russia176.5165.3Europe
43Barbados175.9165.3Americas
52Samoa174.4162.0Oceania
57Fiji173.9161.7Oceania
109Kiribati169.2157.0Oceania
118Micronesia168.5156.1Oceania
123Vanuatu168.1158.2Oceania
171Solomon Islands164.1154.4Oceania
175Papua New Guinea163.6154.9Oceania

What counts as tall in Tonga

Share of adults shorter than each height, estimated from mean and SD
Heightft inShorter menShorter women
160 cm5 ft 3 in2%23%
165 cm5 ft 5 in7%47%
170 cm5 ft 7 in20%73%
175 cm5 ft 9 in41%90%
180 cm5 ft 11 in66%97%
185 cm6 ft 1 in85%>99%
190 cm6 ft 3 in95%>99%
195 cm6 ft 5 in99%>99%
200 cm6 ft 7 in>99%>99%

Read it as: a man of 185 cm in Tonga is taller than 85% of men. Values under 1% or over 99% are shown as <1 and >99.

In plain language

The standard deviation for men in Tonga is 8.0 cm. In practice that means about two thirds of men stand between 168.8 and 184.8 cm, and roughly 95% between 160.8 and 192.8 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 Tonga are on average 11.3 cm taller than women. Compared with the global mean, men here are 5.8 cm taller and women 6.5 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 Tonga?
A man of 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) is taller than about 66% of men in Tonga. Taller than most, but ordinary. For a woman, 180 cm is taller than 97% of women in Tonga.
What is the average height of women in Tonga?
Women in Tonga average 165.5 cm (5 ft 5 in), with a standard deviation of 7.5 cm. About two thirds of women are between 158.0 and 173.0 cm. That ranks 21st of 186 countries for women.
How does Tonga compare to Israel?
Men in Israel average 176.9 cm, 0.1 cm more than men in Tonga. Women average 161.8 cm against 165.5 cm. Israel ranks 39th, Tonga 40th.
How does Tonga compare to the world average?
The global mean is 171.0 cm for men and 159.0 cm for women. Men in Tonga are 5.8 cm taller than that, women 6.5 cm taller.

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