Is 140 cm tall for a man?

140 cm is taller than under 1% of men worldwide, under 1% of men in the United States and under 1% of men in Norway. Short in most countries, though less so in Timor-Leste, where it is taller than 1% of men.

Is 140 cm tall for a woman?

For women, 140 cm is the 1st percentile worldwide and below the 1st percentile in the United States. The global mean for women is 159.0 cm (5 ft 3 in), so 140 cm is 19.0 cm below it.

What is 140 cm in feet?

140 cm is 55.1 inches, which is 4 ft 7 in to the nearest inch. One foot is 30.48 cm and one inch is 2.54 cm.

Worldwide, about under 1 in 10,000 men are at most 140 cm, and 1 in 177 women. In Norway it is under 1 in 10,000 men, in the United States under 1 in 10,000.

Is 140 cm tall?

140 cm (4 ft 7 in) is taller than under 1% of men worldwide, under 1% of American men and under 1% of Norwegian men. For women it is the 1st percentile worldwide.

Percentile

<1%

of men worldwide are shorter than 140 cm

140 cm = 4 ft 7 in

140 cm by group

Men

Share of men shorter than 140 cm, by country
Group	Mean	Shorter than you	1 in X
World	171.0 cm	<1%	under 1 in 10,000
India	164.9 cm	<1%	1 in 6,497
China	171.8 cm	<1%	under 1 in 10,000
United States	177.1 cm	<1%	under 1 in 10,000
Indonesia	163.6 cm	<1%	1 in 7,076
Pakistan	166.9 cm	<1%	1 in 2,589
Nigeria	165.9 cm	<1%	under 1 in 10,000
Brazil	173.6 cm	<1%	under 1 in 10,000
Bangladesh	163.8 cm	<1%	1 in 683
Russia	176.5 cm	<1%	under 1 in 10,000
Mexico	169.0 cm	<1%	under 1 in 10,000
Norway	179.7 cm	<1%	under 1 in 10,000

Women

Share of women shorter than 140 cm, by country
Group	Mean	Shorter than you	1 in X
World	159.0 cm	1%	1 in 177
India	152.6 cm	2%	1 in 44
China	159.7 cm	<1%	1 in 1,346
United States	163.5 cm	<1%	1 in 2,539
Indonesia	152.8 cm	2%	1 in 61
Pakistan	153.8 cm	3%	1 in 30
Nigeria	156.3 cm	<1%	1 in 303
Brazil	160.9 cm	<1%	1 in 1,535
Bangladesh	150.8 cm	7%	1 in 13
Russia	165.3 cm	<1%	under 1 in 10,000
Mexico	156.8 cm	<1%	1 in 297
Norway	165.6 cm	<1%	under 1 in 10,000

Percentile is the share of the group shorter than this height. “1 in X” counts the rarer side: people at or beyond this value above the median, at or under it below. Percentiles are estimated from a normal distribution with each group's mean and standard deviation.

What this means

In a room of 100 men from around the world, you would most likely be the shortest. About under 1 in 10,000 men are 140 cm or under.
Across the 186 countries in our data, 140 cm stands out most in Denmark, where it is taller than under 1% of men, and least in Timor-Leste, where it is taller than 1%.
For a woman, 140 cm is the 1st percentile worldwide. The global mean is 159.0 cm for women and 171.0 cm for men, a gap of 12.0 cm.

Questions

Is 140 cm tall for a man?: 140 cm is taller than under 1% of men worldwide, under 1% of men in the United States and under 1% of men in Norway. Short in most countries, though less so in Timor-Leste, where it is taller than 1% of men.
Is 140 cm tall for a woman?: For women, 140 cm is the 1st percentile worldwide and below the 1st percentile in the United States. The global mean for women is 159.0 cm (5 ft 3 in), so 140 cm is 19.0 cm below it.
What is 140 cm in feet?: 140 cm is 55.1 inches, which is 4 ft 7 in to the nearest inch. One foot is 30.48 cm and one inch is 2.54 cm.
How rare is 140 cm?: Worldwide, about under 1 in 10,000 men are at most 140 cm, and 1 in 177 women. In Norway it is under 1 in 10,000 men, in the United States under 1 in 10,000.

Source: NCD Risk Factor Collaboration, eLife 2016, mean height at 18 of adults born in 1996. Country SDs where published, otherwise the global SD. Percentiles on this page are our estimate from a normal distribution with the stated mean and SD.

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