Is 144 cm tall for a man?

144 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 2% of men.

Is 144 cm tall for a woman?

For women, 144 cm is the 2nd 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 144 cm is 15.0 cm below it.

What is 144 cm in feet?

144 cm is 56.7 inches, which is 4 ft 9 in to the nearest inch. One foot is 30.48 cm and one inch is 2.54 cm.

Worldwide, about 1 in 2,709 men are at most 144 cm, and 1 in 44 women. In Norway it is under 1 in 10,000 men, in the United States under 1 in 10,000.

Is 144 cm tall?

144 cm (4 ft 9 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 2nd percentile worldwide.

Percentile

<1%

of men worldwide are shorter than 144 cm

144 cm = 4 ft 9 in

144 cm by group

Men

Share of men shorter than 144 cm, by country
Group	Mean	Shorter than you	1 in X
World	171.0 cm	<1%	1 in 2,709
India	164.9 cm	<1%	1 in 815
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 779
Pakistan	166.9 cm	<1%	1 in 476
Nigeria	165.9 cm	<1%	1 in 2,653
Brazil	173.6 cm	<1%	under 1 in 10,000
Bangladesh	163.8 cm	1%	1 in 150
Russia	176.5 cm	<1%	under 1 in 10,000
Mexico	169.0 cm	<1%	1 in 8,455
Norway	179.7 cm	<1%	under 1 in 10,000

Women

Share of women shorter than 144 cm, by country
Group	Mean	Shorter than you	1 in X
World	159.0 cm	2%	1 in 44
India	152.6 cm	9%	1 in 12
China	159.7 cm	1%	1 in 176
United States	163.5 cm	<1%	1 in 374
Indonesia	152.8 cm	7%	1 in 14
Pakistan	153.8 cm	10%	1 in 10
Nigeria	156.3 cm	2%	1 in 50
Brazil	160.9 cm	<1%	1 in 215
Bangladesh	150.8 cm	18%	1 in 5
Russia	165.3 cm	<1%	1 in 1,600
Mexico	156.8 cm	2%	1 in 51
Norway	165.6 cm	<1%	1 in 4,046

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 1 in 2,709 men are 144 cm or under.
Across the 186 countries in our data, 144 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 2%.
For a woman, 144 cm is the 2nd 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 144 cm tall for a man?: 144 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 2% of men.
Is 144 cm tall for a woman?: For women, 144 cm is the 2nd 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 144 cm is 15.0 cm below it.
What is 144 cm in feet?: 144 cm is 56.7 inches, which is 4 ft 9 in to the nearest inch. One foot is 30.48 cm and one inch is 2.54 cm.
How rare is 144 cm?: Worldwide, about 1 in 2,709 men are at most 144 cm, and 1 in 44 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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