Average height in Benin

The average man in Benin is 5 ft 6.5 in (168.4 cm) and the average woman 5 ft 2.5 in (158.4 cm), according to NCD-RisC estimates for 19-year-olds in 2019.

In Benin, the average man is 10 cm (4 in) taller than the average woman.Benin: Average man: 5 ft 6.5 in (168.4 cm). Benin: Average woman: 5 ft 2.5 in (158.4 cm).

Benin ranks 160th of 200 countries and territories for men and 147th for women on the NCD-RisC estimates for 19-year-olds in 2019. Men in the Netherlands, the tallest, are 6 in (15.4 cm) taller on that basis. See every country, tallest first.

Near Benin in the ranking

RankCountryMenWomen
158Afghanistan5 ft 6.5 in (168.5 cm)5 ft 1.5 in (156.1 cm)
158Angola5 ft 6.5 in (168.5 cm)5 ft 2 in (158.1 cm)
160Benin5 ft 6.5 in (168.4 cm)5 ft 2.5 in (158.4 cm)
160Gambia5 ft 6.5 in (168.4 cm)5 ft 3.5 in (161.7 cm)
160Tajikistan5 ft 6.5 in (168.4 cm)5 ft 2 in (158.1 cm)

Ranked by the average man, on NCD-RisC’s estimates for 19-year-olds in 2019.

Benin on the map

  1. under 5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
  2. 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) to 5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
  3. 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) to 5 ft 7.5 in (171 cm)
  4. 5 ft 7.5 in (171 cm) to 5 ft 8.5 in (174 cm)
  5. 5 ft 8.5 in (174 cm) to 5 ft 9.5 in (177 cm)
  6. 5 ft 9.5 in (177 cm) to 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
  7. 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) and over
  8. no NCD-RisC figure
The average man or woman in each country nearby, on NCD-RisC’s estimates for 19-year-olds in 2019; Benin is outlined. Tap a country for its page, or see the whole world. Map shapes: Natural Earth.

See who is listed at these heights: 5 ft 6 in, closest to the average man, and 5 ft 2 in, closest to the average woman. Benin also appears in the West Africa comparison.

What the study measured

SamplePopulationYearMethodSource
Benin19-year-olds2019modelled from measured survey heightsNCD Risk Factor Collaboration, 2020 study

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