Average height in Brazil
The average man in Brazil is 5 ft 7 in (170.7 cm) and the average woman 5 ft 2.5 in (158.8 cm), in a survey (ages 18+, measured, 2009).
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Brazil ranks 64th of 200 countries and territories for men and 70th for women on the NCD-RisC estimates for 19-year-olds in 2019. Men in the Netherlands, the tallest, are 3 in (8.1 cm) taller on that basis. See every country, tallest first.
Near Brazil in the ranking
| Rank | Country | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60 | Trinidad and Tobago | 5 ft 9.5 in (176 cm) | 5 ft 4.5 in (163.4 cm) |
| 63 | Seychelles | 5 ft 9.5 in (175.9 cm) | 5 ft 4 in (162.5 cm) |
| 64 | Brazil | 5 ft 9 in (175.7 cm) | 5 ft 4 in (162.4 cm) |
| 64 | China | 5 ft 9 in (175.7 cm) | 5 ft 4.5 in (163.5 cm) |
| 66 | Iran | 5 ft 9 in (175.6 cm) | 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm) |
Ranked by the average man, on NCD-RisC’s estimates for 19-year-olds in 2019.
Brazil on the map
- under 5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
- 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) to 5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
- 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) to 5 ft 7.5 in (171 cm)
- 5 ft 7.5 in (171 cm) to 5 ft 8.5 in (174 cm)
- 5 ft 8.5 in (174 cm) to 5 ft 9.5 in (177 cm)
- 5 ft 9.5 in (177 cm) to 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
- 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) and over
- no NCD-RisC figure
- under 5 ft 0 in (153 cm)
- 5 ft 0 in (153 cm) to 5 ft 1.5 in (156 cm)
- 5 ft 1.5 in (156 cm) to 5 ft 2.5 in (159 cm)
- 5 ft 2.5 in (159 cm) to 5 ft 4 in (162 cm)
- 5 ft 4 in (162 cm) to 5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
- 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) to 5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
- 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) and over
- no NCD-RisC figure
See who is listed at these heights: 5 ft 7 in, closest to the average man, and 5 ft 3 in, closest to the average woman.
What the study measured
| Sample | Population | Year | Method | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | Ages 18+ | 2009 | measured | Wikipedia, citing the survey |
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