Average height in Burkina Faso

The average man in Burkina Faso is 5 ft 7.5 in (171.9 cm) and the average woman 5 ft 3.5 in (161.3 cm), according to NCD-RisC estimates for 19-year-olds in 2019.

In Burkina Faso, the average man is 10.6 cm (4 in) taller than the average woman.Burkina Faso: Average man: 5 ft 7.5 in (171.9 cm). Burkina Faso: Average woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.3 cm).

Burkina Faso ranks 115th of 200 countries and territories for men and 87th for women on the NCD-RisC estimates for 19-year-olds in 2019. Men in the Netherlands, the tallest, are 4.5 in (11.9 cm) taller on that basis. See every country, tallest first.

Near Burkina Faso in the ranking

RankCountryMenWomen
112Japan5 ft 8 in (172.1 cm)5 ft 2.5 in (158.5 cm)
112Sudan5 ft 8 in (172.1 cm)5 ft 3 in (160.4 cm)
115Burkina Faso5 ft 7.5 in (171.9 cm)5 ft 3.5 in (161.3 cm)
115Colombia5 ft 7.5 in (171.9 cm)5 ft 2 in (158 cm)
117Chad5 ft 7.5 in (171.8 cm)5 ft 4 in (162.1 cm)

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

Burkina Faso 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; Burkina Faso 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 8 in, closest to the average man, and 5 ft 4 in, closest to the average woman.

What the study measured

SamplePopulationYearMethodSource
Burkina Faso19-year-olds2019modelled from measured survey heightsNCD Risk Factor Collaboration, 2020 study

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