Average height in the Comoros

The average man in the Comoros is 5 ft 6 in (167.7 cm) and the average woman 5 ft 1.5 in (156.5 cm), according to NCD-RisC estimates for 19-year-olds in 2019.

In Comoros, the average man is 11.2 cm (4.5 in) taller than the average woman.Comoros: Average man: 5 ft 6 in (167.7 cm). Comoros: Average woman: 5 ft 1.5 in (156.5 cm).

The Comoros ranks 171st of 200 countries and territories for men and 170th for women on the NCD-RisC estimates for 19-year-olds in 2019. Men in the Netherlands, the tallest, are 6.5 in (16.1 cm) taller on that basis. See every country, tallest first.

Near the Comoros in the ranking

RankCountryMenWomen
169Lesotho5 ft 6 in (167.9 cm)5 ft 1.5 in (156.7 cm)
169Maldives5 ft 6 in (167.9 cm)5 ft 0.5 in (154.3 cm)
171Comoros5 ft 6 in (167.7 cm)5 ft 1.5 in (156.5 cm)
172Zambia5 ft 6 in (167.6 cm)5 ft 2 in (157.3 cm)
173Burundi5 ft 6 in (167.3 cm)5 ft 1 in (155.1 cm)

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

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.

What the study measured

SamplePopulationYearMethodSource
Comoros19-year-olds2019modelled from measured survey heightsNCD Risk Factor Collaboration, 2020 study

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