Average height in Cuba

The average man in Cuba is 5 ft 8.5 in (173.6 cm) and the average woman 5 ft 3 in (160.1 cm), according to NCD-RisC estimates for 19-year-olds in 2019.

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Cuba ranks 100th of 200 countries and territories for men and 112th for women on the NCD-RisC estimates for 19-year-olds in 2019. Men in the Netherlands, the tallest, are 4 in (10.2 cm) taller on that basis. See every country, tallest first.

Near Cuba in the ranking

Rank	Country	Men	Women
98	Armenia	5 ft 8.5 in (173.7 cm)	5 ft 3 in (159.9 cm)
98	Saint Kitts and Nevis	5 ft 8.5 in (173.7 cm)	5 ft 4 in (162.8 cm)
100	Cuba	5 ft 8.5 in (173.6 cm)	5 ft 3 in (160.1 cm)
101	Singapore	5 ft 8.5 in (173.5 cm)	5 ft 3.5 in (161.3 cm)
101	Taiwan	5 ft 8.5 in (173.5 cm)	5 ft 3.5 in (160.7 cm)

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

Cuba 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
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The average man or woman in each country nearby, on NCD-RisC’s estimates for 19-year-olds in 2019; Cuba 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 3 in, closest to the average woman. Cuba also appears in the Caribbean comparison.

What the study measured

Sample	Population	Year	Method	Source
Cuba	19-year-olds	2019	modelled from measured survey heights	NCD Risk Factor Collaboration, 2020 study

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