Average height in the Dominican Republic

The average man in the Dominican Republic is 5 ft 8.5 in (174.6 cm) and the average woman 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm), according to NCD-RisC estimates for 19-year-olds in 2019.

In Dominican Republic, the average man is 13.4 cm (5.5 in) taller than the average woman.Dominican Republic: Average man: 5 ft 8.5 in (174.6 cm). Dominican Republic: Average woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm).

The Dominican Republic ranks 79th of 200 countries and territories for men and 90th for women on the NCD-RisC estimates for 19-year-olds in 2019. Men in the Netherlands, the tallest, are 3.5 in (9.2 cm) taller on that basis. See every country, tallest first.

Near the Dominican Republic in the ranking

RankCountryMenWomen
75Jordan5 ft 9 in (174.8 cm)5 ft 3 in (159.5 cm)
78North Korea5 ft 9 in (174.7 cm)5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm)
79Dominican Republic5 ft 8.5 in (174.6 cm)5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm)
79Egypt5 ft 8.5 in (174.6 cm)5 ft 3.5 in (160.9 cm)
81Suriname5 ft 8.5 in (174.5 cm)5 ft 4 in (162.3 cm)

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

The Dominican Republic 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; the Dominican Republic is outlined and circled. Tap a country for its page, or see the whole world. Map shapes: Natural Earth.

See who is listed at these heights: 5 ft 9 in, closest to the average man, and 5 ft 3 in, closest to the average woman. The Dominican Republic also appears in the Caribbean comparison.

What the study measured

SamplePopulationYearMethodSource
Dominican Republic19-year-olds2019modelled from measured survey heightsNCD Risk Factor Collaboration, 2020 study

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