Average height in Honduras

The average man in Honduras is 5 ft 7 in (169.6 cm) and the average woman 5 ft 1 in (155.2 cm), according to NCD-RisC estimates for 19-year-olds in 2019.

In Honduras, the average man is 14.4 cm (5.5 in) taller than the average woman.Honduras: Average man: 5 ft 7 in (169.6 cm). Honduras: Average woman: 5 ft 1 in (155.2 cm).

Honduras ranks 147th of 200 countries and territories for men and 180th for women on the NCD-RisC estimates for 19-year-olds in 2019. Men in the Netherlands, the tallest, are 5.5 in (14.2 cm) taller on that basis. See every country, tallest first.

Near Honduras in the ranking

RankCountryMenWomen
145Nicaragua5 ft 7 in (169.9 cm)5 ft 1.5 in (155.6 cm)
146Namibia5 ft 7 in (169.7 cm)5 ft 3 in (160.3 cm)
147Honduras5 ft 7 in (169.6 cm)5 ft 1 in (155.2 cm)
147Micronesia5 ft 7 in (169.6 cm)5 ft 3 in (159.7 cm)
147Nauru5 ft 7 in (169.6 cm)5 ft 2 in (157.8 cm)

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

Honduras 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; Honduras 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 7 in, closest to the average man, and 5 ft 1 in, closest to the average woman.

What the study measured

SamplePopulationYearMethodSource
Honduras19-year-olds2019modelled from measured survey heightsNCD Risk Factor Collaboration, 2020 study

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