Average height in Kiribati

The average man in Kiribati is 5 ft 7 in (170.1 cm) and the average woman 5 ft 3.5 in (161 cm), according to NCD-RisC estimates for 19-year-olds in 2019.

In Kiribati, the average man is 9.1 cm (3.5 in) taller than the average woman.Kiribati: Average man: 5 ft 7 in (170.1 cm). Kiribati: Average woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161 cm).

Kiribati ranks 143rd of 200 countries and territories for men and 96th for women on the NCD-RisC estimates for 19-year-olds in 2019. Men in the Netherlands, the tallest, are 5.5 in (13.7 cm) taller on that basis. See every country, tallest first.

Near Kiribati in the ranking

RankCountryMenWomen
139Niger5 ft 7 in (170.3 cm)5 ft 3 in (159.8 cm)
142Panama5 ft 7 in (170.2 cm)5 ft 2.5 in (158.2 cm)
143Kiribati5 ft 7 in (170.1 cm)5 ft 3.5 in (161 cm)
143Togo5 ft 7 in (170.1 cm)5 ft 2.5 in (159.1 cm)
145Nicaragua5 ft 7 in (169.9 cm)5 ft 1.5 in (155.6 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 7 in, closest to the average man, and 5 ft 3 in, closest to the average woman.

What the study measured

SamplePopulationYearMethodSource
Kiribati19-year-olds2019modelled from measured survey heightsNCD Risk Factor Collaboration, 2020 study

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