Average height in Madagascar

The average man in Madagascar is 5 ft 5 in (165.2 cm) and the average woman 5 ft 0.5 in (153.1 cm), according to NCD-RisC estimates for 19-year-olds in 2019.

In Madagascar, the average man is 12.1 cm (5 in) taller than the average woman.Madagascar: Average man: 5 ft 5 in (165.2 cm). Madagascar: Average woman: 5 ft 0.5 in (153.1 cm).

Madagascar ranks 190th of 200 countries and territories for men and 195th for women on the NCD-RisC estimates for 19-year-olds in 2019. Men in the Netherlands, the tallest, are 7.5 in (18.6 cm) taller on that basis. See every country, tallest first.

Near Madagascar in the ranking

RankCountryMenWomen
188Cambodia5 ft 5 in (165.3 cm)5 ft 1 in (154.7 cm)
188Marshall Islands5 ft 5 in (165.3 cm)5 ft 1 in (154.8 cm)
190Madagascar5 ft 5 in (165.2 cm)5 ft 0.5 in (153.1 cm)
190Philippines5 ft 5 in (165.2 cm)5 ft 0.5 in (154.1 cm)
192Bangladesh5 ft 5 in (165.1 cm)5 ft 0 in (152.4 cm)

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

Madagascar 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; Madagascar 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 5 in, closest to the average man, and 5 ft 0 in, closest to the average woman.

What the study measured

SamplePopulationYearMethodSource
Madagascar19-year-olds2019modelled from measured survey heightsNCD Risk Factor Collaboration, 2020 study

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