Average height in Mauritius

The average man in Mauritius is 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) and the average woman 5 ft 2.5 in (158.9 cm), according to NCD-RisC estimates for 19-year-olds in 2019.

In Mauritius, the average man is 14.1 cm (5.5 in) taller than the average woman.Mauritius: Average man: 5 ft 8 in (173 cm). Mauritius: Average woman: 5 ft 2.5 in (158.9 cm).

Mauritius ranks 106th of 200 countries and territories for men and 135th for women on the NCD-RisC estimates for 19-year-olds in 2019. Men in the Netherlands, the tallest, are 4.5 in (10.8 cm) taller on that basis. See every country, tallest first.

Near Mauritius in the ranking

RankCountryMenWomen
104Qatar5 ft 8 in (173.3 cm)5 ft 3.5 in (160.7 cm)
105Botswana5 ft 8 in (173.2 cm)5 ft 4 in (162.1 cm)
106Mauritius5 ft 8 in (173 cm)5 ft 2.5 in (158.9 cm)
107Chile5 ft 8 in (172.9 cm)5 ft 3 in (159.4 cm)
108Bahrain5 ft 8 in (172.8 cm)5 ft 2.5 in (158.3 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 8 in, closest to the average man, and 5 ft 3 in, closest to the average woman.

What the study measured

SamplePopulationYearMethodSource
Mauritius19-year-olds2019modelled from measured survey heightsNCD Risk Factor Collaboration, 2020 study

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