Average height in the Seychelles

The average man in the Seychelles is 5 ft 9.5 in (175.9 cm) and the average woman 5 ft 4 in (162.5 cm), according to NCD-RisC estimates for 19-year-olds in 2019.

In Seychelles, the average man is 13.4 cm (5.5 in) taller than the average woman.Seychelles: Average man: 5 ft 9.5 in (175.9 cm). Seychelles: Average woman: 5 ft 4 in (162.5 cm).

The Seychelles ranks 63rd of 200 countries and territories for men and 68th for women on the NCD-RisC estimates for 19-year-olds in 2019. Men in the Netherlands, the tallest, are 3 in (7.9 cm) taller on that basis. See every country, tallest first.

Near the Seychelles in the ranking

RankCountryMenWomen
60Israel5 ft 9.5 in (176 cm)5 ft 4 in (162.2 cm)
60Trinidad and Tobago5 ft 9.5 in (176 cm)5 ft 4.5 in (163.4 cm)
63Seychelles5 ft 9.5 in (175.9 cm)5 ft 4 in (162.5 cm)
64Brazil5 ft 9 in (175.7 cm)5 ft 4 in (162.4 cm)
64China5 ft 9 in (175.7 cm)5 ft 4.5 in (163.5 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 9 in, closest to the average man, and 5 ft 4 in, closest to the average woman.

What the study measured

SamplePopulationYearMethodSource
Seychelles19-year-olds2019modelled from measured survey heightsNCD Risk Factor Collaboration, 2020 study

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