Average height in Sierra Leone

The average man in Sierra Leone is 5 ft 5.5 in (166.4 cm) and the average woman 5 ft 2 in (157.3 cm), according to NCD-RisC estimates for 19-year-olds in 2019.

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Sierra Leone ranks 181st of 200 countries and territories for men and 161st for women on the NCD-RisC estimates for 19-year-olds in 2019. Men in the Netherlands, the tallest, are 7 in (17.4 cm) taller on that basis. See every country, tallest first.

Near Sierra Leone in the ranking

Rank	Country	Men	Women
179	Myanmar	5 ft 5.5 in (166.7 cm)	5 ft 1 in (154.7 cm)
180	India	5 ft 5.5 in (166.5 cm)	5 ft 1 in (155.2 cm)
181	Sierra Leone	5 ft 5.5 in (166.4 cm)	5 ft 2 in (157.3 cm)
182	Brunei	5 ft 5.5 in (166.3 cm)	5 ft 1 in (154.9 cm)
182	Indonesia	5 ft 5.5 in (166.3 cm)	5 ft 1 in (154.4 cm)

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

Sierra Leone on the map

under 5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
5 ft 5 in (165 cm) to 5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
5 ft 6 in (168 cm) to 5 ft 7.5 in (171 cm)
5 ft 7.5 in (171 cm) to 5 ft 8.5 in (174 cm)
5 ft 8.5 in (174 cm) to 5 ft 9.5 in (177 cm)
5 ft 9.5 in (177 cm) to 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
5 ft 11 in (180 cm) and over
no NCD-RisC figure

The average man or woman in each country nearby, on NCD-RisC’s estimates for 19-year-olds in 2019; Sierra Leone 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 6 in, closest to the average man, and 5 ft 2 in, closest to the average woman.

What the study measured

Sample	Population	Year	Method	Source
Sierra Leone	19-year-olds	2019	modelled from measured survey heights	NCD Risk Factor Collaboration, 2020 study

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