Average height in Slovakia

The average man in Slovakia is 5 ft 11.5 in (181 cm) and the average woman 5 ft 6 in (167.1 cm), according to NCD-RisC estimates for 19-year-olds in 2019.

In Slovakia, the average man is 13.9 cm (5.5 in) taller than the average woman.Slovakia: Average man: 5 ft 11.5 in (181 cm). Slovakia: Average woman: 5 ft 6 in (167.1 cm).

Slovakia ranks 9th of 200 countries and territories for men and 14th for women on the NCD-RisC estimates for 19-year-olds in 2019. Men in the Netherlands, the tallest, are 1 in (2.8 cm) taller on that basis. See every country, tallest first.

Near Slovakia in the ranking

RankCountryMenWomen
7Czech Republic5 ft 11.5 in (181.2 cm)5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
7Latvia5 ft 11.5 in (181.2 cm)5 ft 6.5 in (168.8 cm)
9Slovakia5 ft 11.5 in (181 cm)5 ft 6 in (167.1 cm)
9Slovenia5 ft 11.5 in (181 cm)5 ft 6 in (167.2 cm)
9Ukraine5 ft 11.5 in (181 cm)5 ft 5.5 in (166.6 cm)

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

Slovakia 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; Slovakia 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 11 in, closest to the average man, and 5 ft 6 in, closest to the average woman.

What the study measured

SamplePopulationYearMethodSource
Slovakia19-year-olds2019modelled from measured survey heightsNCD Risk Factor Collaboration, 2020 study

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