Average height in Sri Lanka

The average man in Sri Lanka is 5 ft 4.5 in (163.6 cm) and the average woman 4 ft 11.5 in (151.4 cm), in a survey (ages 18+, measured, 2005–2006).

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Sri Lanka ranks 167th of 200 countries and territories for men and 176th for women on the NCD-RisC estimates for 19-year-olds in 2019. Men in the Netherlands, the tallest, are 6 in (15.7 cm) taller on that basis. See every country, tallest first.

Near Sri Lanka in the ranking

Rank	Country	Men	Women
164	Ivory Coast	5 ft 6 in (168.2 cm)	5 ft 2.5 in (158.7 cm)
167	Bolivia	5 ft 6 in (168.1 cm)	5 ft 1.5 in (155.6 cm)
167	Sri Lanka	5 ft 6 in (168.1 cm)	5 ft 1.5 in (155.9 cm)
169	Lesotho	5 ft 6 in (167.9 cm)	5 ft 1.5 in (156.7 cm)
169	Maldives	5 ft 6 in (167.9 cm)	5 ft 0.5 in (154.3 cm)

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

Sri Lanka 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
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The average man or woman in each country nearby, on NCD-RisC’s estimates for 19-year-olds in 2019; Sri Lanka 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 4 in, closest to the average man, and 5 ft 0 in, closest to the average woman. Sri Lanka also appears in the South Asia comparison.

What the study measured

Sample	Population	Year	Method	Source
Sri Lanka	Ages 18+	2005–2006	measured	Wikipedia, citing the survey

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